The Republican journal., 1877-12-27
Report OF the Commissioners of Fisheries
Interesting Facts

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hnino ,al o lht Fen"pSe9t
nlanes TTb"rt ., ',,''A ~ -Mrnls NY years u
1Irivos has i - CIV I9iM'' > ttt tahe oi aIe
+aros+ ~ ~ - ~ iuueiaIt'e = hFelF
iii o1os - ~ ttt peen dNaAeiieu among
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casas a. IN at;i+ ~ ~ o'So + "lpiieu - an m
ot ~ 81 - +t'.''t' 80 " tle "'iH'eS7 pIehtIei IL
i nost ,ra -. te'p PieAelei man 'll otner hsH
no,,,1 - III ~ iaAI Pounu oi PlGhcrel tnah a
Consumes ararrh ~. t =, nSh l!e pcheiel
| swallow. l,a1, aa,a - L. l,! " @ 'Ai"' II ~ .S'u
fnu-I hnttor ~ ] - = y II :" oaiiS ~a'eI
hass i rari fa uan tliar ti'e 9lach
moro nssiI, hrad hon ,11,, a'tt ~ Z
tharo sb ,,tI5 i = le' b ~ 7" Pio'oot leili'
As thn raat Iuai'a "a'''tlSt @ uetlins
tha haIitS of AZ : ~ .ie Sn ''A' "i
where salmon either rash Tatnr ~ a.l n"'er
trn,t ~ 4-r';t ~ 4N1ii "a1el y oceaH' Vi
that HE means h nroyiie1 ,ho ~ y
| arc r, I,a IaI1~.,.(i ~ - ~ " iN '!
nntoho an i i e. u1i'rG az sE"N !. II
| tharn - i lt,'ie ~ " ny t Il
| snrir, IF H. talia; ~ ~ = '%i'eu % ~ lne
| prs ,ra ia nn storl-ai ~; H. ,l,,, I 4ff = i. ~
sa1r'- Nh !" II a',lliiol anu lIe 9tpaSo
Drodu tive ,vatars in Z tn ,I f ~
! If win h ,,.ca.sarr- - +i,,ih 49, ,t,.
/ with the means. nj nbt.in;nr H. III, 1Ti,r 1; ~
market into which we can % and n,,robo1. ma ~
of tn,Sr fishes an, IT. cir .,r,t ,,br, tb, t',,,:
| ors recaiye 3nulicotinns fnr tLor, 1li1[. h
promise If shall snnnI, II Ak f,,,, Han ii ,,"
| level. of tonnnrtirut 1LIl tInrs NJ, ,I,,' ;. =
'
/ black bass shonId he srn+ IA thn i,,s as
| early as possible during the winter that thev may
| put them On file and make trranscmeuts for their
/ capturn in ma snrina. \ M. I'M tt ;lJ ~
/ cries Of Maine have become 50 valuable h rrso1rce
| of the State so i,nDurtaut an itnn3 IN th r,;'+S >
Of our routes of travel our hotels and all places of
| summer resort it is time that this crop was tos
| tered and increased We require a GOOD square
| law tor the whole State aud from the first Of Oc
| toLer l.. tha 4,r.t ,t EnhrT.,rr ,r N,rh H. IN
: DR. Nav iust a. thr Ta,i4Iatt;rn sh,II 3oi3 hLn
| shall he no fishing ot any kind whatever in any ot
nur fresh water lakes. ponds and streams aul tb3t
| possession during that period whether Oh hotel or
private table or il, l,i.sJ, b,- carriers ,h,Il h
| considered evidence of Guilt without REGARD to
| place where caught. Let netting or spcarjur or
! grappiing. or catching in traps be conStjtutr 4
serious offence punishable bv both crime ana inn
| priSonment.
For the last tuur or five. vrar, IHr,re 1u,n}.r. Of
| Young salmon have made their appearancc in the
| Pcnobscot river at Bangor 4 portion Of the Kan
duSkeag river has Been fill nr them IN ,liItinu
for smclts at Brewer. sixty vounr salmon wnre
picked from among the captured su,rlts in the
course "t two honrS ana turned back into thr
water one man fishing for sucker, in the Ken
dtISkrar. caught sixteen yountr salmon in two
hours, ana carefully returned them to thp water
again Young salmon seemed to be present in
considerable numbers both above and beIu,y tbn
dam in said water and were taken orcasionolIv in
the nets OF fishers for tomcoi below thp f,Is 'rhp
salmon fisheries of the PrnobSrot is estimated to
!
IA 'lr t'jS'St IN llaN EeafS IeiFllg II" DOUBT IN
w Hl'ii"N vi tlie uioSl lucicuu""s tIa the work
". tcstpi"IioH pl PilliI'7 ana protecting Is an Ell
iii 'lt 'llulI Is'aNapie success Many OF the salmon
"'.e " I't2e Sl"e' among thtlii one WrlShlng -
| po"'5IS' \ very Sood run OF salmon has visited
~ 81, NfolA lhe lasE year IN 1913, some thons
an'S ol Young salmon were planted II the 81 Crox
an alcepofo IN lN'i' 7o0oo Try were Matched
,'lG 'uiAeu iilIo 'ppSlA Stfealn ms contribution
'ld'i 7 marked lhHueNcc ID adding to the number
lnaNin@ thG Eoo1 run OF the year Satisfactory re
SUITS nave peel obtained from planting salmon try
| ~ lne Aedomac rlVer lhe hShWars at Waldo
ooro nave worked welt aleWlYeS have been able
TO ascend al any PPch OF water Full grown salmon
maze Deel seen 10 the river the first time for forty
years very large number of salmon fry have
peeH turned INTO the AndroScoggln river. at and
ahoFe 'lNiled and with proper facilities Of ascent
oTer the dams at BflnSwlck the river should be
illI the coming spring. OF well grown salmon. The
loWef hShWaE al brunSWIck Is entirely inadequate
70 ~ requirements and position.
Inc fehobSrot Salmon Breeding works at Bucks
port nave not been Ill operation this year In con
sequence there VIII be no salmon fry on eggs to
tlstHpute the ensuing year. Ii is hoped next year
to Resume operations at Bueksport. The Commits
Sl"nerS nope theE may have II IN their power to
cooperate with the |. ;. Government ana Our SIS