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A Hake Ground. Seal Island. A summer hake ground extends from 3 miles ESE. of Seal Island to 4 miles SSE of the Wooden Ball, thus it is about 7 ½ miles long by some 2 ½ miles wide. The depths here are from 35 to 60 fathoms.