For a few 
dropped off. 
Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting 
Total Length of Leader in Fathoms 
Sas Ps ening ASP ees Meek he erat 282,000 
RE eae cee epee Mite e Set Te ox 305,000 
DIRE o Claas bite GUD lace A OBEY 341,000 
BORE eee ONO oors DO Ie Oe Oe Geos 345,000 
years after 1891 the use of pound-nets gradually 
The low years were 1895 and 1896, then there was 
a grandual increase, amounting to 12 per cent. in 1904 over 1891. 
Probably this 
increase has been lost by this time, if the law pro- 
hibiting the use of submarine trap-nets, effective January 1, 
1905, is enforced. 
The next table refers to gill-nets. 
GILL-NETS. 
Fathoms in Length Miles 
SGA aa ea HE ghd ates Se 2,363,000 2685.2 
LHe Ray cttecenote MaBe eh ocsowlin te neta shoneuepaee 2,503,000 2844.3 
BE ae tat UOC CPE CIR Oe 2,815,000 3198.8 
SSh EE ee SERGE eee ene 2,795,000 3171.6 
abr bie ate he eeeitohaes fale er othe aero 2,616,000 2972.7 
eR or ORELC at HS eicoen eroTO oR OIEN 2,410,000 2738.6 
SU asiya ate a Aene ote Tee edn ne eee 2,456,000 2790.9 
a apa bn otrel Ss Paareaekd ola ee see Pa 2,687,000 3053.4 
BE RS ee een AS el eee 2,802,000 3184.0 
Rens Reds HOR SecenS baba conta cnet arte 3,051,000 3467.0 
ESPN Cen TNS COR TEEN Oe OG 3,652,000 4147.7 
ees cee ea NG Oe eR ON OE, 4,032,000 4581.8 
Sad SIO es nokta orc oniT 4,213,000 4787.5 
at PC an PAU Et eee OR SN 4,510,000 5126.1 
The use of gill-nets has increased much more rapidly than 
any other form of apparatus. In no later year has there been a 
less number of these nets in use than in 1891, and in the last four 
years there has been a large increase, amounting to nearly 100 
per cent. in 1904 over 1891. 
The next table refers to seines, the use of which is relatively 
unimportant. 
SEINES. 
Fathoms in Length 
