TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



VOLUME I. 



Faze. 

 List of illustrations (see also Atlas of plates) ........................................................ .., XI 



PACT I. THE HALIBUT FISHERIES: 



1. The Fresh-Halibut Fishery. By G. BKOWN GOOI>K .-mil J. \V. COLLINS .......................... 3-69 



2. The Salt-Halibut Fishery. By X. P. SCUDDKI: .................................................. 90-119 



PAET II. THE COD, HADDOCK, AND HAKE FISHERIES: 



1. The Bank Hand-Lice Cod Fishery By G. BROWN GMOI.E and J. W. COLLINS .................... 123-133 



2. The Labrador ami Gulf of St. Lawrence Cod Fisheries. By G. BROWN GOODK :iud J \V. COLLINS. 133-147 



3. The Bank Trawl-Line Cod Fishery. By G. BKOWN GI.M.DE and J. \V. COLLINS ................... 14--1-7 



4. The George's Bank Cod Fishery. By G. BHOWN <;.I.,I,K and J. W. Coi.i IN- ..................... 1^7-198 



5. The Cod Fish. r.v of Alaska. By TAHLETOX H. BEAN ........................................... l'.i--->-J4 



6. The Gill-Net Ci.d Fi-hery. By J. \V. COLLINS .................................................. -,*.: 



7. The Haddock Fish.-ry of NVw England. By G. BROWN GODHK :iud J. W. CHIMNS ............... '2J4--M1 



8. The Hake Fishery. By G. BKOW.V GoobE and J. \V. COLLINS ................................... 241-i!43 



PAET III. THE MACKEREL FISHERY. By G. BROWN G iml .1. W. (V-LLIN.S: 



1. The Mackerel Purse-Seine Fishery .............................................................. 247-,'7-J 



2. The Spring Southern Mackerel Fishery ........................................................ ,'::;-i:.", 



3. The Mackerel Hook Fishery .................................................................... ii7.">-->j4 



4. The Mackerel Gill-Net Fishery ................................................................. 



5. Early Methods of the Mackerel Fishery ........................................................ 



6. Legislation for the Protection of Mackerel ...................................................... :;< '1-304 



7. Statistics of the Mackerel Fishery .............................................................. 



PART IV. THE SWORDFISH FISHERY. By G. I!i:nwx GO..DL: ................ 31.- 



PAUT V. THE MENHADEN FISHERY. By G. BU.AV.N (iuoDK and A. DO\VAI:D 

 CLAEK ............................................................. 



PAKT VI. THE HERRING FISHKRY AND THE SARDINE INDUSTRY. By R. 

 EDWARD EAELL: 



1. The H.-rrin-; Fishery of the Ui ...................................................... 419- I::'.' 



J. The Frozen-Herring Industry .................................................................. 4:" 1-458 



3. The Pickled-Herring Trade with Ma^dalui I-laml-. Aniii ,-ii. NYu f'unndlaiKl, and Labrador ..... 4.V.I IT-.' 



4. The Smoked-Herring Industry .................................................................. 47 



5. The Sardine Industry .......................................................................... 4-Li-.V-'4 



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