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  REPORT 
  OP 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

   THE 
  WEIR 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  Passamaquoddy 
  Bay 
  with 
  its 
  tributaries, 
  is 
  the 
  fishing-ground 
  from 
  

   which 
  practically 
  all 
  of 
  the 
  herring 
  which 
  are 
  used 
  for 
  sardines 
  iu 
  

   the 
  Passamaquoddy 
  region, 
  and 
  a 
  large 
  quantity 
  of 
  those 
  for 
  smoking 
  

   and 
  salting, 
  are 
  obtained. 
  It 
  is 
  located 
  on 
  the 
  eastern 
  border 
  of 
  the 
  

   coast 
  of 
  Maine, 
  between 
  that 
  State 
  and 
  the 
  Province 
  of 
  New 
  Bruns- 
  

   wick. 
  Its 
  length 
  is 
  approximately 
  from 
  10 
  to 
  12 
  miles, 
  and 
  its 
  width, 
  

   exclusive 
  of 
  the 
  small 
  bays 
  on 
  the 
  west 
  side, 
  which 
  are 
  tributary 
  to 
  it, 
  

   is 
  about 
  8 
  miles. 
  The 
  inner 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  bay 
  is 
  landlocked 
  by 
  a 
  group 
  

   of 
  islands, 
  the 
  largest 
  of 
  which 
  (and 
  the 
  only 
  ones 
  inhabited) 
  are 
  Cam- 
  

   pobello 
  Island, 
  from 
  8 
  to 
  9 
  miles 
  long, 
  stretching 
  northeasterly 
  across 
  the 
  

   west 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  mouth 
  of 
  the 
  bay, 
  and 
  Deer 
  Island, 
  about 
  7 
  miles 
  long, 
  

   situated 
  a 
  little 
  to 
  the 
  northward 
  and 
  lying 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  direction. 
  The 
  

   entire 
  group, 
  embracing 
  from 
  30 
  to 
  40 
  islands, 
  some 
  of 
  Avhich 
  are 
  very 
  

   small, 
  is 
  included 
  in 
  Charlotte 
  County, 
  New 
  Brunswick. 
  In 
  addition 
  to 
  

   this 
  group 
  there 
  are 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  other 
  islands 
  in 
  various 
  localities, 
  but 
  

   none 
  of 
  importance, 
  except 
  Moose 
  Island, 
  on 
  the 
  southeast 
  i)art 
  of 
  which 
  

   Eastport 
  is 
  located. 
  It 
  is 
  on 
  the 
  west 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  bay, 
  opposite 
  Deer 
  

   Island, 
  from 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  separated 
  by 
  what 
  is 
  known 
  as 
  the 
  Western 
  

   Passage, 
  and 
  is 
  connected 
  with 
  the 
  mainland 
  by 
  a 
  bridge 
  at 
  Perry. 
  It 
  

   is 
  about 
  4^ 
  miles 
  long, 
  and 
  contains 
  an 
  area 
  of 
  1,910 
  acres. 
  

  

  The 
  shores 
  of 
  the 
  bay 
  are 
  irregular, 
  and 
  there 
  are 
  numerous 
  small 
  

   tributary 
  bays 
  and 
  rivers. 
  The 
  largest 
  river 
  is 
  the 
  St. 
  Croix, 
  which 
  is 
  

   the 
  outlet 
  of 
  the 
  Schoodic 
  and 
  Grand 
  lakes, 
  and 
  forms 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  

   eastern 
  boundary 
  of 
  Maine, 
  emptying 
  into 
  the 
  headwaters 
  of 
  Pas- 
  

   samaquoddy 
  Bay 
  at 
  its 
  northwest 
  extremity. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  considerable 
  

   importance 
  to 
  navigation, 
  and 
  is 
  also 
  valuable 
  as 
  a 
  fllshing-ground. 
  The 
  

   international 
  boundary 
  line 
  between 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  and 
  Canada 
  in 
  

   the 
  middle 
  of 
  this 
  river 
  has 
  recently 
  been 
  extended 
  southward 
  along 
  the 
  

   American 
  shore 
  through 
  Western 
  Passage 
  and 
  Friar 
  Eoads 
  to 
  Lubec 
  

   Narrows; 
  but 
  from 
  that 
  point 
  to 
  the 
  ocean, 
  through 
  West 
  Quoddy 
  Bay, 
  

   its 
  location 
  has 
  not 
  yet 
  been 
  definitely 
  settled. 
  The 
  bay 
  is 
  so 
  divided 
  

   that 
  comi^aratively 
  a 
  small 
  part 
  of 
  its 
  area 
  is 
  in 
  Maine, 
  the 
  greater 
  part, 
  

   and, 
  in 
  fact, 
  almost 
  the 
  entire 
  bay 
  proper, 
  being 
  in 
  New 
  Brunswick. 
  

  

  The 
  most 
  important 
  tributaries 
  in 
  Maine 
  which 
  are 
  utilized 
  as 
  fishing- 
  

   grounds 
  for 
  herring 
  weirs 
  are 
  the 
  East, 
  South, 
  Cobscook, 
  and 
  Johnson 
  

   bays 
  and 
  the 
  Pennamaquan 
  River. 
  West 
  Quoddy 
  Bay, 
  which 
  is 
  south 
  

   of 
  Lubec 
  Narrows 
  and 
  between 
  the 
  mainland 
  and 
  the 
  southwesterly 
  

   end 
  of 
  Campobello 
  Island, 
  is 
  also 
  largely 
  occupied 
  by 
  weirs 
  owned 
  at 
  

   Lubec. 
  On 
  the 
  New 
  Brunswick 
  shore, 
  east 
  of 
  the 
  St. 
  Croix 
  Elver, 
  are 
  

   Bocabec 
  Bay, 
  and 
  Bocabec, 
  Digdequash, 
  and 
  Magaguadavic 
  rivers. 
  At 
  

   the 
  mouth 
  of 
  the 
  bay 
  and 
  farther 
  east 
  are 
  Back 
  Bay, 
  Letite, 
  L'Etang, 
  

   and 
  Beaver 
  harbors, 
  which 
  are 
  also 
  included 
  in 
  this 
  region. 
  The 
  most 
  

   favorable 
  locations 
  for 
  weirs 
  are 
  at 
  the 
  mouths 
  of 
  the 
  rivers, 
  in 
  the 
  

   small 
  bays 
  and 
  coves, 
  and 
  about 
  the 
  shores 
  of 
  the 
  islands. 
  

  

  The 
  depth 
  of 
  water 
  in 
  many 
  places 
  is 
  from 
  25 
  to 
  30 
  fathoms 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  

   deeper 
  channels 
  from 
  40 
  to 
  upwards 
  of 
  60 
  fathoms. 
  The 
  rise 
  and 
  fall 
  

  

  