ANIMAL EESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 125 

 ]?Ieshin§"-Mets (entangling in meslies). 



Series of samples of gill-netting. American Ket and 

 Twine Comi)any, Boston and New York : 



26848. Deptli 15 meslies, size of mesli IJ inch, No. 20 (3) thread. 



26849. " 35 " " 2i " " 40(2) " 



26850. " 100 " " 2i '' " 25(3) " 



26851. " 35 " " 2i " " 30(3) " 



26852. " 50 " '' 2f " '•' 25(3) " 



26853. " 22 '• " 2f " " 35(2) " 



26854. " 50 '' " 2f " " 16(3) " 



26855. " 100 '' " 2i " " 25(3) " 



26856. " 100 " " 3 , " " 25 (3) " 



26857. " 100 " '' Si- " " 25(3) " 



26858. " 16 " " 3i " " 25(2) " 



26859. " 16 " " 3i '' " 30(2) *< 



26860. " 40 '* " 3t '' '' 18(3) " 



26861. " 50 " " 4 '^ " 20(3) " 

 268o2. " 17 " " 4 " " 35(3) " 

 28853. " 35 " " 4 '' " 40(3) " 

 26834. '' 16 " " 4i " " 35(3) " 



26865. " 45 '' " 4i " " 40(3) " 



26866. '•' 14 " " 4i " " 35(3) " 



26887. " 14 " " . 4i " " 50(3) " 



26888. " 14 '' " ^ " " 35(2) " 



26889. " 14 " " U " '' 35(2) " 



26870. " 16 " " U " " 35(3) " 



26871. " 16 " " U " " 50(3) " 



26872. " 18 " " 4i " " 50(3) " 



26873. " 16 " " 4f " " 35(3) " 



26874. " 45 " " 5 " " 30(2) " 

 23875. " 12 " " 5 " " 30(2) " 



26876. " 60 " " 5 " " 35(2) " 



26877. " 65 " " 5 " " 40(2) " 



26878. " 35 " " 5i " " 35(3) " 



26879. " 75 " " 5i *' " 35(3) " 



26880. " 11 " " 6 " " 35(3) " 



X Drift-nets. 



t Those drifting across the tide. 



26135. One bale of brown gill-netting. American Net and Twine Company, 



Boston, Mass. 



26139. One bale of Avliite gill-netting. American Net and Twine Company, 



Boston, Mass. 



tt Those drifting along the tide. 



Mackerel gill-nets. 

 Herring gill-nets. 



26124-28-38. Herring gill-net. Used on the coast of New England and the 

 Provinces in the capture of the herring (Chipea harengus). Amer- 

 ican Net and Twine Company, Boston, Mass. 



