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OPERATIONS OF SCHOONER GRAMPUS. 



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'E.— COMPLETION OF THE WINTER WORK. 



On March 24, in compliance with orders from the Commissioner, the 

 work of collecting cod eggs coased, and the vessel was re-fitted for a 

 cruise of investigation to the southern mackerel grounds, of which an 

 account is given in the succeeding section of this report. 



F.— TABULATED STATEMENTS. 



Table 1. — Showing time occupied in line fishing, fishing grounds resorted to, results, etc., 



December 4, 1887, to January 6, 1888. 









No. 



fish 



No. fish 















caught. 



dead. 



Depth 









Fishing grounds. 



Bait. 









of 



water — 



Time 

 occu- 





Pate. 











Remarks. 









Cod. 



Pol- 

 lock. 



Cod. 



Pol- 

 lock. 



fath- 

 oms. 



pied.* 





1887. 

















h. m. 





Dec. 4 



Thatcher's Id. NE. 

 by N., Eastern 

 Point N. by E. 



Herring .. 



112 



3 



1!) 



3 



26 



6 40 





6 



Thatcher's Id. N. £ 



..do . 



33 



1 







30 



G 







E.,3Jniilesdistant. 



















7 



Eastern Point N. by 





70 



2 



24 



2 





6 







E.JE., Baker's Id. 





















WNW. 



















9 



Eastern Point N., 

 Baker's Id. W. by 

 N.JN. 



Claras and 

 spurling. 



113 





35 





2<5 



7 





12 



Eastern Point N. by 

 E.^E., Baker's Id. 

 W. by N. i N. 



Squid and 

 herring. 



126 





48 





23 



6 





13 



Honey pinks 



Herring .. 



72 





38 





25 



5 25 





14 



Eastern Point N.by. 

 E. i-E., Baker's Id. 



wnw. 



....do 



21 





50 





26 



6 



Transferred 153 

 live cod to cars. 



15 



Honey Dinks 



do 



05 





91 





26 



5 





20 



Eastern Point N. by 

 E. p., Baker's Id. 

 W. by N. | N. 



Sea clams. 



134 





20 





25 



5 



Transferred 113 

 live cod to cars 

 on 17th ; trans- 

 ferred 90 live 

 cod to cars ou 

 21st. 



22 



Buff coasts 



do 



75 





14 





26J 



3 



Took 15 dead cod 









from well on 



23 



Eastern Point N. by 

 E., Baker's Id. W 



....do 



125 





18 





25 



5 



21st. 



24 



Western Brown's 

 Bank. 

















Lost anchor and 



















immediatel v 



1888 



















returned. 



Jan. 21 



Eastern Point KJ 

 E., Baker's Id. N. 





21 



(!) 



19 







l§) 

















W. by W. 



















41 



Lazy Bottom 



nerring . . 



24 





19 





30 



<*) 



Transferred 125 

 live cod to 

 cars. 



6t 



Western Brown's 

 Bank. 



Totals 



....do 



29 











(§> 





















1,020 



(II) 



395 



5 



















*Actual time spent on fishing grounds. 



1 Using trawls ; gear hauled following day. 



; 2 hake, 1 haddock. 



§ All night. 



H 2 hake, 1 haddock, 6 pollock. 



