The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-08-11

mlssiOners have Just demonstrated that shad can
not be hatchcd in salt water Fishermen have
claimed that shad would not hatch in salt brack
ish water, but Professor Baird of the United States
Fishery Commission and other scientists held the
contrary. Seth (ireen has this season supern
tended the distribution Of more than a million
small California trout in New Iork ponds and
streams -. 4 salmon was caught recently i'll Co
lumbia river. Oregon, wei Ching so! pounds
The Dominion OF Canada expended S6,lG2 last
year i'll fishery culture. The number Of young
fish distributed Was II 90 600. -. Buruham ~
Morrill, of Port ely de- have closed their lobster
business, and are canning mackerel A petition
for restocking China lake with fish is being
signed by the inhabitants OF the villages on its
shores, viz China Village, East Nassalboro and
South China "A New York dispatch says that
the latest sensation shark fishing from the piers
The North and East Rivers infested with them
THE Lamone Sch S r. Lane. IL the last
twenty months has stocked rising 81, 600. From
April 20, to July II. of the present wear She has
landed rising 2,400 bbls OF mackerel. -. The Com
mercal says Mr.. Fred Gibbons and John Haynes
of Oldtown, caught in the waters of the PscaaQuis
Aug. 4nd, in four hours, two hundred speckled
trout wei Ching SOIL some of these trout weighed
| lbs. This is the largest trout catch OF the sea
more in number but less in weight have been
caught by others The Waterville Mail says that
old residents who have been on the watch have
not seen single salmon shaG above Augusta
dam this season. Some of the old fishermen, ia
miliar with the habits of salmon are free to say
that while costing great deal of money, our own
fish way is faulty i'll lis construction Benjamin
Hodgklns OF Rockport, Mass, brought in from his
lobster traps, recently, lobster that had torsaken
his shell after t,rimg the trap 1t was three
inches longer than lis shell. 1t will be sent to
the National Museum The Somerset Reporter
says: White perch are biting very freely al
Hay den Pond, ard being caught in large
numbers. Some black bass are also rewarding the
''throwers of the hook 49,. Pemaqmd fishermen
are selling dog fish Irers for - cents basket. ...
MIR. Tarr the Pemaquid canning factory employ
hity hands and can put up 5000 cans day He
has put up, ready for shipment, 1000 cans in four
weeks Fish are very scarce at Southern ports
but plenty at the North 80. Mr. Joseph K. billing
ham who owns and occupies the GOODMAN Get
usual, engaged in the propagation of land locked
salmon The toggy weather Of late has kept
most Of the mackerel fleet in port, and the light
catch is expected to enhance prices. During the
early part OF the week no less than 40 sail of
mackerel fleet were Ill port at Boothbay, with but
little prospect Of leaving for several days. At the
same time more than 100 vessels of the fleet were
at ofh nr ~,
eastern coast of Maine.--A letter from Nantucket
says that blue fishing is excellent Boats take
from 20 to - per day each The shark fishing is
the best known. A great many are taken
every day One boat lowed in l. from her trip
recently The varieties caught are the LAND
shark, ''hlue dog, ''mackere shark" and sand
shark One was caught recently IL feet in length
and weighing 600 lbs The Portland Sunday
Times says the dog-tish are more plenty this sea
son than for several years and are the source of
much trouble to the fishermen. Not content with
eating the fish they eat lines and all and some
days the fishermen are obliged to leave their work
IA meeting was held in London Friday to fur
Their the scheme of holding an international fisher
les exhibition IN London in 1888. The Marquis Of
Exeter presided. Sir John A. Macdonald, the Ca
madam Premier, addressed the meeting Ill support
of the scheme. He said he could confidently state
that the news that it is intended to hold such an
exhibition would be hailed with great pleasure in
Canada, where the fishing interests are so i'm
mense. He had no doubt that his colleagues
would cordially support the idea. committee
was appointed to make the necessary arrangements
| for the exhibition.