The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-19
NURSERY OF THE SEA
DISCOVERY or THE WINTER
HABITAT or MARINE FISHES.
on North Carolina shores Claims that
Ft.h Do Not Migrate 90 D,,tani re
glons. but Merely sssk Greater aud
Caimsr Depths.

Caimsr Depths.
The most important discovery IN
coast fishing so Tar has been made by
the fishermen offshore at Beaufort, y.
C.. and there h. reason 10 believe that
there will be- far-reaching results OBJ
talned In the future through improved
methods OF deep sea seining. says the
81. Louis Globe Democrat. In the two
winter months OF January and Fehru-
AIRY all OF our littorll species ~ tsh
disappear almost entirely from the
waters on our coast and fishermen arc
compelled TO fold up their seines and /
wait until spring for the temperance /
OF their fayorite game.
Scientists have concluded that the I
fishes 20 to some unknown resion or .
depth OF the ocean 90 breed during |
these two cold months. aud upon their
return in the spriug they arr accom-
panied by Innumerable hosts ~ young
Try. The discovery odshor here Is
nothing less than that 90 a winter muir
scry o. our litioal species % nsh
From six % eight nihoms below the
surface % The water the hsh have been
found 90 bc literally suarm.ug Ia
countless numbers. ana hooks and
seines lei down Co chat depth iuurilb-
iy bring up rich hluls The discovery
ls Important lu mollfylgg Oar prcyai.-
ing methods oi catching marketable
food nsh and in chelpenine che supply
In winter and In furnishing che needy
workers with employment 40 an Oh sea-
son. Natufallsts have believed Tor
some time that most Of our sea food
fishes migrated 10 warmer climates In
winter. as our birds DO. and returned
In the spring. but now h seems that
they merely swim onshore some dis
lance and drop down into deep cor
rugations and remain happy and con-
.0ited until spring returns. The hsh
are found off Beaufort and Morehead
city In deep holes or corrugations. A
great variety Of food fish is found In
this winter nursery. such as the red
drum. gray trout or weakfsh. spotted
sea trout. bluehsh. cronkers and many
others. Last winter the fishermen.
with deep sea lines. managed TO make
big hauls over these winter pasture
fields They let down lines from Eve
10 ten fathoms and brought up big
game. HUT this was soon considered
90 slow work and special deep-sea
Gets were manufactured for the pur-
pose. These nets we're heavily weight
ed and when sunk TO the proper depth
hey brought up enormous hauls ~
Ssh.
This winter the fishing has been bet
.er than ever. Improvements have
,een made upon the nets and the fisher.
men have been scoring wonderful sue
.esses. In the first FIVE days OF Feb
uary 1853. 900 pounds Of trout and 1875.
700 cronkers were caught Ia this man
Ter about two and one-half miles on
shore from Fort Macon near the Sea
buoy. where the depth averages sii
athoms. The fishing has been so gooC
N places that the men have made al
ilgh as $40 each In one day. Men al
Ilong shore out Of employment are
hooking 10 the place 10 take part In th'
fishing. A man provided with a deep
sea line and hooks. who Is willing Il
endure the hardships, can make a goo'
living In this way. But Il Is no cas-!
work 20 operate a line six to eigh
fathoms In length. With several pound
OF lead and a dve-pound FISH on th
other end. Some Of the line fishermen
come In az night with a hoatload o
fish. but their hands are 50 cut am
mutilated that they are unfit for wor
the next day Thick huckskin glove
on the hands are necessary for th
proper protection Of the skin. 4 mes
sort Of seine has been used here thl
e winter for the FIRST time u Is dcslgue
10 just for this deep-water fishing
l. closes up in the shape Of long. MAJ
r row eelpot. with % heavy weight at IA
l. lower end Il bangles over the side &
q the fishing smack by several rope
m which are manipulated either by III
81 men or tackle When the lea
ID reaches the bottom the seine u allow,
J. 10 rest there FOR some time while N
Ie men spread II open. This Is done D
lc means Of ropes. Four rowboats lea,
ID the smack and each one pulls a roI
II attached 10 a corner Of the seine. Thu
al il Is spread out on the bottom OF u
ID sea directly under the focks Of b,
D. fish Then % Is gradually hauled o.
" 4 deep pocket In the bottom Of n
10 seine Is quickly filled with so many Il.
NJ that they threaten 10 break throuf
Boz the meshes by their very weight.
ld each haul fishermen bring up ut lea
500 pounds Of nah. Tho numbers
e. the hsh seem ineshausIb.c. VIII,
IN one hiding place is pretty well clcanl
4, out the fishermen hunt around for a
u other The bottom uf the yea on u
\, coast here ia uudulatiua. forming de-
: hollows or holes. In which the sea NJ
!. hide They are never found ON Il
. ridges OF the bottom nut always
) the hollows. Consequently the nsho
a men carry sounding leads with them
~ search Of new hiding place or whit
nursery. When the water ls six
y eight fathoms deep they drop the n
!, and leave II there Tor short Ga
- before hauling II Mp n they strike
~ rich they haul II mp and let 70 down "a
pr 40 their boat Is loaded
singular Luminous Animal.