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tically no salmon fishing west of the Saguenay. The total value of the
salmon marketed in 1927 was $141.250.
Lobster Fishery.—The lobster fishery in the waters of the Gulf
is important and supports no less than fify-seven canneries. Increased
canning operations threatened the fishery for some time, but the efficient
enforcement of the fishery regulations is having the desired effect in
increasing both the salmon and lobster supply in the gulf. The lobster
hatcheries also augment the supply. The total value of the lobsters
marketed in 1927 was $350.5790.
Government Bounties.—With a view to encouraging the develop-
ment of the sea fisheries and the building of fishing vessels the Dominion
Government pays $160,000 annually to fishermen. The bounty is distri-
buted under regulations made from time to time by the Governor in
Council. In 1925 the province of Quebec received bounties to the extent
of 846.819.
INLAND FISHERIES
Kinds of Fish.—The principal varieties of inland fish marketed
are eels, whitefish, pike, sturgeon, trout, carp, fresh herring, bass, maski-
nongé, salmon and pickerel. Touladi (grey or fork-tailed trout) are found
in many rivers and lakes, especially in the Témiscouata region. Quana-
niche, or land-locked salmon, are caught in lake St. John. In the Rupert
river sea-trout and whitefish are in abundance. Speckled trout, doré
{pickerel), maskinongé, and salmon trout from five to fifty pounds in
weight are found in lake Mistassini. The common pike and whitefish
are plentiful throughout the waters of the northern regions. Sturgeon
are caught in the Nottaway river system and adjoining rivers. In lake
Chibougamau there are trout from 4 to 6 pounds in weight, whitefish
from 4 to 8, pike and pickerel from 8 to 10, and lake trout of verv large
size and excellent quality.
In the maze of streams and lakes forming the headwaters of the
Ottawa, Gatineau, and St. Maurice rivers, trout are found in abundance.
They are rare in the Bell river area and are almost entirely absent from
the waters of the Ottawa in northern Pontiac. Bass, pike, pickerel, and
the coarser kinds of fish are obtainable everywhere and in the larger rivers
and lakes, such as Kakabonga and Grand Lake Victoria, sturgeon also
abound.
HUNTING AND ANGLING
Privileges Leased.—Quebec is the only province in the Dominion
which leases the exclusive fishing and hunting rights over large tracts of
forest, lake and river territory. These privileges are leased to residents
and non-residents alike. A very important provision of the leases is
