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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



The sardine- fisheries "were small, but better than in 1884. The stock 

 of roe on hand in France is estimated at 13,000 tons. 



There were good cod fisheries in the North Sea. 



The Dutch herring-fisheries yielded about the same as last year. The 

 following are the statistics for the period of 1881 to 1884: 



The Emdeu herring-fisheries were carried on by 14 vessels, and 

 yielded 11,925 tons of herring. 



The Bohus (Swedish) fisheries yielded 288,000 hectoliters [about 

 81G,000 bushels] of herring, valued at 400,000 crowns [6107,200]. 



The Iceland cod-fisheries were not very productive, and large fish 

 were particularly scarce. 



The fisheries on the Murman coast (Russia) : A total number of 2,3SG 

 persons visited this coast in order to engage in the fisheries; among 

 these there were 22 women and 416 boys. In all there were 604 per- 

 sons less than during the previous year. The fisheries did not begin in 

 good earnest till April 18, and were not very productive, the total 

 quantity of salt and dried fish brought to Archangel amounting to 

 725,207 poods [26,107,452 pounds], against 920,613 poods [33,142,038 

 pounds] in 1884. 



26.— TIIIi: IVORi;VEOIA!V FIHHEKIES IIV 1SS3.* 



The seal fisheries near Jau-Mayeu engaged 22 vessels. The yield 

 was 47,000 young seals and 24,400 old seals, valued in all at 800,000 

 crowns [$214,400]. 



The bottlenose fisheries: Number of vessels engaged, 20, including 

 5 steamers, with an average tonnage of 110 tons. Total number offish 

 caught, 800. 



The Finmark whale-fisheries : Number of vessels, 31; total number 

 of whales caught, 1,287 ; yielding 4,300 tons oil, 120 tons whalebone, 

 and 2,200. sacks of guano; valued in all at 1,500,000 crowns [$412,000]. 



The shark and other fisheries uearVardoe: Number of vessels, 35; 

 yield, 6 walruses, 786 seals, 10 i)olar bears, 30 reindeer, 13,000 cod, 18 



* " Xorske Fiskerier, 1S85." From the Noisk Fiskentidende, Vol. V, No. 1, Bergen 

 January, 188G. Translated from the Dauisli by Hkrman Jacobson. 



