[175] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 999 



Mackerel pocket of spiller — Continued. 



the pocket a large part of the catch was often thrown away ; 

 but now the surplus mackerel are emptied into the pocket 

 where they remain alive and in good condition until the fisher- 

 men can care for them. Size, 30 by 40 inches. Washington, 

 D. C, 1882. H. W. Elliott & J. W. Collins. 



Bailing-in mackerel. 



An oil-painting of a Gloucester mackerel schooner, showing the 

 crew engaged in bailing the mackerel on deck after they have 

 been caught in a purse-seine. The cork-lines on one side of the 

 seine are thrown over the vessel's rail, and members of the 

 crew are engaged in hoisting in the fish by means of long-han- 

 dled dip-nets which are worked by pulleys fastened in the rig- 

 ging. The remainder of the crew are in the seine-boat " dry- 

 ing up " the net and gradually bringing the fish into a more 

 compact mass near the vessel. Size, 26 by 40 inches. 



Drying-up menhaden- seine. 



An oil-painting showing the crew of a menhaden steamer engaged 

 in pursing-up their seine, containing a large school of men- 

 haden. One man from a small boat is holding a portion of the 

 cork-line to prevent the fish from jumping it; two others are 

 reducing the size of the net by drawing it into the boat, while 

 the remainder of the crew are pulling on the purse-line. Size, 

 30 by 54 inches. 



Cast-nets. 



Mullet cast-nets. 



Bait cast-nets. 



Casting-net. Diameter, 4^ feet. 25,046. William E. Hooper & 



Sons, Baltimore, Md. 

 Mullet cast-net. Diameter, 5£ feet, LJ-inch mesh. 26,799. 

 Shrimp cast-net. Diameter, 1£ feet, § -inch mesh. 26,800. 



LIFTING NETS. 



Lobster-net. (Model.) 



A hoop-net, with cross-hoops on top; hook for bait; warp and 

 float. Diameter, 6£ inches. U. S. Fish Commission. 26,592. 



Lobster-net. 



Home-made. A crude net, rigged with a common iron barrel-hoop ; 

 wooden bows, with bait-hook suspended. New Bedford, Mass., 

 1882. 56,944. Gift of Benjamin Baker, 2d. This style of net 

 is made and used by longshoremen and boys for fishing from 

 the wharves, &c. 



