Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of MaineRich, Walter H. (Walter Herbert)
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Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
Rich, Walter H. (Walter Herbert)
Fisheries -- Maine, Gulf of
Seguin Sou'Sou'West Ground. This ground lies SSW. from the western part
of Seguin Island, the center distant 4 miles. It is a rocky shoal, 1/2
mile long by 200 yards wide, with a 1/2-acre shoal in the center. Depths
are 7 to 14 fathoms. This is evidently a SSW continuation of the Hill
Ground. It is fished by small boats for rock cod by hand-lining.
Trawling is done in March for cod, and this is also a cod ground in
April. It is both a small-boat and a vessel ground and is a lobster
ground the year around. Marks: Elwells Rock touching the western side
of Seguin, and Fullers Rock touching the southern part of Bald Head.
Seguin Ridge. This ridge is SSW. from Seguin Island, distant 5 miles.
Four miles long. ESE. and WSW by 1/2 mile wide. There are a number of
small rocky spots--hummocks of 9 to 14 fathoms in depth. In general the
ground has from 10 to 40 fathoms over it, except as mentioned. Cod and
cusk are taken in the spring, haddock in May and June. and hake in
summer. It is a good cod ground in the fall and also a lobster ground. A
few pollock are seined here in the spring. Fishing is by hand lines,
gill netting, and trawling. Marks: Pond Island Light on the eastern spur
of Seguin; Wooded Mark Island on Bald Head (Small Point).
Seguin Ground. This ground is SW. by S. from Seguin Island, distant
about 7 miles to the center. About 4 miles long. NE. and SW., and a
little more than 2 miles wide in the widest part. There is a small
hummock called Bumpers Island Ground on the northern end with depths of
13 fathoms. The northern part is mostly rocky, but toward the south the
bottom is gravelly and sloping, so that on the middle and southern
portions there are depths of 35 to 45 fathoms. Cod, hake, and pollock
are the principal fishes taken here and furnish some of the best fishing
in this vicinity. Haddock are not common here but are abundant on the
sandy bottom to the westward in April and May. Trawl fishing and gill
netting are done in the spring for cod and hand lining for cod and
pollock in October. It is a small-boat and vessel ground and a winter
lobster ground.
McIntire Reef. This reef is SSW. from Bald Head (Cape Small Point). The
distance to the center is 4 1/2 miles. This is 2 miles long. NE. and SW.,
by 1/2 mile wide. Marks are Yarmouth Island Hill over Mark Island and Pond
Island Light on the northern part of Fullers Rock. This reef is very
broken and hummocky and has a rocky bottom and depths from 14 to 20
fathoms. A shoal of 7 fathoms is on the northwest part, where there is
good hand-lining for cod. It is a good lobster ground. Just east of this
ground is a piece of bottom composed of hard mud and shells where hake
usually are abundant in summer.
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