LIST OF PLATES TO SECTION V. xv jj 



130. Channel herring weir near Eastport, Me. ; controls channel between islands 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



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131. Section of ballasted weir near Eastport, Me. ; for rocky bottom.. 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ' 502 



132. Pishing a herring weir at low tide, near Eastport;, Me ........ 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ........... ' && 



133. General view of sardine cannery at Eastport, Me ................ 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. .......... *' 508 



134. View of sardine cannery at low tide, showing the employe's at work 



From photograph by T. W. Smfflie. * 508 



135. Herring boat landing fish at a sardine cannery, Eastport, Me... 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ---- ' 09 



136. Sardine steamer for collecting herring aud towing weir boats... 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ' 



r. Children^ sardine cannery cutting off the heads and tails and cleaning small herring for cau- 



Ftom photograph by T. W. Smillie. .................. ' ^10 



138. Washing, draining, and flaking herring at sardine cannery, Eastport, Me T 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ' "** 



139. Spreading herring on flakes for drying in the sun or in an oven . 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ---- ' 11 



140. Herring drying on flakes in the sun ; landing, cleaning, washing, &c., at sardine cannery, East- 



portj Ale ...... -,._..,, 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ................. *' 513 



HI. Fish-drying frames on roof at sardine cannery, Eastport, Me .. 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ...... ' 



142. Frying room in sardine cannery, Eastport, Me. ; herring frying in pans of oil T 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ' 514 



143. Packing room at sardine cannery, Eastport, Me. ; packing herring-sardines in tin boxes . . I 515 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



144. Soldering room at sardine cannery, Eastport, Me. ; solderers seahng the cans I 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ' 



>. Bathing room at sardine cannery, Eastport, Me.; bathing vats at the left ; men at right venting 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ................. *' *>17 



146. Making sardine cans at Eastport, Me ................. 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. ............... ' ^ 8 



THE SPANISH MACKEREL FISHERY. 



147. Methods of setting Spanish mackerel gill-nets. 



Fio. 1. " Straight set." ..... " * ^ 



FIG. 2. Circle set. 



FIG. 3. Crooked set. 



FIG. 4. ' Hook set." 



FIG. 5. 'Tset." 



FIG. 6. 'Square set." 



FIG. 7. ' Triangle set." 



FIG. 8. ' Harpoon set." 



From Eeport U. S. Fish Commiwion, Part Vm, 1880. 



148. Chesapeake Bay Spanish mackerel pound-net 



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 From Eeport TJ. S. Fish Commission, Part VIII, 



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THE MULLET FISHERY. 

 149. Camp of mullet fishermen, North Carolina .......... 



From a photograph. 





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THE POUND-NET FISHERIES OF THE ATLANTIC STATES. 



150. Diagram of pound-net at Bald Head, Maine. (By Capt. J. W. Collins) r , 



151. Diagram of pound-net at Small Point, Maine. (By Capt. J. W. Collins) ..'.".".'!.".".' '"."" ..'.'.". J) 



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