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The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96

The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96

by Hugh M. Smith

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About this eBook

Author
Smith, Hugh M. (Hugh McCormick), 1865-1941
Credits
E-text prepared by Ronald Calvin Huber while serving as Penobscot Bay Watch, Rockland, Maine,
Language
English
LoC Class
SH: Agriculture: Aquaculture, Fisheries, Angling
Subject
Atlantic salmon fisheries -- Maine
Category
Text
eBook-No.
17039
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17039
Release Date
November 10, 2005
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.THE SALMON FISHERY OF PENOBSCOT BAY AND RIVER IN 1895-96 — By HUGH M. SMITH — Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission , 1898, Pages 113-124 — Contents — Extent and condition of the fishery in 1895 and 1896. — Detailed statistics for 1895 and 1896. — Comparative data relative to the salmon fishery. — Apparatus and methods of the fishery. — Salmon Net Types — Salmon at Matinicus and Ragged islands. — Salmon at the Cranberry Isles. — Salmon caught with hook off Maine coast. — Destruction of salmon by seals. — Evidences of results of propagation. — Extension of salmon-hatching operations on the Penobscot. — Planting of quinnat salmon and steelhead trout in Maine streams.
  3. 3.Footnotes — Map showing the location of the salmon weirs and traps fished in Penobscot River and Bay in 1896

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