Cod and haddock are caught during March to May in tows 2 miles east of the 

 dump site and along northeast-southwest ridges several miles south of the site 

 ("eastern passage", "pipe clay tows"). Whiting (silver hake) are caught in 

 these areas in the fall and pollock are caught in November and December. 



Gray sole are caught on patches of level bottom surrounded by rocks in 

 the summer and early fall. Dab and cusk are incidental catches in these areas. 

 Gray sole fishing commands a high price but requires detailed knowledge of the 

 bottom. One fisherman has fished for gray sole in the valley on the southeast 

 corner of the large dump site. It was reported that many JATO rocks were re- 

 moved from here. Another fisherman has fished small but productive areas on 

 the inner edge of the large dumpsite for many years. Neither of these fisher- 

 men considered the valley which is proposed as a dump site to be valuable fish- 

 ing ground. 



Gill nets are fished within the large dumping ground and south of it along 

 the 80 meter contour. An "edge" is defined in the dumping ground but not south 

 of it. New Hampshire vessels fish in the dumping ground area and Maine vessels 

 fish north of it. 



Cod and haddock are caught from March to May. Cod remain in the area dur- 

 ing the summer but the presence of dogfish sharks ends the gill net fishery. 

 Pollack are caught in November and December. 



The area between the Isles of Shoals and Cape Ann is an important spawning 

 ground for pollock (Nov. - Fab.) and cod (March - April). Spawned out cod 

 ("slunk") are sometimes caught on the southern edge of the large dumping ground. 

 Both of these fish have floating eggs. 



Herring spawning grounds are located both inshore and offshore of the Isles 



