. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. MEDIUM OTTER TRAWLERS DOCKED AT THE BOSTON FISH PIER. The inshore craft confined their activities mostly to Massachusetts Bay. Otter trawlers (draggers) fished for whiting from Bay to November, and cod and pollock the remainder of the year, with occasional trips for rosefish. Line trawlers, operating closer to shore, fished mostly for cod and had- dock. On June 8, the Massachusetts Legislature en- acted a bill which prohibited the operation of draggers within the three-mile limit along most of the Massachusetts coast. This bill's restric- t
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. MEDIUM OTTER TRAWLERS DOCKED AT THE BOSTON FISH PIER. The inshore craft confined their activities mostly to Massachusetts Bay. Otter trawlers (draggers) fished for whiting from Bay to November, and cod and pollock the remainder of the year, with occasional trips for rosefish. Line trawlers, operating closer to shore, fished mostly for cod and had- dock. On June 8, the Massachusetts Legislature en- acted a bill which prohibited the operation of draggers within the three-mile limit along most of the Massachusetts coast. This bill's restric- tions would affect the draggers' operations in mid-sumrner when it is often necessary to "chase" the whiting quite close to shore, and again dur- ing the winter when foul weather forces them to fish closer to shore. This bill was passed with- out the knowledge of the local fishermen, and at the request of lobstenaen who claimed damage to and loss of their gear by dragging operations. A move has been started by the local draggers ttirough their association to put through a re- AND BARRELING MACKEREL "^ised bill which will Open some of the areas FISH PIER. during the winter There were no new developments in the gear used or fishing methods practiced by the fleet. However, the fishermen are always receptive to new ideas whichmight improve the efficiency of their gear and benefit them economically. The gear and equipment industry has worked closely with the fishermen in this respect. Fishermen continued to operate under the same lay as in 1947. This lay di- vides the gross stock with 60 percent for the fishermen and 40 percent for the boat owner, after certain deductions. l/Twelve large otter trawlers from the Boston fleet were sold to the Army in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the ori
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