Food Fishes of the Atlantic Coast. 257 



before the advent of the whites, still the following are abun- 

 dant in the bays, creeks, and sea basins around the coasts, 

 and furnish valuable and staple articles of commerce. 



The Norway Haddock has its southern limit about New 

 York, and is not common; but the American fish of that name 

 is exceedingly numerous. The Spring and Autumn Mackerels 

 and Herrings refer to several species ; all are famous as arti- 

 cles of food, and spawn on our shores, and are especially 

 plentiful in the Bay of Fundy. Two sorts of Cod and Hake, 

 the Pollock, Tusk, Halibut, Flounder, and Skate, make up a 

 bounteous supply of food fishes scarcely surpassed in quantity 

 or quality by those of any other country. Indeed it requires 

 only a glance at the map to be convinced of the advantages 

 offered to the finny tribes in the way of food and shelter, 



