3002 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



5. What kinds of fish frequent the waters of your State, especially 

 those which are to be thrown open to the Canadian fishermen under the 

 provisions of the Treaty of Washington! Mackerel Codfish Pollock 

 Hake Haddock & Porgies 



6. Can yon give a statement of the kinds and quantities of fish taken 

 annually off the coast of your State from the years 1854 to 1872, in- 

 clusive'? If you can do this please do so; and, if not, please state 

 where that information can be procured. I cannot state defiuately, and 

 do not know where the information can be obtained 



7. If you are able to do so, will you state the amount and value of the 

 American fisheries which are to be thrown open to Canadian fishermen 

 under the provisions of the Treaty of Washington ? Please state them 

 in detail, showing the different kinds of fish, and. the value of each kind. 

 I think the most valuable fisheries to be thrown open by the Treaty is 

 the Porgie, which I should estimate to be worth a Million Dollars to the 

 State of Maine And which we have now entirely as the fish follow the 

 coast and are taken almost wholly within the three mile limit the next 

 in importance is the Mackerel, which perhaps is realy of more value 

 but is not confined to the shore so closely, a large portion being taken 

 outside the limit Codfish are mostly taken outside the three miles on our 

 coast. 



8. What quantity and value of each kind of fish are annually taken 

 by Canadian fishermen, and what by American fishermen, in the waters 

 off the coasts which are to be thrown open to competition by the Treaty 

 of Washington ? I cannot State 



9. Do Canadian fishermen procure bait or supplies in the waters of 

 your State ; and if so, to what extent and value '? They do, but cannot 

 state to what amount. Porgies for Mackerel Bait has been quite largely 

 shipped to N. S. from this State 



10. What is the probable annual value to Canadian fishermen in being 

 able to procure bait, to land and dry their nets, and to repack and cure 

 their fish on the coasts of your State, without any other restriction than 

 that contained in the Treaty of Washington ? I cannot tell. It will be 

 owing entirely to how far they avail themselves of the priviledges opened 

 to them 



11. Will the admission of Canadian fishermen to our in-shore fisheries 

 cause any detriment or hiuderauce to the profitable pursuit of these fish- 

 eries by our own fishermen ; and if so, in what manner, and to what ex- 

 tent annually ? If they should take advantage of our winter fishing, I 

 think that they injure our fishermen by over stocking our markets with 

 fresh fish, and thus reduce the price 



ll'. What number of Canadian vessels and boats are engaged in the 

 fisheries of your State, and what are their tonnage and value, and the 

 number of men employed upon them ? I do not know, but think it is 

 very limited at present, confined to a few Mackerel fishermen in fall of 

 the year 



13. Of the fisheries pursued by American fishermen off the Atlantic 



:s of the British North American Provinces, what proportion con- 



: of the deep-sea fisheries, and what proportion of the in-shore fish- 



<MII All of the Cod are taken oft shore and a large proportion of the 



Mackerel, say three quarters to seven eights. Herring are mostly taken 



in shore, also Pollock 



. For what description of fish do American fishermen pursue the 

 ore fisheries ? Mackerel priuciply, and will for Herring after the 

 tn-aty takes effect 



i-. If you state that the in shore fisheries are pursued wholly or 



