Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-06-28
OUR FISHING INTERESTS.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE
FISHING IN ALBERMARLE
SOUND.
From cur TRADE Edition.

SCllS1 dlIN upOOoSo VI >~F>i AA
agined by many people. Even
those who daily see the oper-
atoms Of our fishermen little
dream of the magnitude of the
fishing business that is SO exten-
sively carried on in this imme-
diate vicinity.
The catch of fish in this section
is unprecedentedly large, and the
operations for catching same are
something enormous.
The follow is only a synopsis
of our fishing industry, which
we have attempted to describe as
briefly as possible:
THE SEINE FISHING.
The most expensive operations
that are carried on here is the
Seine fishing, which costs from
nine thousand to fifteen thous-
and dollars per season 90 days.
to operate same, but the profits
are usually very large. The
seines that are fshed in this sec
ton are about 24oo yards long.
TO one end of this seine the
land end) eight coils of ~ inch
whale warp, 200 yards to the
coil, are attached, while on the
other end the sea end) from IS
to 10 coils of warp are used, with
which the seine is drawn in by
steam engines, the rope being
wound upon large drums, while
the netting is placed upon steam
hats-boats used for shooting
the seine. When the fish are
landed they are banked upon a
platform, from which they are
taken and packed for shipment.
These seines are operated day
and matchmaking a haul every
Az to 5 hours. Each fishery
| gives employment to from 70 tc
| 100 people.
ON THE ALBEMARLE.
sound we have five of these large
fisheries now in operation. There
are also several others operated
ON the rivers, and number that
are not in use, which could be
operated successfully. AS many
as five hundred thousand 900,
ooo) herrings have been caught
at one haul of these seines. But
twenty thousand is considered All
average catch and good fishing.
At DR.. Capehart's fishery "a few
miles South Of Edenton, 24oc
shad have been landed at one
haul, and on one occasion over
four tons of stripped sBass were
taken.
During the season of 1894 DIR
Capehart shipped over eighty
thousand shad and saved over
three million herring. During
the season of 1898 he caught IoS,
600 shad. This we mention
simply to give the reader an idea
of the amount of fish that are
taken i'll these waters.
These fish are also very cheap
At the beginning Of the season
herrings sell for Is cts. a dozen
but i'll a very short while after
fish begin to run they sell from
$I.oo to $500 per thousand. Her,
rings that are corned and pack
ed in barrels sell from $3.50 tc
So. 90 per barrell
THE OFFAL
from these fish is also utilized III
fert;lizing, which is said to be
superior to any fertilizer known
for the cultivation of truck, corn
&c. 1t is also plentiful and cheap
for instance, enough of this rich
and elegant fertilizer to fertilize
an acre of land can be bought
for about s.. 50.
POUND NETS.
The fishing of Pound Nets
which were introduced i'll ou1
waters by the Hettrick Bros, in
1869, has grown to be quite al
extensive industry, giving ell,
ploy1nent to more people than
any other mode of fishing.
The Pound Net covers a space
of about three hundred and fifty
yards, and is hshed from 5 to s
on row.
This net consists of a "lead,'
"heart," "tunnel' and pound. '
The part known as the"lead"ru
from 200 to $50 yards in length
and is used as hedge; the fish
striking these hedges are lead
into the "heart," then through
tunnel into the pound that
part of the net arranged for the
pounding of the fish from which