The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
A NURSERY on THE SEA.
DIScorERr OF TBB WINTER HxBE-
TAT OF sALT WATER FISHES
In The Deepcss ustisus ct th- oees. TSsT
CSsEre=nte DupssE tie lsstSs &c 1nsaary
ass FesruarJ-TRs SsHSers 49,. rsszhaus-
tbAtS-Essszh to ChsAe t. Rvery nfver.

In he De~prss ustisus ct TIE ocean TneT
CSsEre<nte DapssE tie 1s,tAs &c 1ns.ary
ash EeSrusrJ-Ths Ss.sers 49,. tsezhsus-
to CssNe e. Rvery ntver.
Pros ne 81. ESrIs 0soasu~ao<rsE
BEAUToRr. y. C.. Feh 3-The most irpor-
tant discovery IN coast fishing 50 far has ben
made By the fishermen o6shore herr. and there
Is reason to believe that there viii be far-reaeh-
Ing results obsaiasd IN the future through i'm
proved methods OF deepseA seinius. In the
~" winter months oe January and February an
OK or httoral species OF dsh disappear alnoss
entirely FROM the waters OF ou- coast and fish
errnen are compelled TO tolt up their seizes and
walt until sFr.ne fer TIE reAppeagance Of their
favoEi;e game. A very few daring ard adven-
iuro1s spt-its 20 far out TO sea with long hnea
and succeed IN catching a few each day to sup
ply the markets; bat "a a rule the catches hare
been comparatively small and insignificant.
Socialists have cuncl7ded that the ashes 90 70
some unknown region OF depths % the ocean to
breed during these two cold months. and upoa
their return in the spzinE they are accom-
panied By innunerAbie hosts Of younz fry. The
discovery odshorr here Is nothing less than
that OF . winter nursery OF our httorai specteo
OF dsh- From six 20 eight fatNous below tho
surface Of The water the 1sh have been found to
be literally swa-minz in countless nurabsra
and hooks and seireS les down TO that devth IN
N4AhAtAN AZ 40 = w An1o1uh -
eoA1iaS and TEMPTATION can induce the nsh 70
leave their warm winter habitat far below the
~sartaee. and the fsherren have 20 adops new
methods Of catching them
The discover Is important In modifying our
prevailing methods Ok catching marketable food
Och and IN cheApeainS che supply in winter anA
IN furnishing the needy workers with employ
nent az An OF season when poverty and ha-a-
ship often press most severely upon them-
N.s--.Is.s. 49, k-1,.--1 g. - t. 49,
most Of our sea-fcod fishes migrated to Farmer
climates in vtn;e-. as our birds dc, and re-
turned in the spring; bzS now IL seems shas
they merely swim o6shore some distance alA
drop down into deep eorruEations. and renaiR
happy and con;entsd Until spring returns.
The dsh are found o6 Beaufort and NoreheaA
City in deep holes o. eu-ruxactooS In the sur,r
mer unechey come tnshore further. and SWARM
around the oyster beds aad the bays and tnlsts.
a great variety Of food fab Is found in this win
e- nursery. such as the red drum gray trout OF
weakfsh. spotted sea trout. bfuehsh. croakers
and many others Last winter the fishermen,
with deep-seA lines. managed to make big ha1ls
5ver these winter pasture fields They let down
lines from Eve 20 ten fAthouS and brought M
big game. But this vA soon considered too
slow work, and special deep-sea nets were man
ufactnred for The purpose. These ne.s were
depth they brought Up enormous ha1ts Of Ssh
This winter the fishing has been better than
nets. and the fishermen have been scoring vuo-
dert1l successes In the trst FIVE days Of Feb
erouke-s we're caught in this manner aboaf %
miles Of shore from Fort MAeo1- near the SEA
GGSS The h.aine has If be sS's % rod 60 e p,s as i isns n
men have made as high as $40 each in one day.
focttns 70 he place to lake AN z Re assiaS.
A nAn provided with . deepsea line and hooks
EsS is wd5nS to e I'd The hAr S can
in !ensth 9Th seyssai pounds Of lad and
line rshernen come in az night with . boat
load o. ssh- but thetr hands are 50 cut and mu-
Thick buekshn gloves % the hands are neces-
SAT- tcE Tie proses Protection Of the skin
winter for the arss time. i. is designed i1ss
for this deep water fshinE-. Il closes up in the
1 aetsss q a: : 'G sss l o.sz'I . ID 'f 4 s dahsi : hs oEcE
the side OF the fishing smack By several ropes,
, seiSs AZ VIA S.at e .ssa s seaeS.s y ne ssi so Ssa s &.
.etFe i. aIlosea % rsss there f.: some tine
n nan 's et H sav. .sFef fo Is op ssabo sai' E S9o. 3. p
s se.ns s.. q ;s !, GIN: IN . /; !. s ;Dre. "a OF :.
SssP p@sfes a lie 0ossda q he .ein %f : a III
break ,hroaFa The neshes 81 their rery veteht-
Ia each hasi he fishermen bring up AZ leass 500
The numbers OF the f.h seem ine1haustibla.
waen oee hiding place = pretty well cleaned
ocs the fishermen hunt around for another. The
bottom Of the sea OF the coast here L. undu-
lActrS- FORMING deep holows or holes. u which
TIE SEA tsh hide They are neTer found O.
the ridges OF The bottom bat always in the hn[
lows Consequently the fishermen cATy sound
ing leads with ;hem when in search Of Q new
water is SIX 70 eight tAthons deep they dro1rks
rec and leave IL there for q short time before
hauling Il ~ II they strike il rich lhey hAul
10 up and let IL down until their boat Is loaded.
TIE fact being established that tie fab merely
sink 20 a good depth OF our coast IN wtnter IN
ssead OF migrating to some tropical sea. the
question OF discovering the hiding place o.
other species becomes interesting Il Il
-ho1Ekc that the same soCr Of fshiEg may b
applied 10 the Goldfish OF the Newfoundland
backs Ard 70 the red zrAppers OF the Florida
not too deep, tkey may be caught right through
the cold weather With properly constructed
setnes- Il is believed now that countless NIL
Hocs Of shad. salmon herring. striped hAAA.
AID other 9nA6ronoUS dsh are hidden away
in The fields o. the ocean a snorI distance Oh cur
coast. and that only = snail per cent at them
eater our rivers 70 ErAvn in . Ryea seAsoos
IN fact II on~ehurdredth OF al that are In the
ocean should make . simultaneous movement
il ihts direction they would completely choke
~ every river n The county,. Hence 10 u quite
Be discovered In the nets OF Beaufort an 90
cAstonAl striped bass. blueash- salmoa- her
ring. ard snst have been caught. demonstrate
ing that they are aground somewhere In the
deeP coErZSAttons OF the oceans bottom The
mar who discovers their winter hiding place
Will open 10 . new industry Of rreusndonF LIZ
rorIalce 20 the country.