BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 73 
Tlie Bay of Fundy frozen herring business during the past winter 
has been much below the average. Herring were scarce much of the 
time, and the business was more or less restricted by our fishery com- 
plications with the Provinces. The following table gives the quantities 
brought by Gloucester vessels : 
Quantity of frozen herring brought from the Bay of Fundy by Gloucester vessels during the 
winter of 1886-87. 
Name of vessel. 
Date of ar- 
rival at 
Gloucester. 
Number 
of frozen 
herring. 
Where obtained. 
Ada It. Terry ... ........ 
Jan. 5, ’87 
Mar. 9, ’87 
210, 000 
260, 000 
180, 000 
250, 000 
250, 000 
180, 000 
220, 000 
60, 000 
255, 000 
350, 000 
250, 000 
101, 000 
Grand Manan. 
Do. 
Ada "R. Terry (second trip) 
Enola C 
Jan. 17, ’87 
Mar. 9, ’87 
Saint George. 
Do. 
Enola C (second tripl ................ 
Margie Smith 
Feb. 14, ’87 
Apr. 4, ’87 
Jan. 21, ’87 
Welsh Pool. 
Margie Smith (second trip) 
Saint George. 
Do. 
William U. Foye.. .... 
"William TT. Fnye (second trip) 
Mar. 9, ’87 
Feb. 14, ’87 
Feb. 24, ’87 
Mar. 4, ’87 
Do. 
V olunteer 
Do. 
rinmmnnwflalth 
Do. 
Sarah P. Ayer 
Beaver Harbor. 
Clyde __ 
Mar. 12, ’87 
Saint George. 
Total 
2, 566, 000 
After touching and reporting at Gloucester, a few of these vessels 
proceeded to Boston and disposed of their fish for bait and food, though 
the larger portion was sold at Gloucester for bait. 
The cargoes mentioned in the above table constituted the bulk of the 
receipts by American sailing vessels from the Bay of Fundy, though 
the schooners Venus and Flora Wooster, of Eastport, brought 320,000 
aud 53,000, respectively, and the Charles H. Kelley, of Boston, brought 
160,000. The fish brought by the first-named vessels were obtained at 
Saint George, and those by the last-named from Grand Manan. In 
addition to those brought by sailing craft, large quantities of frozen 
herring were shipped by rail and steamer from Eastport and other 
fishery centers, to the principal markets of the New England and Mid- 
dle States. 
26.— THE FISHERIES OF GLOUCESTER, MASS., IN APRIL, 1887, WITH 
NOTES ON THOSE OF OTHER LOCALITIES. 
By W. A. WILCOX. 
Although April is a spring month, the weather has much resembled 
that of midwinter, with heavy falls of snow occurring so late as the 
18th. The cold weather and frequent storms have considerably delayed 
the vessels in beginning their season’s work. During the month com- 
paratively few Gloucester vessels have been employed, these fishing 
mostly on George’s Bank and off Cape Ann, though a small fleet has 
fished on the Western Bank for cod and halibut. 
