SALMON INDUSTRY.
"The increase of quinnat salmon in the South Island seas and rivers has been so rapid in recent years that the time has arrived when the fish may be put to commercial use," stated the Chief Inspector of Fisheries (Mr F. L. Ayson) at Wellington on Saturday. Arrangements were being made to catch quinnat at sea on a large scale during the coming season. The intention was to fit up a vessel with trolling gear, similar to that used on the Pacific coast of America, where immense quantities of quinnat were caught annually in the coastal seas. The experiment by the Department was intended as a demonstration to fishermen of the methods employed in salmon fishing, and it was hoped to catch sufficient quantities to encourage private enterprise to enter this branch of the fishing industry.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 10359, 31 August 1922, Page 4
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