Report on the Condition of the Sea Fisheries of the South Coast of New England, Part 5U.S. Government Printing Office, 1879 - Fisheries |
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... pounds , valued at $ 2,938.10 . The United States has 1,112 miles of coast - line , east of Cape May , the yield of fish to the mile averaging 287,392 pounds , valued at $ 3,655 ; this is for the inshore fisheries alone , while the ...
... pounds , valued at $ 2,938.10 . The United States has 1,112 miles of coast - line , east of Cape May , the yield of fish to the mile averaging 287,392 pounds , valued at $ 3,655 ; this is for the inshore fisheries alone , while the ...
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... pounds obstructs navigation it is clear that the authorities of the United States have power to remove these or to re- quire them to be removed under severe penalties ; but so far no special question has been made as to fishing where ...
... pounds obstructs navigation it is clear that the authorities of the United States have power to remove these or to re- quire them to be removed under severe penalties ; but so far no special question has been made as to fishing where ...
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... pounds have formerly been seen in the market of Washington , is now rapidly being reduced in number and size , and by no cause , probably , so much as by the capture and sale of fish from six to twelve inches in length . It is more than ...
... pounds have formerly been seen in the market of Washington , is now rapidly being reduced in number and size , and by no cause , probably , so much as by the capture and sale of fish from six to twelve inches in length . It is more than ...
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... pounds . Other cases were heard of , but in less detail . Mr. Reeder is of the opinion that the salmon recently taken in the Bushkill could not have been the progeny of the spawning of 1871 , as those were hatched in the Hudson River ...
... pounds . Other cases were heard of , but in less detail . Mr. Reeder is of the opinion that the salmon recently taken in the Bushkill could not have been the progeny of the spawning of 1871 , as those were hatched in the Hudson River ...
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... pounds by the end of the second year , this depending somewhat upon circumstances . In the coldest regions the fish buries itself in the mud during the winter , and of course expe- riences no growth during this time of seclusion . In ...
... pounds by the end of the second year , this depending somewhat upon circumstances . In the coldest regions the fish buries itself in the mud during the winter , and of course expe- riences no growth during this time of seclusion . In ...
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Page 7 - States and of the islands aforesaid, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish ; provided that, in so doing, they do not interfere with the rights of private property, or with the fishermen of the United States in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose.
Page 7 - Islands thereunto adjacent, without being restricted to any distance from the shore; with permission to land upon the coasts and shores of those Colonies and the Islands thereof, and also upon the Magdalen Islands, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish...
Page 8 - XXI of this treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII of this treaty; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given.
Page 7 - States fishermen by the convention between the United States and Great Britain, signed at London on the 20th day of October, 1818, of taking, curing, and drying fish on certain coasts of the British North American colonies therein defined, the inhabitants of the United States shall have, in common with the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, the liberty...
Page 8 - States conjointly ; and in case the third Commissioner shall not have been so named within a period of three months from the date...
Page 7 - States, as places reserved from the common right of fishing under that treaty, shall be regarded as in like manner reserved from the common right of fishing under the preceding articles. In case any question should arise between the Governments of the United States and of Her Britannic Majesty as to the common right of fishing in places not thus designated as reserved, it is agreed...
Page 7 - Colonies therein defined, the inhabitants of the United States shall have, in common with the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, the liberty, for the term of years mentioned in Article XXXIII. of this treaty, to take fish of every kind, except shell-fish, on the sea-coasts and shores, and in the bays, harbours, and creeks, of the provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the colony of I'rince Edward's Island, and of the several islands thereunto adjacent, without being restricted to...
Page 7 - It is agreed by the high contracting parties that British subjects shall have, in common with the citizens of the United States, the liberty...
Page 8 - Commissioners shall be appointed to determine, having regard to the privileges accorded by the United States to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, as stated in Articles XIX and XXI of this treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty...
Page 7 - ... with the rights of private property or with the fishermen of the United States in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose. It is understood that the above-mentioned liberty applies solely to the sea fishery; and that salmon and shad fisheries, and all other fisheries in rivers and mouths of rivers, are hereby reserved exclusively for fishermen of the United States.