Figure 16. --United States herring carriers. 



weir" and the "patent weir." The beach 

 weir requires more material and labor to 

 construct, while the patent weir has fewer 

 and larger stakes with netting, which can 

 also be used in stop-seine operations. All 

 beach weirs are owner -ope rated, with 

 the season's catch and expenses shared 

 with one or two tendermen. Patent weirs, 

 in most cases, are operated in conjunc- 

 tion with stop-seining activities and usu- 

 ally are not in operation unless herring 

 are seen in the vicinity. They can be put 

 into operation in 1 to 3 days, while the 

 beach weir requires several weeks, both 

 ashore and afloat. 



There were 19 weir enterprises that 

 operated 24 weirs inside the proposed 

 impoundment area in 1957. Their total 

 value was more than $ 1 33,000.' Approxi- 

 mately 40 men were engaged in the weir 

 fishery. Data obtained for 1956 and 1957 

 revealed an average weir investment of 

 about $5,555. The average gross income 

 per weir was $1,478 and the net cash 

 return was $829. In 1956, the net income, 

 before allowance for depreciation, ranged 

 from $-660 to $7,059: in 1957, from $194 

 to $5,006. Income derived from the weir 

 fishery depends on both catch and selling 

 price, which vary according to availability 

 of the fish. 



Herring stop-seine fishery . --In the 

 Quoddy Region, seven United States ves - 



sels (with two to five men per vessel) 

 participate in this fishery. Total capital 

 investment is about $107,000 with an 

 average value of $15,000 per vessel. In 

 1956, the gross income per seiner, before 

 depreciation, ranged from $1,035 to 

 $12,502. On some vessels, a large per- 

 centage of the fishing" gear is financed by 

 sardine -canning companies to insure 

 preference in obtaining their catches. 



Herring carrier fleet . --In 1957, 15 

 United States herring carriers operated 

 in the Quoddy Region. Their total value 

 was more than $290,000. Carrier values 

 ranged from $6,200 to $38,000, Nearly 

 all have fish pumps, radar, and other 

 electronic equipment. The carriers are 

 owned and operated by eight sardine 

 plants, and their owners consider them 

 as part of the secondary industry. Profits 

 for the herring-carrier fleet cannot 

 readily be computed, but their total ex- 

 penses in 1957 ranged from $924 to 

 $8,558. 



Groundfish fishery. --Annual United 

 States groundfish (cod, haddock, and pol- 

 lock) landings taken by hand line, trawl 

 line, and lift net from the low-pool area 

 average 400,000 pounds, worth about 

 $6,000. Investments in equipment are 

 generally small (about $100 per lift-net 

 unit). The number of persons engaged in 



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