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  OTTER-TEAWL 
  FISHERY. 
  

  

  with 
  the 
  upper 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  trawl 
  line, 
  is 
  bent 
  to 
  the 
  ring 
  of 
  the 
  anchor. 
  

   The 
  anchor 
  is 
  lowered 
  over 
  the 
  side, 
  and 
  the 
  trawl 
  is 
  then 
  thrown 
  

   from 
  the 
  tub 
  until 
  the 
  lower 
  end 
  is 
  reached 
  ; 
  it 
  is 
  then 
  fastened 
  to 
  the 
  

   upper 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  second 
  tub 
  of 
  trawl, 
  and 
  so 
  on 
  until 
  all 
  of 
  the 
  tubs 
  — 
  

   four, 
  six, 
  or 
  more 
  — 
  have 
  been 
  set. 
  The 
  last 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  trawl, 
  to- 
  

   gether 
  with 
  the 
  second 
  buoy 
  line, 
  is 
  bent 
  to 
  an 
  anchor 
  and 
  thrown 
  

   over 
  the 
  side, 
  care 
  being 
  taken 
  to 
  prevent 
  the 
  buoy 
  line 
  from 
  fouling 
  

   with 
  the 
  hooks 
  of 
  the 
  trawl 
  as 
  it 
  runs 
  out. 
  To 
  the 
  free 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  

   buoy 
  line 
  is 
  attached 
  the 
  second 
  buoy. 
  The 
  distance 
  between 
  the 
  

   buoys 
  depends 
  on 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  tubs 
  set; 
  sometimes 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  mile 
  or 
  

   more. 
  

  

  Hauling 
  a 
  trawl 
  line. 
  — 
  At 
  an 
  early 
  hour 
  in 
  the 
  morning 
  the 
  men 
  

   turn 
  out 
  to 
  their 
  breakfast, 
  following 
  which 
  the 
  dories 
  are 
  hoisted 
  

   over 
  the 
  side 
  and 
  preparations 
  are 
  made 
  for 
  hauling. 
  In 
  this 
  case 
  

   the 
  trawls 
  have 
  been 
  left 
  out 
  overnight. 
  There 
  are 
  many 
  times, 
  how- 
  

   ever, 
  when 
  two 
  sets 
  are 
  made 
  each 
  day 
  and 
  no 
  night 
  fishing 
  is 
  done. 
  

  

  The 
  men 
  row 
  in 
  various 
  directions 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  bearings 
  of 
  

   their 
  outer 
  buoys. 
  Having 
  reached 
  the 
  buoy, 
  the 
  man 
  in 
  the 
  bow 
  of 
  

   a 
  dory 
  begins 
  to 
  haul 
  the 
  buoy 
  line, 
  hand-over-hand, 
  over 
  the 
  roller 
  

   inserted 
  on 
  the 
  gunwale 
  in 
  the 
  forward 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  dory. 
  This 
  is 
  

   kept 
  up 
  until 
  all 
  the 
  slack 
  is 
  taken 
  in 
  and 
  a 
  strain 
  is 
  brought 
  to 
  bear 
  

   by 
  the 
  anchor 
  and 
  trawl, 
  when 
  the 
  services 
  of 
  both 
  men 
  are 
  required. 
  

   The 
  man 
  in 
  the 
  stern 
  unfastens 
  the 
  buoy 
  and 
  coils 
  the 
  buoy 
  line. 
  

   The 
  anchor 
  having 
  been 
  unbent 
  and 
  stowed 
  away, 
  the 
  man 
  in 
  the 
  bow 
  

   commences 
  to 
  haul 
  the 
  trawl, 
  which 
  is 
  coiled 
  away 
  in 
  tubs 
  by 
  the 
  man 
  

   stationed 
  aft, 
  who 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  takes 
  the 
  fish 
  from 
  the 
  hooks. 
  

   In 
  this 
  manner 
  the 
  entire 
  " 
  string 
  " 
  of 
  gear 
  is 
  hauled, 
  each 
  section 
  

   coiled 
  in 
  a 
  tub, 
  the 
  hooks 
  placed 
  in 
  such 
  a 
  position 
  as 
  to 
  make 
  it 
  com- 
  

   paratively 
  easy 
  to 
  rebait 
  them. 
  Before 
  arriving 
  alongside 
  of 
  the 
  

   vessel 
  evei-ything 
  connected 
  with 
  the 
  trawl 
  is 
  stowed 
  and 
  fastened 
  in 
  

   such 
  a 
  manner 
  that 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  removed 
  from 
  the 
  dory 
  to 
  the 
  deck 
  

   without 
  becoming 
  tangled. 
  

  

  Underrunning 
  a 
  trawl. 
  — 
  This 
  method 
  permits 
  the 
  removal 
  of 
  

   the 
  fish 
  from 
  the 
  hooks 
  and 
  rebaiting 
  them 
  in 
  a 
  single 
  operation, 
  

   thus 
  saving 
  a 
  considerable 
  amount 
  of 
  labor. 
  " 
  Underrunning 
  " 
  is 
  

   sometimes 
  performed 
  on 
  ground 
  where 
  fish 
  are 
  plentiful 
  and 
  the 
  

   weather 
  is 
  suitable 
  for 
  such 
  operation. 
  A 
  trawl 
  intended 
  to 
  be 
  

   " 
  underrun 
  " 
  is 
  set 
  in 
  the 
  usual 
  manner 
  with 
  slight 
  variation. 
  A 
  

   becket 
  is 
  made 
  in 
  the 
  buoy 
  line 
  about 
  10 
  or 
  12 
  fathoms 
  b< 
  ow 
  the 
  buoy. 
  

   In 
  the 
  becket 
  is 
  bent 
  a 
  small 
  line 
  which 
  reaches 
  to 
  the 
  bottom, 
  and 
  

   to 
  the 
  bottom 
  end 
  of 
  this 
  line 
  is 
  fastened 
  a 
  stone 
  weighing 
  about 
  

   6 
  pounds. 
  The 
  ground 
  line 
  of 
  the 
  trawl, 
  instead 
  of 
  being 
  fastened 
  

   to 
  the 
  ring 
  of 
  the 
  anchor, 
  is 
  attached 
  to 
  the 
  small 
  line 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  

   stone. 
  When 
  thus 
  set 
  there 
  is 
  sufficient 
  distance 
  between 
  the 
  an- 
  

   chor 
  on 
  the 
  buoy 
  line 
  and 
  the 
  stone 
  on 
  the 
  small 
  line 
  to 
  permit 
  

  

  