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on the south coast of Newfoundland between the middle of 

 May and the first of July. In speaking of their movements 

 further, he says: 



"They usually approach the shores of the Magdalen Islands, 

 in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, during the last week in April. 

 They visit this locality wholly for the purpose of spawning, 

 and leave as soon as the eggs have been deposited, which usually 

 requires from three to five weeks. 



"About the time of their departure from the Magdalens, 

 schools of spawning fish make their appearance at the western 

 end of Cape Breton Island. They are first seen in the vicinity 

 of Port Hood, and from this point they gradually work toward 

 the Strait of Canso. These remain but a short time, frequently 

 leaving in less than two weeks from the time they are first seen. 



"At Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, the herring strike 

 in, in July, and the spawning season continues from the first of 

 July to the middle of September. . . . 



"At Wood Island, Maine, and at Cape Ann, Massachusetts, 

 they usually arrive about the twentieth of September, and the 

 spawning is at its height from that time till the middle of 

 October. According to Professor Baird, the spawning season 

 occurs even later as we proceed southward. 



"It is claimed, however, and is doubtless true, that the spawn- 

 ing season for the winter schools in the vicinity of Eastport is 

 in March and April, and that they frequently spawn at St. 

 Andrews Bay as late as the middle of May/' 



The herring spawn in shoal water, never entering rivers 

 for that purpose. In New England, they are found at times 

 in almost every bay and cove from Cape Cod to Eastport. 

 Young and old go in schools by themselves. The region 

 of Passamaquoddy Bay is a famous resort for herring, 

 and the principal locality where young fish are taken in 

 abundance. Other places resorted to by American fisher- 

 men for herring are the coast of Labrador, the south- 

 western coasts of Newfoundland, the Magdalen Islands, 



