. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . Salmon from Harrys Brook. NEWFOUNDLAND. 57. Exploits River. the finest quality. Bonne Bay herring are equally good. TheDepartment of Fisheries have been giving much attention tothe herring fishery with-a view to its resuscitation and im-provement. Proper regulations have been enforced andvaluable information diffused with good effect. SALMON export of preserved salmon is comparatively small,seldom exceeding in value $100,000 per annum. It is eitherpickled or put in hermetically sealed tins
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . Salmon from Harrys Brook. NEWFOUNDLAND. 57. Exploits River. the finest quality. Bonne Bay herring are equally good. TheDepartment of Fisheries have been giving much attention tothe herring fishery with-a view to its resuscitation and im-provement. Proper regulations have been enforced andvaluable information diffused with good effect. SALMON export of preserved salmon is comparatively small,seldom exceeding in value $100,000 per annum. It is eitherpickled or put in hermetically sealed tins. The quality cannotbe surpassed. It is taken for the most part in nets in thecoves and bays, and in the estuaries of the rivers. The seasonfor taking it is brief, not exceeding six or seven weeks, andcommences about the middle of May. The cause of the declinein the salmon fishery has been the reckless and destructivepractices in connection with it, which have gone on unchecked 58 Newfoundland. till recently. Human ignorance and greed of immediate gainhave wasted and partially destroyed what might be, at thistime, one of the most v
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