PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 25. 71 



BOSTON FISH MARKET. 



Progress is the keynote of the forty-second annual report of 

 the Boston Fish Bureau, as presented by its able secretary, 

 Mr. Frederick F. Dimick, which clearly and concisely presents 

 the actual accomplishments of the salt-water fisheries during 

 1916, and indicates the future trend of the most important 

 industry of this Commonwealth. We learn that active efforts 

 are being made to popularize fish as a food with the public, 

 and that in spite of the war the demand for this healthful, 

 palatable, nutritious and cheap article of diet is regularly 

 increasing. From the standpoint of efficiency and economy 

 the dealers in fresh fish have banded together so that the fresh- 

 fish business is now largely conducted by two corporations. 

 In view of these two facts, with the increasing facilities for the 

 catching, handling and distribution of fish now at hand, it is 

 not unreasonable to predict a great future for the fish business. 



During the past year 486 vessels comprised the fishing fleet 

 which used the Boston market, --5 steamer otter trawlers, 154 

 ground-fish vessels, 32 swordfish vessels, 85 mackerel and 200 

 other small craft. 



Eat F'ish. - - "Eat Fish" is the salutary title of an interesting 

 little pamphlet issued in 1916 by the New England Fish 

 Exchange. The concise, convincing and logical manner in 

 which the- many advantages of a fish diet - - healthful, gas- 

 tronomic and economic - - is set forth should do much toward 

 popularizing this food. Of course, increased consumption of 

 fish means more business for dealers, but it also means smaller 

 bills for the careful housewife, to whom many valuable recipes 

 for preparing savory and tempting sea foods are given. This 

 book may be obtained free from the New England Fish Ex- 

 change, Boston, Mass. The following are a few pointers 

 worthy of remembrance, which are set forth in this pamphlet: 



Fish should be fresh. If they are, the gills are red and the eyes bright 

 and clear. If the flesh along the backbone is in good condition, it is a 

 sign that the fish is fresh. 



Fish should never stand in water. 



Fish should never be fried in butter. 



Plain boiled and mashed potatoes, squash and green peas go well with 

 any kind of fish. 



