MOVEMENTS OF FISIT. 



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Anacanthini : 

 *Gadus seglefinus 

 „ pollacliius 

 ,, merlangus 

 „ luscus 

 *Merlucius vulgaris 

 Molva vulgaris 



rhysostomi : 



Conger vulg-aris 

 Clupea pilcliardus 

 „ alosa 



Ganoidei : 



Acipenser sturio 



Haddock. 



Pollack. 



Whiting. 



Bib, or pout. 



Hake. 



Linsr. 



Conger. 

 Pilcliard. 

 Alewife, or shad. 



Sturgeon. Generally two 

 or three caught eacli 

 year, Oct. — Dec. 



Those marked witli an * in the foregoing list are con- 

 sidered to be ''first-class^^ fish, "prime," or ''head 

 fish." The remainder are called "second-class" fish, 

 " seconds," or " offal " fish, and are of less value than 

 the former. 



Movements of Fish — Summer and Winter. — With regard to 

 the movements of fish, speaking generally, it may be said, 

 fish draw near to the shore as the year advances from spring 

 to summer. The summer fishing is carried on near to tho 

 land, and the trawlers haul their nets as near to the rocks as 

 they dare to go. 



In the winter months, and especially when snow falls, the 

 fish go away into deeper and warmer water, consequently, 

 the fishing ground is farther away from port. 



Night and Day. — Again, fishermen say that at night more 

 soles are caught than during the daytime, while round fish 

 rise from the bottom at night, and therefore more are caught 

 during the daytime than at night. During the day the soles 

 and flatfish are believed to " sand " themselves, i. e. cover 

 themselves over with sand. 



In the North Sea it is said that night fishing is more 

 profitable than day fishing, because haddock {Gadus asyle- 



