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1854 



Ibs. Ibs. ' 



Brought forward ... 800,234 



Smelts ... ... ... ... ... 290,454 



Gudgeon ... ... ... 40,686 ... ... 39,060 



Lampreys... ... ... 1,756 286 



Perch ......... 17,870 ...... 28,738 



Tench .. ...... 66,880 ...... 154,674 



Trout ......... ...... 5,128 



Various small white fish 252,480 ...... 1,157,434 



Crabs ......... 182,988 ...... 328,008 



Snails ... ... ... ... ... 190,284 



Frogs ..... ... ...... 22,562 



3,016,862 



-valued at 1,500,000 francs. 



There was also sold of sea-fish at the central markets, 

 31,489,202 Ibs., valued at 13,191,845 francs, together a 

 total of over .634,000 sterling. 



The consumption of other fish was stated in 1854 to 

 have been of 



Preserved fish. Ibs. 



Sardines ... ... .. ... 510,000 



Tunny ... ... .. ... 22,000 



Anchovies ... .. ... ... 90,000 



622,000 



Salted fish. Ibs. 



Codfish in casks ... ... ... 2,156,000 



,, dried ... ... 4,000 



Salted herrings ... ... 176,000 



Smoked ,, ... ... ... 300,000 



Mackerel ... ... ... ... 366,600 



Salmon ... ... ... ... 1,440 



3,004,040 



The sale of these has, however, more than doubled in the 

 last quarter of a century. 



It is not possible to form an accurate estimate of the 

 extent or value of the fisheries and the products of the 

 fisheries in various countries. But as regards our own 



