. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 36 COMMERCIAL, FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 20, No. 5 During Phases 2 and 3 tows were made along the Gulf of Maine coast from Cape Ann, Mass., to Mt. Desert Rock, Me., ranging offshore to Jeffreys Ledge and to 40 miles south of Monhegan Island (see chart). Small catches (up to 75 pounds per tow) of 4- to 6-inch small herring, were made in Luckse Sound of Casco Bay; in East Penobscot and West Penobscot Bays; and in Bluehill Bay. Catches of from, a few to 25 small herring measuring 5-6 inches in length were taken in several tows made in positions 12
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 36 COMMERCIAL, FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 20, No. 5 During Phases 2 and 3 tows were made along the Gulf of Maine coast from Cape Ann, Mass., to Mt. Desert Rock, Me., ranging offshore to Jeffreys Ledge and to 40 miles south of Monhegan Island (see chart). Small catches (up to 75 pounds per tow) of 4- to 6-inch small herring, were made in Luckse Sound of Casco Bay; in East Penobscot and West Penobscot Bays; and in Bluehill Bay. Catches of from, a few to 25 small herring measuring 5-6 inches in length were taken in several tows made in positions 12 to 36 miles south by east of Monhegan Island. Small catches of large (sea) herring were made on Fippennies Ledge and 6 miles east of Jeffreys Ledge. Samples of all catches were returned to Boothbay Harbor for biological studies of parasites and racial composition. Areas of trawlable bottom are uncommon and hard to find along this coast and many inside locations were too restricted for operating a vessel the size of the Delaware. However, where suitable bottom was found, most of the inside tows and a good percentage of the outside tows yielded small quantities of herring. The in- dications are that many of the fish in their second year of life remain in inside areas or relatively near shore in the Gulf, not schooled, but scattered over a wide area. The fact that these fish were taken with bottom trawls is evidence that at least part of the herring populations remain near the bottom during this season. Larger her- ring, in their third year or older, were taken in Passamaquoddy Bay; in the "trough" between Jeffreys Ledge and the Mainland; on Fippennies Ledge; and on Georges Bank. All catches made during this cruise were small and in mo^t cases can be con- sidered no more than "trace" catches. Nevertheless, these add considerably to the knowledge of liie winter habitat of the sardine herring. North Pacific Exploratory Fishery Program SURVEY OF SHRIMP STOCKS OFF
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