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(‘OVTINUED FROM PAGE 8~A fivelg little submerde d wooden traps.

These same {at-tors also mean Etc trap is far le<s likely to roll. being; less susceptible to lifting llvm the bottom as its doape tends to make the water force a to hold. Becausv it is kss,

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likely to ml] 'here )5 little danger of foulinz the ’ ll

email". the long line. with a buoy a each end to which the traps are attach-d,

Mr. Rossiter expressed the personal belief. Concurred in by his deputy minister. EM. Gar» man. that this alone was the biggest devclopmr-m in the lob- ster industry in many years.

He said the nmjur pmject is expected to be chared in by other provinces. and said the Mbster industry alone is vmrth $21 million to the \1aviiime Pru-

' 'th the witch Making $001000 pounds.

LOW COST ew trap is: planned to sell to fishermen at a cost com-

parable to those now in use \\ hen the expense tie the fisher- men of knitting tr‘te mesh. laths and other materials. and worth of his time are ta on into con- sideration. as well as the much longer life expectancy of the new trap. Several traps will be given to fishermen to try out for them- selves at no cos .

While this was the main pro- ject discussed in Ottawa. Mr. Rossitier and Mr. Gorman also produced other ideas for consid- eration by deputy minister of fisheries. Dr. A.W.H, N r, and chiefs of the various depart- ment branches—mainly in the industrial development branch. TRISH MOSS DRYER

The island minister remark- ed the federal department en- zineers were developing a new type of Irish moss dryer, and he hoped (Mama would participate in building it here {or experi- mental pllrp051‘s.

He said it might prove pz‘e' :- able to rhe old method of sun drying. and it was desired to test it here for two main reas- ons: 1. because of the belief that

“cf-Mrryllcd' drying may give a more even quality; 2. because they “ish to test the economics at the subject to determine 1 the idea is mind or woqu be too costly.

0n the latter point. it was thought it might possibly prove cheaper in the long run if better quality produced also resulted it a higher price and also per— haps as it might mean ability to handle more moss.

Mr. Rossiuer stath he a’so wanted to determine 1 it “we practical to hold wet moss in cod moms for later processing,

SH ARK FISHING

Regia 'ng the proposal about shark fishing. he said there were large numbers of sharks in the general area with most of them being taken in the triangle form- ed bv the Magdalen Islands. the head of Cape Breton and East Point. P.E.I. He said since ohm was p!enty of food for them in this ‘outer' they sci were seen in nearby low! wal-

GIT.

All the above things he stat~ ed. are std-I in the discussion stages. but he believes there is solid reason for hoping they wi’.) be implemented

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