Deseret Evening News | 1908-01-11 | Page 10 | Columbian Fisheries

COLUMBIAN FISHERIES ls Wanted to Protect Them from American Fishermen Victoria B U C Jan Jail 11 In a report to the Ottawa government Capt New Nelv Newcomb NewComb comb of the fishery protection cruise Kestrel I askS that a IL modern cruiser like tin thu Canada Canad on the tho Atlantic coast with n U speed sliced of ot 20 to 22 knots and two smaller boats of at 18 19 knot speed be commissioned as us soon naomi an alt possible to protect tho limo h Columbian Ho lie reasons l that the tho halibut of British Columbia are art be ho boIng leg Ing depleted depicted by b American fishermen and fishing vessels ye which he ho says took nearly pounds of halibut last year from waters He lie says that tho American fishermen clean their catches In British Columbia harbors and asks holes that fast motor launches bo be supplied the officers to prevent this practise