[95] fisheries of the united states. 919 



Unloading halibut. 



Photograph of the crew of a vessel engaged in the halibut trawl 

 fishery unloading their cargo. Size, 30 by 40 inches. Enlarged, 

 by electric light from an 8 by 10 negative. Gloucester, Mass., 

 1882. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Halibut trawling. 



India-ink sketch showing a crew of Gloucester fishermen that have 

 left the vessel in dories on the fishing banks to haul their 

 trawls. The picture shows the men overtaken by a storm, with 

 the spray and. water dashing wildly over them. Size, 30 by 40 

 inches. Washington, D. C, 1882. H. W. Elliott and J. W. 

 Collins. 



Trawl-fishing. 



Photograph showing Albert Norwood and Frederick Giles hauling 

 a dog-fish trawl into a dory. The picture shows a fish just 

 coming over the gunwale of the boat, and a fisherman in the 

 act of killing it with a club. Size, 30 by 40 inches. Enlarged 

 by electric light from an 8 by 10 negative. Taken at Eock 

 port, Mass., 1882. (64) 1,832. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Baiting trawls. 



Photograph of schooner Mystic, of Gloucester, engaged in the 

 haddock trawl fishery, showing crew of Nova Scotia fishermen 

 at work baiting trawls on deck, preparatory to setting them. 

 Size, 30 by 40 inches. Enlarged by electric light from an 8 by 

 10 negative. Massachusetts Bay, 1882. (524) 2,066. IT. S. 

 Fish Commission. 



16. Parts and accessories of angling and deep-sea fishing- 

 tackle, AND OF HARPOONING IMPLEMENTS. 



HOOKS. 

 ABORIGINAL HOOKS. 



Shell hook. 



Shank made from the hinge of a pearl-bearing shell (Avicula marga- 

 ritifera) ; hook portion of border from probably the same species, 

 made fast to shank with a seizing of some vegetable fiber 

 Length, .5 inches. New Bedford, Mass., 1882. 68,139. U. S. 

 Fish Commission. Called "Kanaka hook" by whalemen. 



Fish-hook. 



A barbless piece of curved copper in the end of short, fiat, wooden 

 shank. Length, 3| inches ; spread, 1 inch. Etotowig, near 

 Victoria Harbor, Victoria Land. 10,142. Capt. C. F. Hall. 



