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Magdalen Islands, herring statistics for........... 439 
trade with...-........- 459 
value of ......-.0.----- 472 
hurricang at..............----- 468 
mackerel off .......------------ 276 
trawling at..........2. 2.20. -- 160 
MBGNONA, DO] ican cove vesactrecicisins reccivine wnsiare 528 
Maine, alewife fishery of ....... 687, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 
708, 712, 714, 715, 720, 724 
artificial conditions of rivers in........... 677 
bass fishery of...--...---..--.-.-..-- 716, 723, 725 
catch of mackerel in.............-.------ 306, 308 
swordfish in..........0. eee ee eee 325 
declivity of rivers of......-..... sesame weinls 674 
description of rivers of ....-.....--------- 673 
early history of...--..--.2.-0eese- eee eee 677 
eel fishery of .. ......695-697, 704, 712, 716, 722, 724 
fish-inspection laws in....-......--2.-224 434, 686 
halibut fishery from ..............-------- 38 
Vessels Ofc cccces ewww seesesciec<si 3 
herring catch of......-.---..--0+ eo» iaeerers 432, 438 
Meet OF so ccies cxsinice sesaveseewavcas 438 
inspection laws in ..............-. 481 
spawning at .............2--.2.-- 421 
history of trawling in.........-020.- +226 159 
Labrador fishery from ......-...-....+---- 146 
lakkegiitticcscise sis sem weicniaiela ewe wcne ae secais 675 
mackerel catch of ...02. 22.0. - sees eee 310, 311 
POO OF nina nisin s:n'g:a'esiaeeiniwie are 247, 306, 307 
menhaden industry in ....... 329, 361, 365, 369, 370 
pound-net fisheries of............-....--. 597, 598 
purity of river water in.....-. 22.21... 226. 675 
quantity of herring smoked in ........... 485, 488 
river beds of ...-..- 12-22. .200 eee cece eee 675 
fisheries of...... Aeiaivin scieioeeiaaueiag res 673 
fishery laws of ........-+..-.- meee 726 
species of fish..........-......--.-- 678 
salmon fishery of .. .679,'700, 701,703, 704, 706, 710, 
716, 717, 719, 724 
shad fishery of.......... 683-687, 701, 702, 703, 704, 
708, 710, 716, 724, 725 
smelt fishery of..... ;---690-693, 702, 703, 704, 708, 
712, 714, 715, 716, 722, 724, 725 
smoked-herring industry in....-.-....... 473-488 
statistics of mackerel inspection in........ 312 
striped-bass fishery of ...........--....--- 693 
sturgeon fishery of ........--.....--- 697-699, 723 
temperature of rivers of............-.----- 676 
tides in rivers Of .....-202 2.002002 s00e sees 676 
tomeod fishery of ....-.........- 703, 704, 723, 724 
volume of rivers Of ....-...22. ee eee ee eee 675 
Maine Oil and Guano Association ................ 281 
Mallotus villosus ..........0.---0---cee0-e-e 205, 208, 236 
Mammoth, frozen ..-..---. --------- 222 eee eee 351 
Manure, fish used for...... NAbsesemers aaa beeen 644 
Maquoite Bay, Maine ........-2...-20.-- 2-02-05 724 
Marblehead, Mass., cod fishery from......... 125, 130, 132 
George’s fishery from, in 1747. 187 
mackerel fishery of.......... 303, 307 
menhaden bait at ..-......... 347 
salt halibut at ..............- 91 
vessels at Cape North ........ 138 
Margaree Island, mackerel at .-.......-...--.--+- 276 
Markuson, Capt. Knud ............ wees cewees cece 42, 272 
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Marquette Bay . ....-- se. cnc cee cen nee rewcees cece 757 
Marquette, Mich., seine fisbery at..-.....-.------ 766 
Marr, Capt. Chester ..........-- vevsieuvieieia 34, 37, 91, 197, 289 
Marsh River, Maine .......-.--+-----00 eee enone 708 
Martha’s Vineyard, menhaden at ........-....--+ 347 
pound-net fisheries of ....-.. 597, 601 
Martin, Capt. George H ...-....---..----+-- 231, 317, 322 
Martin, Capt.S.J -...-..-------2-0. 234, 239, 262, 263, 265 
Martin & Balkam ...........------- +202 +--+ -0e- 495 
Maryland, catch of Spanish mackerel in.......--.. 552 
menhaden, statistics of ........-....-. 361 
Massachusetts Bay, halibut fishery in .........-.-. 533 
mackerel in......-....----+-- 247 
pound-net fisheriesin ........ 598 
Massachusetts, catch of mackerelin . .......... 306, 308 
swordfish in ....-...--..- 325 
Cod fishery ...--..-.--00-- eens eee 125 
Connecticut River in ............659, 660 
fishery laws of ...-....---. ..----- 301 
herring catch of. ............---- 432, 438 
fleet OF caisinien seine otesiesess 438 
inspection laws in........ 435 
mackerel catch of ..........- 309, 310, 311 
feetOl sxiiocememigcdvies 247, 307 
menhaden laws in ........-.....--- 370 
river fisheries of........-.-...---- 667 
smoked-herring in....-....... .... 482 
Spanish mackerel in...........--- 552 
statistics of mackerelinspection in. 312 
menhaden industry in. 361 
Matanzas, mullet exported to......-......-...... 50 
Matanzas River, mullet in...........-..-....--.- 561 
Mather, Fred........---. -2.-2-----eeeee eee 552, 606, 607 
Matinicus Island ....---.------.0------- ee eee e ee 493 
herring fishery at. ......-.....423, 424 
fleet of....-...-2.--22.- 438 
mackerel fleet of ............... 306 
Matinicus Rock, mackerel off ........--...-..... 247, 276 
Mattapoisett River .........----2+2+- ee. +--+ -- 668 
Mattapony Rivor.........- -.1. eee. ceee cene eee ee 642 
Mattawamskeag River -........----2-+ eee eeeeee 705 
Maxwell’s chart of Labrador............-.....-.. 134 
Mayport, Fla....-0--. 22. ee eee nee ne eee ee eee 561, 614 
McCollam, Thomas W., & Co...... 2e seeeee 212, 216, 225 
McDonald, J. L., on Pacific cod ...-......... 200, 210, 211 
McDonald, Col. Marshall ..551, 609, 611, 613, 625, 637, 658, 
659 
McGregor, Jacob ...-.. -.20 scenes en ceceee cee eee 474, 499 
Meals of fishermen on shipboard ................. 107 
Medomak River, fisheries of............-. 22.2... 713 
Meeker, S. T., on herring...... .... 2.00.0 e eee 424 
Meherrin River .........--2-+ seeesscennee cane ceee 633 
Megler, J. G., & Co ........0...4- aueener sae tise 745 
Melanogrammus a@gilefinus.........2.. -2.22. ee 234 
none in Pacific ................. 200 
Melton & Cosspevccwssunscaciseests tec cnc cas ced 615, 616 
Menemsha Bight, Massachusetts .....-........--- 602 
Menhaden, absence of, off Maine coast....-....... 331 
as a fertilizer ....-.. 0.020. --20------335, 371 
BATGINES 2... 0.2 c oe cece eee ee cece neces 330 
Association ....--..-..--.e08--------- 333 
bait, consumption of................ 347, 348 
Py exports Of....-........-.20-.-.. 353 
