Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . lb.;Shad, Bream, Yellow Grunt, Chub, and Mallet under 5 inches in length isillegal. Turtles (except the Hawksbill) must not be taken if under 10 lbs. inweight, save for the purpose of stocking turtle ponds. The destruction of fishin inland waters by explosives is prohibited. A. E. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. (05 abundant in the early times, for it gave its name to Hogfish Cut,Hogfish Ledge, and Hogtish Beacon. At present it is by no meansabundant, though many of moderate size, the largest weighing 15 to20 pounds, are still brought
Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . lb.;Shad, Bream, Yellow Grunt, Chub, and Mallet under 5 inches in length isillegal. Turtles (except the Hawksbill) must not be taken if under 10 lbs. inweight, save for the purpose of stocking turtle ponds. The destruction of fishin inland waters by explosives is prohibited. A. E. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. (05 abundant in the early times, for it gave its name to Hogfish Cut,Hogfish Ledge, and Hogtish Beacon. At present it is by no meansabundant, though many of moderate size, the largest weighing 15 to20 pounds, are still brought to the markets. However, owing to thegreat extent of the outer reefs, it is not likely that the fishery willbe reduced much below its present standard \>^ the methods nowpracticed. c.— The Bermuda Lobster. [Pamdirus argus.) Figure 56. Plate XCIV; Figure 1. Most of the early writers mention the Lobster or Crayfish as abundant, and Strachy says that they could be found under stones, on the shores, indicating that it was far more abundant than at pres-. Figure 56.—A large Bermuda Lobster {Panulirus argus), and a characteristic Beiinuda fish-trap. ent, though it is still taken in considerable quantities, both in trapsand by spearing it. The fish and lobster traps used in Bermudaare rather peculiar in construction, looking like two square crates,united cornerwise, and with the funnel-shaj^ed entrance in the reen-trant angle. (Figure 56.) But the principle involved is the same as Trans. Conn. Acad., Vol. XI. 45 July, 1902. 706 A. E. Yerrill—The Bermuda in the simpler New England lobster pots. A skillful person maystill obtain man} lobsters by quietly rowing- along the reefs androcky shores and spearing those that show themselves in front oftheir holes or dens, which are under stones or in cavernous places inthe reefs. They rarel}^ weigh more than 20 pounds, but most thatare taken for the market do not exceed 4 or 5 pounds. As theyhave no large claws, the weight
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