Wednesday 23 March 2016

Fishing and Guarding


If you have a fishing ancestor in the USA and you know the name of the vessel they worked on, you may find them in our Canadian waters or on our shores with vessels mentioned in the reports of the Department of Fisheries.

In Canada the reports of Department of Fisheries list names of US vessels that were issued fishing licenses in Canada, as well as vessels that came into port for repairs, shelter, or some other reason.





Our Coast Guard came under the Department of Fisheries from 1868-1936, and was called Fisheries Protection ServiceAfter 1936 it came under the Department of Transport. In 1962 it was officially named the Canadian Coast Guard. In 1995 the Coast Guard was transferred back to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. US vessels fishing out of bounds were seized by Protection Services until fines were paid. 




The August 1855 edition of the Monthly Nautical Magazine (published in New York) told of the Launching of "La Canadienne", the primary vessel used by the Protection Service.
The Fisheries Protection Services were responsible for enforcing Canada's fishery laws, issuing fishing licenses, providing aids to navigation and providing assistance to vessels in trouble.



Irish Fisheries reports and returns of licenses are found in the Sessional Papers of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

Lists of those Canadians who were issued Masters & Mates certificates can be found in the Sessional Papers of Canada.



Relevant Links

Canada Fisheries Protection Service 1890

Salaries of Protection Services 1901 (wages)

List of those granted awards for saving life 1893

List of persons granted rewards for gallant and humane services in saving life, 1872

Fishing Bounties paid to Vessel Owners 1890 (name of vessel and owner)

Annual Reports of Department of Marine and Fisheries

List of US vessels in Port of Canso, Nova Scotia 1890

Lists of US vessels at different ports, 1893

Vessels boarded by Officers of the Marine Police 1873

Life Boat Stations 1893

Certificates granted to Masters and Mates, 1873

Names of Fisheries Officers 1887


British Coast Guard

US Coast Guard

Denmark Fisheries and Protection Services

Irish Coastguards of Yesteryear

Returns of Applications for Oyster Fishing Licenses in Ireland 1867

Certificates granted for Salmon or Trout fishing, Ireland 1873





Related Posts:  Sessional Papers - Masters and Mates Certificates

1 comment:

  1. This is good to know. However, my KIDDER ancestor around Calais, Maine, had an older brother, John KIDDER, b~1832. He was mostly in Calais with his first wife. The 1881 census had him and his 2nd wife living in New Brunswick. He loved the sea but no one knows what his occupation was. In 1887 he reportedly "drowned at sea." No one knows the details. So, we don't know what kind of ships or boats he worked on.

    One small thing we know is that ~1885 his oldest child, son, Charles KIDDER, migrated to Honolulu, Hawaii. He remained there, married there, and had many kids there. There is a small chance that John might have been traveling to the Hawaiian Islands to visit his son and meet his knew daughter-in-law and first grandchild.

    Betty (near Lowell, MA)

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