The New York herald., 1921-03-13
It Il Dangerous to Catch or Buy Baby
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Tic report az the New Jersey Fish and
Game Commission has the following to say
about Holsters In June, the last month or
the fiscal year, the board commenced cam
TaiEn against violaters ~ the law fixing the
size Of iobsters and obtained the conviction
~ two defendants for having In possession
tahy lobsters We continued the campaign IN
the new fiscal year and arrested many OF
tenders. II IS apparent that warden il
krown I'll locality where the violations are
going on and IN view Of that fact detectives
we're employed.
1T u recognized by both the State and
Federal authorities that the baby lobster net
Is most difficult one to enforce by reason
Of the fact that the catchers can secrete
their retaining cars In the bays or other
large bodies OF water and may only be found
By a small buoy Or stake known 70 the per-
son who anchored them. Under cover OF
night the Holsters can be removed 70 New
York State or delivered 20 persons who had
given orders for them and who come Tor
them in autos or boats.
1T appears that many 81 the purchasers
Of these summer residents along the
shore. who are In league with the fishermen
IL the illegal traffic. n must be noted that
many OF these baby lohstern are caught be-
yond the three mile limit, where the board
has no jurisdiction as 70 the catch, ana the
only way ii can enforce the law as 70 size
"a 10 prosecute the person having them ~
possession These people know the law ana
win sell only 20 persons whom they can
trust
,'During last summer Holsters we're caught
IN great numbers off the northern coast ~
this State, and the rev men engaseu N il@
business have reapct a harvest. The lobsters
are caught southeast OF the Sandy Hook
Tirhtship and about seven or eight miles
from shore, One bank skiff operated oy Two
and sometimes three men, having 200 LOBSTER
pots, but taking the Holsters from one-halt
this number Of pots each day has caught
on an average during the summer 900 pounds
OF Holsters, although catches OF 500 or WV
pounds a day are not uncommon. some OF
the men sell the Holsters 70 local dealers,
while others take them direct 20 Fulton Mar
ket New York the price ranging from ~
cents to 90 cents pound, the average price
probably being about 70 or ~ cents
''f,obsters have been very scarce on our
coast for a number Of years, until year
or two ago, when n notable Increase was
shown and the increase this year surpasses
All Of the other years. This Increase might
BE due to the stocking Of the Atlantic ocean
with Holsters by the Federal authorities
about five years ago, which Holsters were
planted IN Cape May county, but as there
are no persons aRed In the lobster bust
ness In that county there is no way Of deter
mining II there Is any Increase ~ that sec
ton There arc a few icbsters coUgf1t near
the Delaware BreaNwater, but there seems
to be no increase IN that section In fact,
very few Holsters are caught IN the state
Of New Jersey south Of Manasquan, one
probable cause ~ increase may be found IN
the fact that IN 1918 the board had the
Legislature pass an act restricting the size
81 iobatcrg which might he taken. No
lobster less than ~ Inches or any spawning
lobster can be taSten under the present law"
One solution Of the Many Dead Menhaden.
Tile report from which the lobster article
above was taken has this to say about the