This has been
particularly large during the past three year. (1923 to 1925). Thus, it
may be seen that the Channel is an important ground during most of the
year.

The figures of the catch from Clarks Bank have been shown together with
those of Georges Bank. of which, in fact, this area is a part.

The larger part of the sail fleet is found fishing on the grounds of
the eastern side of the Channel and of the western edge of Georges
Bank, in part to escape the damage that the otter trawlers cause to them
in dragging away their gear. It is often impossible for these steamers
to avoid some damage of this kind: especially is this the case in the
thick weather so prevalent oil Georges. In the summer months of the
"mackerel years" a large catch of this species is taken from the waters
of the Channel.

St. Georges Bank, more generally known as Georges Bank. [15] This is by
far the largest and most important fishing ground near the coast of the
United States and is second to none in the western Atlantic except the
Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It lies eastward of Cape Cod and Nantucket
Shoals and is apparently an extension of the latter, since the water is
no deeper between the southern part of the shoals and the western part
of the bank than in many places upon it. Its southern limit, as shown on
the chart, is 40 deg. 40' north latitude, though the 50-fathom line
extends 7 miles farther south. The southern limit, therefore, may be
considered to be about 40 deg. 30' and the northern as 42 deg. 08' north
latitude. The eastern part is in about 66 deg. and the western in about
69 deg. west longitude. The greatest length from the northeastern to the
southwestern extremity is about 150 miles; the greatest width, N. and
S., about 98 miles, according to the charts of the Coast Survey.

Depths range from 2 to 50 fathoms. On the western part, between the
parallels of 41 deg. 10' and 41 deg. 53' north latitude and the
meridians of 87 deg. 20' and 68 deg. 37' west longitude are a number of
shoals, known as the East Shoal, North Shoal, Southwest Shoal.
Cultivator, etc. The Southwest Shoal is the largest, being 15 miles long
SSW and NNE., with an average width of 2 1/2 miles. The position of the
center of this shoal is 41 deg. 39' north latitude and 67 deg. 48' west
longitude. There are from 2 to 15 fathoms of water on the shoals and
between them are depths of from 12 to 30 fathoms. The tide sweeps over
these with great force, causing st