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  ern 
  part. 
  Its 
  length, 
  north 
  and 
  south, 
  is 
  62 
  miles, 
  and 
  its 
  width 
  

   is 
  about 
  36 
  miles. 
  Little 
  is 
  known 
  of 
  the 
  abundance 
  of 
  cod 
  on 
  this 
  

   bank, 
  but 
  vessels 
  from 
  Gloucester, 
  Mass., 
  fish 
  here 
  for 
  halibut. 
  

  

  St. 
  Pierre 
  Bank. 
  — 
  St. 
  Pierre 
  Bank 
  is 
  situated 
  off 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  

   the 
  southern 
  coast 
  of 
  NcAvfoundland, 
  and 
  is 
  distant 
  about 
  10 
  miles 
  

   from 
  the 
  islands 
  of 
  St. 
  Pierre 
  and 
  Miquelon. 
  Its 
  length 
  is 
  about 
  

   125 
  miles, 
  its 
  width 
  between 
  35 
  and 
  65 
  miles. 
  Cod 
  and 
  halibut 
  

   are 
  the 
  only 
  food 
  fishes 
  found 
  in 
  considerable 
  numbers, 
  although 
  

   a 
  few 
  cusk 
  and 
  haddock 
  are 
  sometimes 
  taken. 
  The 
  season 
  begins 
  

   about 
  the 
  first 
  of 
  April 
  and 
  extends 
  until 
  November. 
  Few 
  except 
  

   French 
  cod 
  vessels 
  and 
  fresh 
  halibut 
  fishermen 
  resort 
  at 
  present 
  

   to 
  this 
  bank, 
  as 
  other 
  places 
  offer 
  better 
  inducements. 
  

  

  Quereau 
  Bank. 
  — 
  Quereau 
  Bank 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  important 
  of 
  

   the 
  northern 
  banks. 
  It 
  is 
  somewhat 
  rectangular 
  in 
  shape, 
  about 
  

   120 
  by 
  47 
  miles 
  in 
  extent, 
  and 
  lies 
  between 
  44° 
  04' 
  and 
  46° 
  01' 
  

   north 
  latitude, 
  and 
  57° 
  10' 
  and 
  60° 
  05' 
  west 
  longitude. 
  Cod 
  and 
  

   halibut 
  are 
  the 
  principal 
  fish, 
  but 
  hake, 
  haddock, 
  and 
  cusk 
  also 
  

   abound. 
  The 
  best 
  season 
  is 
  from 
  May 
  to 
  November, 
  but 
  halibut 
  

   are 
  found 
  throughout 
  the 
  year 
  off 
  the 
  edges 
  of 
  the 
  bank. 
  

  

  Misaine 
  Bank. 
  — 
  Misaine 
  Bank 
  lies 
  north 
  of 
  the 
  western 
  two- 
  

   thirds 
  of 
  Quereau 
  Bank, 
  from 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  separated 
  by 
  a 
  channel 
  

   about 
  20 
  miles 
  wide. 
  Its 
  greatest 
  length 
  and 
  width 
  are 
  80 
  and 
  

   40 
  miles, 
  respectively. 
  

  

  The 
  Gully. 
  — 
  The 
  Gully 
  is 
  the 
  deep 
  passage 
  lying 
  between 
  Quereau 
  

   Bank 
  and 
  Sable 
  Island. 
  It 
  is 
  an 
  important 
  place 
  for 
  halibut, 
  the 
  

   grounds 
  proper 
  being 
  limited 
  to 
  that 
  portion 
  of 
  The 
  Gully 
  between 
  

   the 
  meridians 
  of 
  50° 
  and 
  60° 
  west 
  longitude. 
  Most 
  of 
  the 
  vessels 
  

   resorting 
  to 
  The 
  Gully 
  are 
  from 
  Gloucester, 
  Mass. 
  

  

  Sable 
  Island 
  Bank 
  or 
  Western 
  Bank. 
  — 
  This 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  

   important 
  fishing 
  grounds 
  of 
  the 
  western 
  Atlantic. 
  It 
  lies 
  south 
  

   of 
  Cape 
  Breton 
  Island 
  and 
  the 
  eastern 
  part 
  of 
  Nova 
  Scotia 
  be- 
  

   tween 
  42° 
  55' 
  and 
  44° 
  46' 
  north 
  latitude 
  and 
  59° 
  04' 
  and 
  82° 
  35' 
  

   west 
  longitude, 
  and 
  is 
  about 
  156 
  miles 
  long 
  and 
  76 
  miles 
  wide. 
  

   At 
  its 
  eastern 
  end 
  is 
  Sable 
  Island. 
  Cod 
  and 
  halibut 
  are 
  the 
  prin- 
  

   cipal 
  food 
  fish 
  taken, 
  the 
  former 
  being 
  most 
  abundant 
  from 
  March 
  

   to 
  June. 
  Vessels 
  from 
  all 
  along 
  the 
  New 
  England 
  coast 
  and 
  the 
  

   British 
  Provinces 
  resort 
  to 
  this 
  bank 
  for 
  cod, 
  but 
  the 
  halibut 
  fishery 
  

   IS 
  almost 
  exclusively 
  carried 
  on 
  by 
  the 
  Gloucester 
  fleet. 
  

  

  Le 
  Have 
  Bank. 
  — 
  This 
  bank 
  lies 
  between 
  42° 
  34' 
  to 
  43° 
  25' 
  north 
  

   latitude, 
  a 
  distance 
  of 
  52 
  miles, 
  and 
  63° 
  50' 
  to 
  65° 
  07' 
  west 
  longitude, 
  

   a 
  distance 
  of 
  about 
  54 
  miles. 
  Cod 
  and 
  haddock 
  are 
  the 
  principal 
  

   species 
  taken. 
  These 
  are 
  found 
  at 
  all 
  seasons 
  of 
  the 
  year, 
  but 
  are 
  

   most 
  abundant 
  during 
  the 
  early 
  winter 
  months. 
  

  

  