SOURIS FISHERMEN STAGE REGATTA

of P. E. I.

A & W DRIVE-(N Corner of Belvedere Ave. ea Highway

MOORE & MeLEOD LTD.

Queen Street

a 68 Kensington Road

- | LECKIE'S YOUR MARITIME FISHING SUPPLY HOUSE

i John Leckie Limited offers a splendid assort- . ment of nets, lines and twines, most of which bear the Knox Label of Quality.-In stock are dragger and marine hardware items, trawl

~~ warps and natural and synthetic ropes.

Ready to serve the ever-expanding -. fishing industry

JOHN LECKIE Limited

1961 Barrington Street. Halifax Phone 423-6341

\ We of the community of Charlottetown “wish to extend a sincere message of a. appreciation and wishes for @ prosp-

~~ erous 1966 fishing season to fishermen

This Message Published by the following Businesses:

BEN LIVINGSTON & SONS LTD.

WELDERS

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Georgetown fishermen prepared for lobstering _

By J. WALDRON" “LAVERS

GEORGETOWN — Aetivity in the age old lobster fishing indus- itry in the Eastern Capital of ‘Georgetown is once again at fev- er pitch, with the opening date of the season fast approaching.

‘|The season is.scheduled to open je

on May 1, which means that it is \lawful to run the lines on Satur- iday, April 30, and put out traps, jwith the:first fish to be landed on May 2. x

Last season, with ice condl- tions in the Gulf worse than they had been for many years, imany traps had to be lifted and

; taken ashore shortly after the

lopening date, as ice moved in

“lover the fishing grounds. There

were also a large number of lob- ster traps lost and smashed on fishing grounds where there was shallow water, not to men- tion quantities of rope, buoys | land anchors.

verse conditions, representations have been made to the authori. ties to have the season’s open- | |ing extended to May 7, and. for: ithis date to become the regular lopening ‘date. So far no word has been received as to any of-

F herring | meal, eteing oft aot hortiog cs | food for ‘human consumption has prompted the Federal-Provincial endear ho ire

a Canadian Atiantic

Meering Pushers Costerence,

_-It is to be held May 5

_ NORTHUMBERLAND FERRIES LTD.

54 Queen Street —

M:LTON'S OLD SPAIN

Kent St. — Charlottetown

of herring and those concerned with the processing of the spec- jes, aswell as economists, mar-

We Sallis PLE I's Second Larges Industry. oe

_ FISHING!

As a result of last seasons ad-'

ficial decision on this matter. |which are: later. trapped. Short- : Tee- ~will-not -present - any Brob: er — ‘known ~as~-dog--trawls

Atlantic herring sparks conference’

_ A tee wrecenies by te teh: |e

) PROSPECTS Look GOOD.

been built and over the winter months are now being transported to the wharv-

s in Georgetown, where they} will be piled in readiness for the | opening date. Boats, which have been hauled up all along the wa- terfront are now being scraped: painted and repaired and engin: | es are being installed.

Rope, anchors and buoys will be placed in the boats _on- the day prior to the opening. of the! season and on the opening mor: ning something over a hundred boats will leave for. the fish- ing grounds, from “Georgetown Harbour and its adjacent. bays and rivers. THRILLING RACE

The_race for the best grounds! is always something that thrills, and catches the imagination, not’ only of the fishermen but. of the

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month season, very often .de- pends on his obtaining the best ground on which to run his‘ lines. The rope is run in long lines,

, and provin-

— > oe the Roadie Cota ek Gee ant came

the herring fishery in Can- ada’ and, with millions of. dol- lare already

eotiins De. A. WB Mantle, | vard to cna of toe batt par |

assistance extended

The Federal’s government's Fishermen’s Indemnity Pan, which for the past 12 years has | provided low cost insurance for | fishermen’ owning vessels valued | at up to $15,000, has now been extended, on a one-year experi- mental basis, to cover certain types of fixed fishing gear and | shore installations.

Fisheries. Minister H.J. Robl- | chaud said that the insurance would be available, effective February_1, 1966 to fishermen of the Atlantic egast provinces and British Columbia. Coverage is )Provided for assets valued at | ifrom $300 to-$15,000. | The voluntary plan provides | coverage for major items of fix- | ed fishing gear’ such as cod itraps, herring traps, .. herring.| | weirs and similar devices, | which are reasonably durable | land represent an investment of | | several hundred dollars: Cover- |age of shore installations is con- fined to buildings such as net lofts, salting sheds, boat repair.’ sheds, etc. Wharves, piers, flak-

jlem this season, as it has “race are “als6é- tically all moved out of the Gulf. |eoming. more popular, as’ they

The thousands of new trapsiare lifted and shifted to new and repaired old traps that have |fishing areas each day; where- | reconditioned |as the long lines remain, in the.

are swung one way or the other | jas each hau! is made. |

| improvements and innovations |

Panmure Point Reef,

Hing Reef, the West End and | ‘many.-other names that are a household word in this fishing | community. |

‘FEWER ‘CANNERIES

of Kings County was lined with factories .engaged in the ae

‘now decreased to a very co One~ cannery is located in ae |

‘Jon the market over the year.

pram 0 iene ewe

for the coming season and a . | good eg ‘almost certainly as

vie : : there fe, qwith habits that have | jardian = Even Page 5- A : to a certain extent confounded | The Gu The ing Patriot SA

even the experts and vetera other aspects of their habits. |bait; the obtaining of a good run

fishermen. that have studied In many ways there oth-jon opening morning and many their habits over the years. No- er industry in the Province in|other factors enter into the pic- one ever knows for a certainty which there is such an element |ture and a combination of ideal just how many lobsters will be of chance involved over the|conditions and some luck can found on the fishing” grounds; short two month season. The pec-|mean the difference in having a how or when they will move ularity of the lobster; ice condi- successful or unsuccessful finan- about the grounds 4 and many tions; winds; -the availability of |eial ‘season.

raat. oor re be

same _ position, except ‘that they |

Great changes have been} made over the years in the me- | thods of fishing lobsters. New |

\are costing the.-lobster fisher-.| men more money and his ex- jj. penses have tripled over. the} years as the price for lobsters | jhas also increased: Every boat ] now employs an, extra man; |

car engines are the order of the |

day; . very few. if any fishermen now fish their own bait and this is now brought in from the neighbouring province of New Brunswick by truck or from the | Magdalene—Islands—-by—boat.—

The fishing grounds off Geor- getown Harbour are among the or in the province. The sher-

landdubber as _well._ A flaher- trae a : ~ man’s — success. for the- two teas: like -the- backs at thelr. ie : i

hands and have markings ashore | that guide them to favourite lo- | cations. The fishing ,..grounds have ‘names that have beconie famous.over the years;. such as: Island Reef, Burnt} Boughton Island | ‘Reef, the Middleground, Launch- |

Where once the Eastern coast |

of lobsters, their. number

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getown. A great proportion

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The larger lobsters are known as Market Lobsters and eom- mand a larger price. At ope time many years ago lobsters were bought from the fishermen by-count but now it is by weight. Prices have advanced over the years from a few cents per|

and 70 cents per pound which jj ere er Ful

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- With no ice problems evident 9°

fishermen are looking ‘|

sons but this can only come trie {f the lobsters can be caught in suffielent quantities. The lobster te ee ee

Charlottetown

PECIAL ERVICES.

to P.E.I. ‘Fishermen for more on

THIRTY YEARS!

es and similar installations are excluded.

Miscellaneous fishing gear is

,}covered only when in: storage in

an insured building.

The premium is the same as that assessed under the. vessel | plan, one per cent of the ap- | praised value of the asset insur-

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‘fis limited to 60 per cent of ap- insured.

praised value of all the

assets. A lesser indemnity for |partial loss of assets is provid- led for in the regulations.

The insurance provides pro- | | tection against natural a | | such as storm, ice damage, ete jand fire but does not include | loss from theft or damage by Lidentified third parties.

5 The indemnity for total loss

|vessel indemnity plan had been: livery well received since its in- | lception in 1953, and had enabl- led many hundreds of fishermen ito continue fishing after having | |suffered heavy losses. Fisher- | imen have also benefited under | regulations which provide cov- erage for lobster traps.

The plan for fixed gear and ishore installations will be re- viewed after it has been in effect for 12 months, said the Minister, at which time a decision will be ‘made as to whether or not it | will be continued and, if so, what

amendments would be desirable..

Mr. Robichaud said that the j,

e Manufacturers of Marine Hardware

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