_
‘
-
ST ANDREWS ÈÀY. SUMMARYÇ
‘
.
cannot be drawn “ with regard to round shes, which are
:
numerous and migratory.” But if his conclusions are based on
his half—periods, experience would show that it is during the '
solder months of the year that cod, and haddock‘s, and whiting‘s
[
most abound in St Andrews Bay, yet the uncertainty of shing—
_
.
,
operations is again demonstrated by the fact that while the cod
_
and whiting were more numerous in the latter period, the
'
docksand gurnards were in the majority in the former period.
_
The highest average—for haddocks took place in 1887,
'the lowest years were 1889 and 1890.
.
.
«
;
The opinion expressed in regard to the cod in
_
Bay, in 1883 and 18841 Was that it had almost disappeared, but .‘ ‘
the examination during the latter year both in the bay and off
the rocks showed that this was at variance with facts. ' Indeed,
no
sooner were the _shermen free to leave their lines baited
with anemones than cod were found in considerable numbers
A single boat would bring from 30 to 80 cod as‘ its share
bay that had been “
swept barren by trawlers.” It was
that only the right season and the right hait were necessary
to
secure ne cod as before.
Year by year the same experience has;_
been met with.
Lately (1898) even so limited an
as a Salmon sta‘ke—net in June has captured at a single
notwithstanding all the pessimistidviews of those engaged‘ in
the pursuit, thenomad— shoals of the round shes still asSert
themselves.
_Besides, the yearly shoals of tiny young
cod in
the bay in June show, by their unfailing regularity and
.
immense multitudes, that the methods of nature
the open
ocean
for the mOst part beyond the inue nee of man, and
_
en as before—ùnmindful alike of the fears
of the t1m01ous:
and the misapprehensions of thèse m,fyq…wth
If the— averages on thestatm5mthed°ædæeaare
theisameresultlsappaœmNoaœu“1&tmand
‘
-
ST ANDREWS ÈÀY. SUMMARYÇ
‘
.
cannot be drawn “ with regard to round shes, which are
:
numerous and migratory.” But if his conclusions are based on
his half—periods, experience would show that it is during the '
solder months of the year that cod, and haddock‘s, and whiting‘s
[
most abound in St Andrews Bay, yet the uncertainty of shing—
_
.
,
operations is again demonstrated by the fact that while the cod
_
and whiting were more numerous in the latter period, the
'
docksand gurnards were in the majority in the former period.
_
The highest average—for haddocks took place in 1887,
'the lowest years were 1889 and 1890.
.
.
«
;
The opinion expressed in regard to the cod in
_
Bay, in 1883 and 18841 Was that it had almost disappeared, but .‘ ‘
the examination during the latter year both in the bay and off
the rocks showed that this was at variance with facts. ' Indeed,
no
sooner were the _shermen free to leave their lines baited
with anemones than cod were found in considerable numbers
A single boat would bring from 30 to 80 cod as‘ its share
bay that had been “
swept barren by trawlers.” It was
that only the right season and the right hait were necessary
to
secure ne cod as before.
Year by year the same experience has;_
been met with.
Lately (1898) even so limited an
as a Salmon sta‘ke—net in June has captured at a single
notwithstanding all the pessimistidviews of those engaged‘ in
the pursuit, thenomad— shoals of the round shes still asSert
themselves.
_Besides, the yearly shoals of tiny young
cod in
the bay in June show, by their unfailing regularity and
.
immense multitudes, that the methods of nature
the open
ocean
for the mOst part beyond the inue nee of man, and
_
en as before—ùnmindful alike of the fears
of the t1m01ous:
and the misapprehensions of thèse m,fyq…wth
If the— averages on thestatm5mthed°ædæeaare
theisameresultlsappaœmNoaœu“1&tmand