﻿OTTEK-TEAWL 
  FISHERY. 
  17 
  

  

  one 
  having 
  16 
  dories 
  32,000 
  hooks. 
  The 
  number 
  of 
  tubs 
  to 
  be 
  set 
  is 
  

   regulated 
  by 
  the 
  abundance 
  of 
  fish, 
  strength 
  of 
  the 
  tide, 
  and 
  weather 
  

   conditions. 
  On 
  first 
  arriving 
  on 
  the 
  bank 
  it 
  is 
  frequently 
  necessary 
  

   to 
  test 
  the 
  ground 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  abundance 
  or 
  scarcity 
  of 
  fish. 
  At 
  this 
  

   time 
  only 
  a 
  small 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  gear 
  is 
  set, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  thought 
  

   advisable 
  to 
  consume 
  the 
  bait 
  on 
  uncertain 
  ground. 
  

  

  God 
  and 
  haddock 
  trawl 
  lines. 
  — 
  Trawl 
  lines 
  consist 
  of 
  two 
  parts, 
  

   the 
  ground 
  line 
  and 
  the 
  gangings, 
  together 
  with 
  buoys, 
  buoy 
  lines, 
  

   and 
  anchors. 
  The 
  ground 
  line 
  is 
  a 
  small, 
  tarred 
  cotton 
  line 
  weigh- 
  

   ing 
  about 
  14 
  pounds 
  per 
  one 
  dozen 
  lines 
  of 
  25 
  fathoms 
  each. 
  The 
  

   size 
  of 
  lines 
  varies 
  somewhat. 
  The 
  gangings, 
  to 
  which 
  the 
  hooks 
  are 
  

   attached, 
  are 
  of 
  tarred 
  cotton 
  line 
  weighing 
  about 
  5 
  pounds 
  to 
  300 
  

   fathoms, 
  are 
  2 
  feet 
  long, 
  and 
  are 
  fastened 
  to 
  the 
  ground 
  line 
  at 
  

   intervals 
  of 
  5 
  feet, 
  although 
  some 
  vessels 
  employ 
  gear 
  with 
  the 
  

   hangings 
  placed 
  38 
  inches 
  apart, 
  and 
  others 
  5 
  feet 
  9 
  inches 
  apart. 
  

   There 
  is 
  no 
  fixed 
  rule 
  governing 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  hooks 
  on 
  a 
  trawl. 
  

   Vessels 
  engaged 
  in 
  the 
  offshore 
  fisheries 
  generally 
  use 
  gear 
  with 
  the 
  

   hooks 
  closer 
  together 
  than 
  those 
  employed 
  in 
  fishing 
  on 
  local 
  banks. 
  

   Captains 
  and 
  crews 
  of 
  vessels 
  entertain 
  different 
  ideas 
  regarding 
  the 
  

   manner 
  in 
  which 
  trawls 
  should 
  be 
  rigged, 
  and 
  this 
  in 
  a 
  measure 
  ac- 
  

   counts 
  for 
  the 
  different 
  styles 
  of 
  gear 
  found 
  on 
  vessels 
  engaged 
  in 
  

   the 
  same 
  fishery. 
  

  

  Trawls 
  set 
  for 
  both 
  cod 
  and 
  haddock 
  are 
  now 
  rigged 
  practically 
  

   in 
  the 
  same 
  manner. 
  In 
  past 
  years, 
  however, 
  the 
  hooks 
  and 
  gang- 
  

   ings 
  on 
  cod 
  trawls 
  were 
  somewhat 
  larger 
  than 
  on 
  haddock 
  trawls. 
  

   Smaller 
  gear 
  has 
  gradually 
  come 
  into 
  use, 
  and 
  the 
  haddock 
  trawl 
  

   has 
  taken 
  the 
  place 
  of 
  the 
  cod 
  trawl 
  on 
  Georges, 
  South 
  Channel, 
  and 
  

   shore 
  grounds. 
  

  

  Dories 
  and 
  their 
  outfit. 
  — 
  In 
  making 
  a 
  passage 
  to 
  and 
  from 
  the 
  

   banks 
  and 
  during 
  stormy 
  weather 
  the 
  dories 
  are 
  nested 
  on 
  the 
  deck 
  

   of 
  the 
  vessel 
  and 
  securely 
  lashed. 
  On 
  arriving 
  on 
  that 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  

   bank 
  where 
  a 
  set 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  made, 
  the 
  lashings 
  are 
  cast 
  off 
  and 
  prepara- 
  

   tions 
  made 
  for 
  fishing. 
  Into 
  the 
  top 
  dories 
  of 
  the 
  nest, 
  previous 
  to 
  

   hoisting 
  out, 
  the 
  necessary 
  fishing 
  gear 
  is 
  placed, 
  consisting 
  of 
  tubs 
  

   of 
  trawl, 
  buoys, 
  buoy 
  lines, 
  anchors, 
  fish 
  gaff, 
  bait 
  knife, 
  and 
  dory 
  

   roller. 
  It 
  may 
  be 
  stated 
  that 
  the 
  trawls 
  are 
  baited 
  before 
  being 
  

   placed 
  in 
  the 
  dories. 
  The 
  other 
  dories 
  are 
  equipped 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  

   manner 
  by 
  their 
  respective 
  crews, 
  and 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  ready 
  are 
  hoisted 
  

   over 
  the 
  side 
  and 
  paid 
  astern, 
  ready 
  to 
  set 
  in 
  the 
  position 
  selected 
  by 
  

   the 
  captain. 
  

  

  Setting 
  a 
  trawl 
  line. 
  — 
  In 
  setting 
  a 
  trawl 
  two 
  men 
  usually 
  go 
  in 
  a 
  

   dory, 
  one 
  to 
  throw 
  the 
  trawl 
  and 
  the 
  other 
  to 
  row 
  the 
  boat. 
  Having 
  

   arrived 
  at 
  the 
  place 
  where 
  the 
  set 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  made, 
  they 
  fasten 
  a 
  buoy 
  

   to 
  one 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  buoy 
  line 
  and 
  throw 
  it 
  over 
  the 
  side. 
  The 
  buoy 
  

   line 
  is 
  allowed 
  to 
  run 
  out 
  until 
  the 
  end 
  is 
  reached, 
  when 
  it, 
  together 
  

  

  