Courtesy of United States Bureau of Fisheries 

 Map showing distribution of the tilefish grounds and the depths at which the fish is found 



(k)urlesy of the Outlook Company 

 Taking in the trawl. — Accustomed to the pressure of the many fathoms of water under which they Hve, tilefish 

 gradually become inert as they are drawn to the surface and finally float on their backs in a dying condition. One 

 fish has just been unhooked; another is floating beside the boat 

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