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: Biological investigations were directed "from the Fisheries Re- search Board of Canada’s Biolo- gical Sub-Station at Ellerslie, P. ELI,

Kt soon became wvbioah that a disease of oysters was respon sible for these deaths and sub-

aquet district of New Brunswick in that order of volume.

DISASTER STIKES

Generally speaking, oysters. from the last two areas were fished late and held for consump- tion during the winter, whereas

from lesser areas not mentioned, were consumed immediately dur- ing the fall, ¢ity of Montreal.

new Graggers and many plant im provements. This will mean more jobs and a large?’ income for the town of Souris.”

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Fisherman's Loan Act which was set up more or less as a relief measure for needy fishermen. At that time the act was revised

lief element was done away with

through this medium that the @ragger fishing began.

_ A fisherman who can put up 20 per cent of the value of a dragger can receive a 70 per cent Joan from the Government which they can repay at the rate of 15 per cent of their gross catch. This Jooks after both principal and interest. The fisherman, under these terms can pay for his boat in 8-10 years. The normal life of the. ship should be 13-15 years.

OTHER LOANS

In addition to loans through the Fisheries Department, the Provincial Government, through its Industrial Development Branch have enabled fishermen fo start plants such as smoke houses and cold storage.

The Federal! Fisheries Improve- ment Act makes it possible for fishermen and processors to se- cure loans through the industria! development bank. Last year $101,000 was made available through ths medium. +

RESEARCH

The Federal Fisheries Depart-

on the Island look

and supply technolo-

and biological data from the

resParch stations at St. Aadrews | Halifax and Ellerslie.

Prince Edward Island ten!

ment branch

after inspection and protection of the industry

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those from Miramichi Bay, and,

principally in the)

continued Mr. { million pounds, is one of the jar-

LOADING P.E.L OYSTERS AT SUMMERSIDE

sequent discoveries made it virtually certain that this was) the same disease as had pre- viously affected Princé Edward | Island in the waves of epidemic | oyster disease from 1915 to 1940. USE P.E.Il. STOCK

Since it was known that Prince, Edward Island oysters were des-| cended from the resistant sur-' vivors of these epidemics and passed the resistance to their pro- geny, the possibility of re-esta-

| EXTRA EMPLOYMENT

Usen Fisheries

Mr. Usen pointed out that dur-| ing the last season his company installed a new fresh water sys- tem, several new conveyors and new skinning machines. The wharf was enlarged to handle more boats.

This year he hopes to install | several more new conveyors; a completely new system for. hand | ling the round fish; a new heat- |

ing system; ‘and a new mechani- zed system for handling frozen fish in the freezer. This freez- er, with a capacity of nearly a

gest in the Maritimes.

During the next packing sea- son, the plant will employ ap- proximately 100 people and ac- cordingly the living quarters for the employees are being expand- ed and improved.

are famous throughout the con- tinent. The temperature of the waters in the Island bays and rivers is most favorable for the production of oysters with a high quality and flavour. -

A recent addition to the fish- ing industry is the gathering of Irish. moss. From {this source) alone’ about $272,000 is realized ;annually. The moss is gather- ed and processed at a minimum of capital outlay and its harvest can be participated in by men. women and children.

\Surely with an ever increasing niemand to feed an ever increas- ing population, Prince Edward Island fisheries will take on add- ed importance as the years go by.

PERUV'AN RAINS

LIMA, Peru (AP)—Torrential rains continued in the interior provinces of the country Sunday. Bodies of two more flood victims were found, bringing the total for the last two weeks to 30.

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— to the Canadian market

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blishing mainiand fisheries by planting Prince Edward Hand brood stock there was obvious. Small scale trials by the Fish-

Were successful. Consequently the Department of Fisheries an

nounced a broad program of tran-| =

sfers which commenced in 1957, was continued in 1958 and will extend into 1959 at least. A

at a very high price indeed.

In the second place the Islamt| |

is the only locality that could supply the disease-resistant stock required ‘in large numbers fer breeding purposes in New Bruns-

been real-

Poor ist in oysters is caus- ed by crowded conditions or soft | bottom or both. Their offspring can grow to good shape, if given

the proper opportunity. Therefore these misshapen parents were as

~#| good brood stock as any.

To the end of 1958 the Depart- |

j|ment of Fisheries. had -transfer-|

red 6,300 barrels of these oys-|

¥\ters to various mainiand areas.

The scientists of the Fisheries

| Research Boant of Canada have}

+ |checked the success of

>| ters

these transfers to provide the Depart | ment and the oyster growers with the answers to these vital | questions:

(1) Do the trangplanted oys- | live?

(2) Do they spawn?

(3) Are the spat so produced, disease-resistant? '

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Positive affirmative answers | establishment of the, mainland ee ge ee can now be given te the first| fishery is assured. i]

two questions. In fact the trans- This will be the first instance

nants trom Prince Réward le ts Kind in ferns oer: to RICHARD RUTHART

land do live and grow while na- tive oysters in mainland areas still die or grow poorly. Further- more the .Prince Fdward Island | transplants do spawn abundan- tly in good summers like that; of 1958 while the few ae ail natives spawn poorly, it ‘at

Since the first good set a} ‘young oysters from these par-) lents was obtained in 1958, it will be a year or two before a pos- itive answer can be given to the third question, but indications from a light 1957. set in restock- ed areas already suggest a yes” for this too.

if it comes about that the ans- wer to all three questions is “‘yes” and nature provides a series of suitable spawning years, the re-

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wick and Nova Scotia.

How to meet both these éo-! mands was a problem, but it was solved by the Feéderal De-| partment of Fish to buy only the poorest

spring season for fishi in Prince Edward Island. These shapes are normally unsalable and thus the creations of this! special demand-was not compe- titive with ordinary marketing.

Also .a special spring season’ gaveexira employment to on

We take this opportunity the generous support

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