THE BASSES: FRES H-W ATER AND MARINE 



At Edenton, N. C., Dr. Capehart has caught fif- 

 teen tons at one haul, many of the fish weighing 

 from seventy-five to eighty pounds each. At an- 

 other haul 820 fish weighing 37,000 pounds were 

 captured. A still larger seine-haul contained nine- 

 teen tons of striped bass, among which were 600 

 individuals averaging sixty pounds each, and sev- 

 eral weighing 105 pounds. 



There is a record also of a seine-haul containing 

 1,500 striped bass, near Norfolk, Va. These facts 

 are given to show the great centres of abundance 

 on the Atlantic coast. It is not certain whether the 

 capture of such large numbers of bass at particular 

 points reduces the angler's chances in waters far- 

 ther north, because this bass appears to be more 

 truly local in its habitation and less given to wan- 

 dering along the coast than one might at first blush 

 suppose. The same observation has been made on 

 the Pacific coast, where the striped bass was arti- 

 ficially introduced more than twenty years ago. 

 The spread of the fish along the coast north and 

 south is very limited, and the Fish Commissioners 

 of California have undertaken to make up for this 

 peculiarity by transplanting in many waters, to 

 form new centres of distribution. 



It is a noteworthy fact that although striped 

 bass live chiefly in salt or brackish water, they may 

 be suddenly placed in fresh water without incon- 

 venience or loss. They have been reared success- 



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