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Herring- weirs. 



Photographic view of a group of several herring- weirs built to sup- 

 ply the sardine canneries at Eastport with small herring and 

 to catch large ones for smoking. Size, 8 by 10 inches. Sandy 

 Island, near Eastport, Me., 1882. (228) 1,915. U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. 



Herring brush-weir. 



Photographic view of a brush-weir used in the capture of herring 

 to be sold for bait to fishing vessels engaged in the off-shore 

 New England cod fisheries. In the background is a Glouces- 

 ter banker lying at anchor waiting till the weir has been fished 

 to secure bait before starting for the off-shore fishing-grounds. 

 Size, 8 by 10 inches. Sandy Island, near Eastport, Me., 1882. 

 (224) 1,913. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Channel herring- weir. 



Photographic view of a brush- weir built in a channel between two 

 islands, which serve to direct the herring to the entrance of the 

 weir. Size, 8 by 10 inches. Taken near Eastport, Me., 1882. 

 (227) 1,914. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Herring bar-weir. 



Photographic view of a brush-weir, the mouth of which is closed 

 by a bar, which is exposed at low tide, but covered to a depth 

 of 12 to 15 feet at high water. The fish pass over the bar into 

 the weir at high tide, where they remain until the tide ebbs, 

 when they are prevented from escaping by the bar, which serves 

 as a natural barrier. Size, 8 by 10 inches. Sandy Island, near 

 Eastport, Me , 1882. (229) 1,916. TT. S. Fish Commission. 



Ballasting a herring- weir. 



Photograph of a portion of a ballasted herring- weir, taken at low- 

 tide, to show the method adopted for holding a weir in position 

 when placed upon rocky ground where poles cannot be embed- 

 ded. Size, 8 by 10 inches. Sandy Island Ledges, near East- 

 port, Me., 1882. (223) 1,912. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Fishing a herring-weir. 



Photographic view of a brush- weir, locally known as the " gap weir," 

 showing men engaged in " rolling in " herring into their boats 

 by means of dip-nets. Sandy Island Ledges, near Eastport, 

 Me., 1882. (221) 1,911. Size, 8 by 10 inches. U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. 



Seining herring- weir. 



i Photographic view of the interior of a herring-weir, showing the 

 common method of fishing the weir by means of seines and 



