Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-28

Scotia. There are all kinds of theories
about how it is best 10 propagate and
increase the supply Of Holsters; some
think all the large ones should b"
liberated and the small ones used
others think the Holsters between seven
and II inches should be used and all
others liberated, and they are expert
mentinS on those lines with the result
that their catch is growing smaller
every year.
1.-The State Of Maine law protects the
small lobster under approximately 1oia
inches and also the large seed bearing
Holsters, so that we are working practi-
cally i'll two ways, and the fact that
our catch is increasing yearly proves
to my mind that our method is the cor
rect one. | believe with a strict en-
forcement of the present law, with the
cooperation of the fishermen as we are
now having from the unions, that in
side of five years our catch will have
increased from approximately S,o0g.001
this year to at least 1000 900 in 1912.
These figures are complied from actual
facts and actual experience, and not
established on theory.
''Too much praise cannot be given to
Mr.. Bowers and his officials in the Ma
| tiOnal Fisheries department for the as
Sistance and encoura cement that they
are giving this branch of the fishery
in this State. This past year there Were
Matched at the hatchery at BoOthbay
Harbor and liberated along the coast of
this State about 140000,O00 small lob
sters, which certainly must be a great
benefit to this industry and should have
the hearty support and cooperation of
every resident of this State. The hatch
cry at Boothbay Harbor has also
Matched and liberated nearly $4,000, 900
small cod fish, and the catch of ccd
| fish on this shore the past year proves
conclusively that the cod fish are in
creasing very materially.
Another branch of this department
| which is suffering and which needs
legislation OF some kind to give it better
protection and help increase the supply
is the clam fishery, and trust that our
next Legislature will pass some law for
the protection of the small CLAIMS, as
the present system Of digging CLAIMS for
factories and summer hotels is rapidly
depicting the clam fats by taking from
them the small clans which are Of such
a dimnutive size that they are Of
practically no value and are being
necdlessly destroyed"
Notices have been issued from the
office of the Commissioners of Inland
! Fisheries and Game of the adoption of
the following rules and regulations re-
ldtinG to the times and places i'll which
and the circumstances under which in
land fish may be taken in the waters
of Bunt's pond, i'll the town of La
/ moline. Hancock county:
Section /. There snail be a close
time for four years on BluntS pond,
so-called, situated in the town of La
moine, county of Hancock. from Octo-
Der l to May l of each year. during
which time it shall be unlawful to fish
for. take. catch or kill any kind of fish
in said pond.
Section .. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, for four years to fish for
or catch any kind of fish i'll said pond
on Sunday of each week.
Section o. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person during the time it is law
full to fish in said pond, for four years,
to take or catch more than II fish
III any one day.
Announcement was made Monday by
the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries
and Game of the appointment of Capt
:. +. Cousins of East Lamoine to the
position of deputy game warden with
out pay, and a commission has been
forwarded to him.
1t was learned yesterday from reports
which have been received at the land
office from the different logging sections
of the State that there We're on the
head waters Of the hennebec and en-
the West branch of the PenobScot.
from ii to IS inches Of snow. but that
was before yesterdays rain storm came
along. Whether or not the rain reach
ed as far north as that section however,
has NOT been learned, That amount Of
snow was hardly enough to enable the
1ewS to do good business but they were
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