Smithsonian Report, 1950. — Merriman 



PLATE 1 



1. Sorting the catch l)y .species on a small southern .\(\v l.ngland dragger. The 

 wire baskets hold 1 bushel; the catch is then iced and barreled below decks, 

 3 bushels to a 200-pound barrel. The day's catch may be from as little as 

 1 barrel up to 50 barrels, depending on the season and species. 



2. The Ijag or cod end of a small trawl being hauled over the side of a dragger 

 after towing for an hour and a half. Note the variety of species. The 

 strands of rope are to prevent chafing as the cone-shaped net is dragged 

 over the bottom. 



(All photographs were taken on Capt. Eilery Thompson's dragger Eleanor, out 

 of Stonington, Conn.) (Pictures courtesy H. Gordon Sweet.) 



