Prince Rupert Journal
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issued: 2016-01-29
issued: 1913-05-14
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note: MVOMvqiMMMMMMMM .... ■ _ ..■ ^ The Journal JS.OO rinci Bitpirt Af^— » High.Clasa J<* Printing in RlAj B VOL. II. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 14,-1913. Price. Five Cents. NO. 144. HALIBUT FISHING GROUNDS INCREASING There Seems To Be No Danger For A Long Time To Come At Least Jhat There Will Be Any Narked Falling Off In the Catches of the Fish-Local Fishing Steamers Are Taking From Areas That Have Not Contributed Before The halibut vessels plying out of here continue to have splendid success Yesterday mommg there reached port, with 80,000 pounds, the Zibasfa, of the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Company. The Zibassa is one of the smaller vessels of the company and had been out only six days. The sister boat, the Skugaid, which arrived a few days ago, had 75,000 pounds on board instead of 60,000 pounds as reported. The George E. Foster, one of the large steam trawlers, is expected to return to port today and will likely have a large catch. Her sister, the Andrew Kelly, brought 150,000 pounds a few days ago. At times there Is a fear expressed in some! quarters that the halibut banks will be depleted ' with the persistent fishing that is followed. While there must be some limit to the catch, yet It would appear from what the experienced fishermen say that that time is a long way in the future. It is even slated that the fishing that has been followed for years past has only served to improve the catches by thinning out the schools of fish. Another point that is sometimes lost sight of Is the fact that-the halibut banks have never been fully located. There are reasons for believing that there are still many fishing locations for the halibut In these northern waters that have never been visited by the vessels. In this connection it is worthy of note that the steamers of the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Company are taking halibut of the choicest quality from locations that are described as Alaskan waters. They are not territorial waters in any sense, but are off the …
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Prince Rupert (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0312043
language: English
lat: 54.312778
long: -130.325278
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Prince Rupert, B.C. : O. H. Nelson
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text