AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3147 



Locations frequented by American vessels for Mackerel 



from Cape Henry to Bay ChaU-ur. 



Actual value ot * ish in the water before taking nothing whatever 



Actual value of Mackerel in the water, before takn same value 



Facts as to changes in location and mode of conducting American fish- 

 eries 



Many years ago, we were largely interested in the Mackerel Fisheries 

 owning quite, a fleet of vessels and which were largely employed in the 

 Bay of St Lawrence fisheries : of late years owing to the scarcity of Fish 

 in those waters, & the poorer quality of them, we have gradually aban- 

 doned the Fishing grounds there, and have employed our vessels on our 

 own Shores in Hook Fishing, but mostly with Seines, at the present 

 season we shall not send a single vessel to the Bay of St Lawrence for 

 the catching of Mackerel, for our vessels in those' waters have not, of 

 late, paid their expenses, the two vessels employed by us the past sea- 

 son in the Bay of St. Lawrence, with large crews and employed during 

 the whole season, landing only 1G3 & 70 Bbls. respectively. * 



ISAAC fl BO A RDM AN for 



T. H BO AK DM AN & CO. 



Sworn and subscribed to before me, this twenty ninth day of Maj 

 1877 



[Seal.] E. F. 1JARTLETT, 



Notary Ptiblic 



As to the liberty conceded by the "Treaty of Washington" to the 

 American Fishermen, to take Fish within three miles of the shores of 

 the Provinces, it is, practically, of little value, inasmuch as most of their 

 Mackerel are taken by our Fishermen outside of that line, and in our opin- 

 ion, the liberty so granted, is much more than overbalanced by allowing 

 the Provinces to import Fish of all descriptions into the markets of the 

 United States, free of duties, thus competing successfully with our own 

 Fishermen, together with the right to fish on our shores for Mackerel, 

 (in which occupation they now are employed in seining on our Southern 

 Coast,) together with all other kinds of Fish including IJait, on which 

 the Province Fishermen in a great measure depend tor their supply 

 from the United States. In my opinion, (and I speak now from an ex- 

 perience of more than forty years,) and that of many American Fisher- 

 men and owners of Fishing vessels with whom I have conversed, the 

 Provinces have by far, in a pecuniary point of view, an overwhelming 

 advantage already by the terms of the Treaty. In fact, the concession 

 made to our Fishermen is of little pecuniary value, the only real lnnefit 

 is, the avoiding of conflicts between the American Fishermen and the 

 armed Cruisers of the Provinces, by the former fishing on or near an 

 imaginary line, and by the seizure and condemnation of American ves- 

 sels in some instances, solely by the preponderance in numbers of evi- 

 dence by the larger crews of the cruisers, which have heretofore been 

 fitted out and maintained at a large expence to the Provincial or Brit 

 Governments, and thus creating trouble and hostile feeling between 

 the contending parties, and the people of both nations. 



I. II. BOAR I MI AN 



Newbnryport Mass. May. 1877. 



No. 80. 



This is to certify, That the undersigned, composing the firm of Ire- 

 laud & Trefethen have been engaged in the fishing business for the past 



