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Campobello, and coutiiuies later about Toiiit Le Preau and iu Saint Andrew's Bay. These fisli are 

 taken to supply the frozeuherring and sardine trade, and to sell to the bank fishermen as bait. 



There are a few distinct grounds for hook aud line fishing at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, 

 located aud characterized as follows : 



The Wolves Haddock Grounds.— Around the group of islands called the \Yolves, which 

 lie off the southwest coast of New Brunswick, the bottom is composed of rocks and gravel for a 

 distance averaging about three quarters of a mile from the shore. This narrow strip is a favorite 

 haddock-ground, aud is much resorted to by the small boat fishermen of the vicinity, aud also by 

 others from Eastport and Lubec, Maine. The depths vary from eighteen to thirty-four fathoms, 

 aud the bottom is somewhat broken aud irregular. 



Small haddock-grounds also exist close inshore to the westward of the northeru end of Grand 

 Mauan. The outer edge lies about half a mile off shore, tjie* length of the ground being about two 

 miles aud the depth of water from fifteen to forty fathoms. 



The Mud is a broad area of muddy bottom, forming the channel to the eastward of Campo- 

 bello Island, beginning in the north to the westward of the Wolves aud extending southward to 

 between West Quoddy Head aud Grand Mauan. The westefu edge of this ground lies about two 

 miles off Campobello, aud its width averages about three and a half miles. The depths vary 

 from thirty-nine to sixty fathoms, the bottom cousistiug of soft mud. This is the best ground for 

 bake in this vicinity, and is resorted to by small vessels and open boats from Western Kew 

 Brunswick and Eastern Maine. 



Pollock Grounds. — Two pollock grouuds occur iu this vicinity, both lying to the westward 

 of the uorthern part of Cam]iobello Island. One lies just to the eastward of, and very near to, 

 Indian Island, aud is formed of strong tidal eddies. Auother lies at the mouth of the channel 

 between Campobello aud Casco Bay Island, being close to the easteru shore of the latter islaud, 

 aud likewise is an area of strong tidal eddies. Both of these grounds are of limited extent aud 

 of less importance now than formerly, but they are still much resorted to by the small boats of 

 the vicinity. 



Temperatures in the Bay of Fundy. — The following observations, made during August, 

 1872, by the United States Fish Commission, will serve to indicate the summer temperatures of 

 the surface aud bottom waters at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy. They are too few in number, 

 however, and extend over too short a period, to be of much value in making comparisons with the 

 temperatures of other regions which have been more fully worked up. 



The surface tempei'ature to the east of Grand Mauau, at distances varying from two aud a 

 half to ten miles from the islaud, during August 23 and 24, 1872, ranged from 48° F. to 53° F. 



Within the same area the bottom temperatures, taken at the same time, were as follows: Two 

 miles from the islaud, depth twenty-uiue fathoms, 44° F.; two aud one-half miles from the island, 

 depth twenty-eight to fifty-two fathoms, 39^° F. ; eight to ten miles from the island, depth from 

 ninety to one hundred aud five fathoms, 373° F. to 38° F. 



To the westward of Grand Manan, at distances of three to six miles from laud, the surface 

 temperatures on August 28, 1872, ranged from 47° F. to 48° F. The bottom temperatures of the 

 same area, at depths of forty to fifty-five fathoms, varied from 40° F. to 45° F. 



Just east of Campobello Island, ou the fishing-ground called the "Mud," the surface 

 temperatures from August 2 to 10, 1872, varied from 4S.Jo F. to 57^° F. The bottom temperature 

 at twenty-five fathoms was 47° F. ; at sixty fathoms 43° F. ; at eighty fathoms 39.^° F. 



Iu Passamaquoddy Bay, between Deer Islaud aud the coast of Maine, iu depths of water 

 ranging from thirty to seveuty fathoms, the surface temperature was 48° F., and the bottom 

 temperatures from 45^ F. to 40° F. 



