The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-26
Fishing Rules in PamIico
and AIbemarIe.
FRIENDS OF THE SHAD
Every Speaker Declares His View is
the Correct View, But Joint Com
mittee OF House and Senate A.
dopt the vann Substitute Bill
View BY Close Vote.

Dutch nets. seines. gill nets, pound
nets, dip nets. canoes, shad, cells, cat
fish and such like talk of the sea rip
pied throughout the Senate chamber
yesterday.
This was in the hearing before the
loint committee on Fish and Fisheries
in the matter of the bills proposed &c
regulate the manner of shad fishing in
Tamlico and -Albemarle Sounds be-
tween the dates of January 10 and
May Is. A bill by Senator Vann, Of
Chowan, a substitute 10 this and bil
by Representative Etheridge, of Dare
were considered, the substitute Delils
finally adopted.
The substitute was championed by
Mr.. W. NJ Bond, of Edenton. there
being present 10 aid in its passage
Messrs Frank Wood. Julian Wood, j
A. Woodland j. f. Waff, I. f.. White
II. g. Wood, CT. c. Byrum, of Chowan
and j. Il. Nichols, of BERTHE. Opposi-
uon To the bill came from Dare anC
Fasquotank, the parties being repre-
s;ented by Mr.. +. f. Aydlett, of Eliza
beth City, there being present also
Asessrs r. w. Smith, S. G. Pugh, and
Theo. s. Meekins as a committee rep
reesnting the fishermen OF Pamltco
and Croatan Sounds and their tribu-
taries these favoring the EtherldSe
BILL
1t was declared by the friends of the
Nann bill that the fight was not oil
class against class, and not of one
method against another, but that the
demand for the bill was by concert
az action between the fishermen oil
different counties TO keep open the
channels near the inlets. that the use
al Dutch nets complained of are the
Only Dutch nets that are tlshed any
where i'm North Carolina waters across
the channels of streams, and that the
legislation desired is in accordance
with suggestions outlined by Dr.
Smith the United States government
cxnert. who stated in substance few
laws ago that the congested condition
pear the ocean il not relieved Dy the
removal Of nets would lead TO the
permanent destruction of the Eastern
Carolna shad fishing. These views
were vigorously opposed by the opo-
sition.
The Bill Adopted.
The substitute bill reported favor
sbly in substance is as follows:
l. That no fishing shall be done
within IL miles of Roanoke Marshes
Light House except within 500 yards
OF the shore Of Roanoke Island or
the mainland on the western side OF
Croatan and Pamiico Sounds.
. No Dutch net to- be fished on the
eastern side of Pamlieo Sound with
in ten miles of Roanoke Marshes liSh
House except within 500 yards of Roa-
noke Island or Hog Island shore.
g. No Dutch net TO be fished on the
east side of Pamlico Sound more
than 1000 yards west of line run
ming south southeast from Big Is
land 10 Bulkhead or shoal west OF
ChiclSamacomico, or south OF saio
point more than 1900 yards from the
Shoals as marked on the L. = Gov
ernment chart, of November %, 1904
4. No Dutch net To be fished on the
west side Of Pamlico sound extending
into the water more than 1000 yards
from The shore of the mainland.
;. No Dutch net to be iiShed in Croa.
tan Sound further from shore than
one fifth width of said sound ut thai
point or i'm Albemarle Sound more
than 1000 yards from shore or II
Chowan river further from shore than
one-thrd the width of said river OF
within one-fourth mile of any wharf
used by steamer on said river.
s. No person to fish within one mile
north or south of Al line five miles
long running west from centre of New
Inlet. or Oregon Inlet or northwcs
:. Act Ito apply only TO that part
Of the year from January 10 TO May
Is.
8. Violation made misdemeanor and
oyster Commissioner on complaint t.
him to see the law is not violated.
The Fight is Warm.
The various bills We're read and
then the hot struggle for supremacy
began. Mr.. Vann's amended bill was
offered, and then Mr.. Etheridge's bill
as 4 substitute.
Mr. w. NJ. Bond spoke in behalf of
the bill and against the substitute,
saying that his side would as soon
accept a square defeat of the bill as
To see the substitute win, and that
the law as il now stands would be
preferable He denied the truth of
statement attributed 10 Mr. .iydlett
representing the opposition. this he
said. being that the seine fisherman,
near h.denton. with thousands of
ards OF net, we're keeping the small
er fishermen from making catches.
This statement. he declared. WAS of
the order of a laWVer making the last
speech 10 a jury, as Mr.. Aydlett had
made this two DAYS after the other
hearing on the bill
AS 10 the use of Dutch nets he held
that this would. in the future. entire
~ destroy the industry, as this was
cIogging the ChanLel and preventing
the fish from going up stream at the
season of spawning. He held also
that a continuance of the present
methods would drive out the United
States fish hatchery. in which some
$4,000 had been expended. as shad
spawn were getting very scarce be-
cause of the use of Dutch or pound
nets as indicated and that United
States officials held these nets as in
furious.
Then Mr.. Bono entered into the
discussion Of the bill which he desired
passed to relieve the situation. after
which he took IN seratim. claims that
the passage of the act would be in
furious in many respects. He denied
that Dare county fishermen would he
injured by the passage of the act
and quoted the views of United
States fish officials against this. hold
ING that the use OF nets as now main
tanned would in time utterly destroy
the bsiness Of handling FISH stawn and