480 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 5. 1888, 



2.01KI fishermen. Tin- quantity] nf fresh lobsters used amounted 

 to about. 9.500,000 pounds, valued at ?95,(l00 to the lisberrncn. 

 The. value oi tbecannod products was $238,000, an enhancement 

 in value bj the procees of Banning of W^OOO. Be ■ 

 vin.-uii canneries aro owned by: Americans, aa follows: Ono 

 each in New Foundland.the Magdalen Islands, and Prince 

 Edward bland, three in New Brunswick, and eleven in .Suva 

 Scotia. The total amount of capital invested in 1H.S0 was 

 $318,000; 10,000,000 pounds nf fresh lobsters were consumed 



thai (rear, and the value- of tin- canned i Luote 



ik)0. These produdts are all exported to Europe and other 

 foreign countries, none passing into the United States. 



'•'I he total catch. of lobsters ou the Maine coast tor 18S0 

 amounted to 14,2Si,0o0 pounds, valnod a1 f2t!8,0tX), tirst cost, 

 or fishermen's prices, i be catch tor Massachusetts was 4,1115,- 



i pounds. \ allied :i1 >!'■■■ 00". and that ol the entire 00*81 Ol 



■ I,.- several loiter sun- u :,- en. i:M.000 pounds, worth $483,- 

 IX)0, first price Thouuautitj of lobsters handled bythesev 

 BraS large fresh markets during 1880 was as toll 



■ pounds; liusiiiii. ::.''•:;:. iHin pounds; New York. 



3,500,000 pounds; a total of 8,137,000 pounds The, enhance- 

 ment in vuhi hese lohsters in passim; through the. large 



markets was 8105,000, making the total value of the lobster 



products, as I lies eulereilthe Hands Of tin- smaller wholesale 



and the retail dealers, 4782,000. The prides rocetvad bj the 

 fishermen for lobsters vary greatly, according to their size ahd 

 the season. Canning lobsters, which average about pound 



eaeli. bring .timid, niie eenl per pound, but those above ten 



inches in length are worth from four to seven cents each, 



"Legislation relative to the lobster fishery is entirely under 

 the control of the several interested States, all of which, ex- 

 cepting New Jersey, have, passed protective hews. Th,. Maine 

 law b the most lax of all, permitting the capture and sale of 

 lobsters of any size between the 1st of April and the 1st of 

 An .-ii -i , and nf' lobsters Above 10',, incites in length the bal- 

 ance nf the year The- remaining Stale laws prohibit the 

 taking of lobsters at any season below a certain size (ranging 

 from 8 to 10 inches), and make other restrictions as to a close 

 time, etc. 



••The propagationof the American lobster 

 has been attempted, but «o far without mu 

 ce.ssi'ui at tempts tn transplant the same spe 

 aitbooast have also been made. 1 ' 



I Ma. nil 

 the ,io 



ml Mr. l'.ii 



ed by the nuke. 



. M.I 



r-gula 

 pulled 



.l.-.ei.- ■ ... . x I naeted 



iai tl lection of officers bo nost- 



i account ox the small attendance, 



ed liv the heat and the change of 



ed. 



ted until •:.:JIP. M. 

 □ONTDTUBD.l 



HABITS OF THE BLACK-HEADED 



Pinwphtiles prtmittos I!ai\ 



id i 



inificial means 

 uceess. Unt 

 to the Califor- 



I.OHSTER CULTURE. 



BY 9. M. JOHNSON. 



\ ..in kind mvit.it i, .u t., prepare a short article on lobster 

 culture was duly received, and I hereby briefly comply with 

 vour request. 



The true sportsman angler when he carefully releases the. 

 fingerling trout and returns it to the stream, intuitively recog- 

 brue economy of flshculture. With an application 

 of 1 1 1 is -.line law in lonstera, we claim that great good night 

 be dune. By returning to the grounds all (hat. are immature, 

 and placing the limit so as to allow time tor reproduction, a 

 innstant and sufficient supph would lie insured, win. h iirsuit. 



1 think, can be accomplished in .... other way. Th, .-its of 



this plan seem tc. be very generally understood, but the great 

 .lilti.-Mliv is in determining what. -good has been, or may be. 

 accomplished, arises from the fact that Che laws of the differ- 

 ent States are not uniform, and that, moreover, they are iften 

 disregarded altogether^ so that no satisfactory knowledge of 

 th- ben-tit derived is possible until these difficulties .in- ad- 

 justed. 



There is a plan which, as far a- II; 



in sh.i 

 smaller, more deli . . 

 of a lighter color, witl 

 This is one of Hie in. 



in this country i and b. 

 heretofore b< en ■■ eri 

 gar.i to i lie method ol 

 importance to the seie 



while studying thensl 



1.1 str. 

 ■ow.led. eve- .-ii 

 lark blotch. COl 



ructu 



■ F ;. J -.I'"" n 

 ick lateral bs 





under (he ,!,„>.il n, 



coloring; the dorse 

 with black, and the 

 and deep black. I 

 t wo smaller spines i 

 pear inflamed and o 

 head uf the fish, w) 



appear injured. Tl 

 with perhaps the or 

 distiuct than usual 



At this time ibe i 

 leaf, for in-tan— 1 

 females to come an 



(teflon the lower si 



adhesive, remain tl 

 body, and darting i 

 ment of contact, ' 

 others are induce! 

 leaves may be foun 

 different stages ol 

 others maj have bi 



a l.o-t at the o oeption oi bhe 

 foreign and colonial roiuiiiissiimcr.s at : lie royal pavilion, The 



guests were as follows: l-'r » l »- - I nii.d states ..r a. i.-i ;.■.-,. 



Messrs. G. Brown Q le, Oapt J. W Collins W. V. c,,x. .-,,,,1 



\ Howard flark: li.-l._-i M. 1. II. l.-in'.-.-rs: Canada. Hon. 



A. W. McLean, minister for lish-ries for th- lioininion, .nd 

 Mr. Wiluiot; Chili. Mai. S.-w.-ll (lana and Count Sai 

 Tom J H.rien,; Chiii.-i. M- -a- ,1 I). Camp-ll '.ml -I.muc- II 

 Hart: Prance. M. K L. Cbolmlet; Grl iiiian'.'. Heir M. v,.n detii 

 bom. . India. Dr. KiMii-i- Ha,: Japan, Mr. Sonodn Kokichi; 

 Holland, bar..,, p. V Van Il.-r.H ; N.-wi.. midland, lion. Am 

 bi-OSOShea: Norway, Or. P. M. Wall-m: New South Wale-. 

 Sir S.-.ul Samuel, K. C M. II.. and Mr. Ramsey; Russia. M 

 de Solskv: Spain. Admiral . I Polo de Fi-niabi; and Sweden, 

 PlOf Smith and Mr C.-ar Hick-mi. Th-.e ;-. -,-. ,,i ... p. ,.-„. 

 Mj BirbeeK, M. I'., the Marquis oi Hamilton, the &_rl of 



Ducie, Sir Ale 



liffe 



. K. 



M. 



■T (lull. B. C M. i: . and Sir I 'liilipCuii- 



ii.. c it.. C. 1. K. 



mj- that the luncheon- which was served 



lisJi. but disguised under sneh unfamiliar 



auiinalion makes this tin 

 its customary appearance 

 at the lateral band is more 



in. V-.'.' 



trie 



effectually accompl&h il 

 to- overcome an objeotioi 



[ol sters below the requil 

 !akc them again and ags 

 would respectfully subui 

 tion and all others inter? 



That all traps of p its oe 

 sticks -h i.: be sufficiently far 

 to escape, and that ,. funnel I,. 

 five and one-half or six inches 

 this pin lie, which is used n 



th- lobstei industry, would V 

 chances for replenishing t la- 

 mented. 1 hope thai wbenevi 

 protection tor lobsters is In. 

 plan mav receiv- the at) man 

 The disposal of the spawn-b 

 worthy of consideration also 

 ever, is thill H the I 

 ,,il -nit it v would be iln 



■.-r...iii.:- to provide toi 

 of mi small consequent 

 The plan of having a < 

 do not wish to he nn.li 

 1 am unable to tlli'l 8 



.urpos' 



id which, if adopted, 



nd i 



the con 

 1. the foil 



ir apart 



hoop si 

 es ill dia 



And oth-r r 

 ■riifinnnf th. 



... I- th- 



'„-'.' I 



■ill be 



ed nf 



i h.-t 



lit 



ed 



The adoption of 

 r, kinds of net fishing, to 

 fc-th jttst to all. and the 



id- would be greatly aug- 

 th- subject ..i 



i the 



■li.-iili-raiii 

 i demands. 

 - important . 



ugh. 'a suite 

 ed t 



. tin 





(In 



This 



■. and should be carefully looked up. 



ise time is frequently advanced, and I 



■stood as altogether opposed to il, but 



ent reason for adopting 



tonsider some of the difficult i-s that ajipe 



,-,ll b: 

 in s< l-.tingth . 



Suppose we lake Anril, May and June, the months when 

 lobsters are mosl numerous, tb.ere seems to be no iiecesaitj for 

 a close lime then, because at (his season the supply is equal 

 to the demand, and anj reasonable limit could be applied 



without hardship to either t;sl,.-i man or consumers. We find 

 then no reason for a .1..- lime during I lies.- months. Now 

 suppose we select, the other extreme. January, February and 

 " 'ch;the months when fewest lobsters are caught. " 



the; 

 ture 



bo 



the 



uto the! 



aselv 

 .rai.le. 



;. and c 

 nditii 



ugh 



nterfen 



be 



VII I: 



llowiug 

 inch em 



/ill.-itt.i. 



:k and drive away, an 

 e will jump out of the 



1 should a Uragon-flv 

 water and scare it 6i 

 ctive to lish spawn li 

 wi. character, and i 



sins to spawn at t be- 



nches, while 

 aches in tengl 

 lear the surfat 

 Although m 



■it- egg, hatch 



iratm-e. The 



female rarel 



t be 



nk, ,1 



lish ir 

 jt exel 

 e to the 



birds, 



Its destr 



■nd yo .. 

 lies other more useful and pe 

 above described frequent water 

 wondered how minnows ever cf 



which had n nn. ..tion wind 



er, u.-iy be explainc 



[ nitcd St. 





lining in the 







or dluslra- 







3ii at South 



States of 





l. is nol ,11! ■ 







-.. and. while 



h fish begil 



s at til- 



flsbrnoof ■■<'- 



will find t 



lle!i t" 



surprise end 



, him her 



I Ihetroubi 

 bits for t! 



. the tie 



i.-lblv ll 



o practi 





calling 

 l..b.,wii,g 



glli-l.ed lO 



n which, irhc taket 

 - may gel useful hi 



Tins Was succeeded in the Timet df May Hi, by the 

 letter from Sir A, Pitt Rivers, a ;:.-iii l.-man di.-.tin- 

 .rning and sci.-ntillc auain'meiits. 



'/,.- rm 



te von justly be-tov, on the 

 department in the fisheries 

 n to the fact that in the. 

 ivhich is arranged lu'slor- 

 Sean.iiii.ni.in, and Dutch 

 • sci. clitic stud. -lit of the 

 ige in their proper order in 

 t nitcd Slates Mr. Urowu 



of their backs: 



•I'liiMiiaet,..,! as 

 readily appreciate 

 by excluding the i 

 present by d-str. 

 from Under the lei 



I 1NCI.-.NAT!, O., Ju 



,. suspeel that these amphibia 

 s locality to another ..n the a 



THE FISHERIES EXHIBITION. 



doinllial iniiriiie patentees have a chance 



of the 



thick. 



There 



•.bing lish 

 ianc-s of 

 icnts and 



T!,r 



t( 



the exhibition a' 

 rce, and an interest which is 

 ment s of lishculliir'-. and il mav b 

 uianv indications of the way in win 

 ment of the riuieil States mark flic 

 mands of science. I have the bon 

 •inly. 

 N... ■! HKosvesoi; « oim-.ss, Maj- ill. 



It need scarcely be said that commendation from such a 

 -naive is in flic highest degree satisfactory. A, a matter of 



id dis 



id— n 



ceded thai 



.lid do 



unable to 

 hatched. 



■\elli- -Wl 



in. -II 



PIE 



de againsl theth 



is liable to, ih 

 s<. frequenUy i 



„t death by dn 



... e|.„- lime be advocate. I, it Would be exlreinel-. dllli 



cull to di.io.-i- such .1 time, as il is impossible to show thai 

 any better results would be obtained at one lime than at an- 



oll'li T. 



I leave this ]).-irt of the subject without further discuss, „„, 

 except tu say that I am np-u t'.. .onviei ion. 



The dilli. -ill s in tbenav of procuring reliable statistics hi 

 regard to bhe benefii Herived from the laws we now have, 



forced, the catch is so much influe -i by the weather and 



the niiniber of .n-u engaged in Bshlngai diffei 

 fhat what eoiues I., ih- markei.giv. ,, ■ real information as 

 toih-ii relative scarcity from one year to another, It ianol 

 a matter of conjecture, bui it is as itlobstersare 



becoming more and more scarce every year, and ii is of the 



mporfance thai a aow intercsl u 

 be awakened, and that continued and increased efforts for 



their protection should be made 



Mr. Mathiok— H .-.-.. ins to in- ilini Mi. Johnson has solved 

 in- problem ol lobster protection, anfl the only wonder Es that 



tin one ha- thought of Ilia kill- I he l.ib t.er |i..I- with apelt.llies 

 large i.-nougb In p.-i mil. the small on-s In pa-- -ill before this 



time. Perhaps some of themen engaged in the Qsherj may 



;.i ..I this, but as they sell the small lob 

 canneries, it is thuir present interest to catch them, if the 

 rill regulate the apertures in the lobster pots as they 

 do the meshes in iish nets, then the small ones will have a 

 chance to grow. 



.p.naiii, (which 



the K,iinb.ii:.!l 

 IU 111 Scotch lish 



ly a ;;nrlliv dUSS Of 



which ha- so wisely 



lisplay of Aiiieri-iui 



lill.-nl. Ill this depart- 

 wev -r, Of Poltorfe 

 nd onetliateortailily 

 lev State, Many Of 



the great lish 

 ability, so tar 

 M lay, May 



burgh paid his last visa to the exhibition before lakmg ins 

 departure ior Russia, where he wed to partieip 

 ceremonies attendant upon the coronation uf the Czar. A 

 little after two o'clock of the same day, the Prince of AValee 



thai 



'lb 



;> exhibit 



■ un'ted b 

 nd delir 



.th.v C 

 cans being .-uni. 

 i .... i- that new ; 

 . .rated eo.llish,' 

 foods, slleb a-. 03 

 and liol to be nul 



-atcd mince pies 



pie in tor 



■ i re iter 



s. Suffice it, 



tall have done web. anil it is to be hoped i hat their 



efforts mav result in i he oblaimngnf a liberal share of awards, 



and a bountiful supply of orders for their productions—,/. W 



it 1 ;.',;; 



is, fish a 



her kii 

 ,.. ...... 



dchreq 



md lol 



bhe mas 



""urns 



: ;E,iX 



ell. and 



1 CIV 1 



lish o, 

 t is to h 



and a beuniuul supply ot 

 Collin* in Boston Hern Id. 



