E-text prepared by Ronald Calvin Huber
while serving as Penobscot Bay Watch, Rockland, Maine,
with technical assistance from Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D.
The Lobster Fishery Of Maine.
by
John N. Cobb
Agent of the United States Fish Commission.
Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission,
Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899
CONTENTS
The sailing smack Bar Bel ofRockland
For some years past the condition of the lobster fishery of NewEngland has excited the earnest attention of all interested in thepreservation of one of the most valuable crustaceans of our country.In the State of Maine, particularly, where the industry is of thefirst importance, the steady decline from year to year has causedthe gravest fears, and incessant efforts have been made by theUnited States Fish Commission, in conjunction with the State FishCommission of Maine, to overcome this decline. This paper presentsthe results of an investigation by the writer