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bottleuoses, aud sharks yielding 2.029 hectoliters [about 7,450 bushels] 

 of liver. 



The Polar Sea fisheries uear Hamtuerfest: Number of vessels, 30; 

 yield, 30G walruses, 4,211 small seals, 1,509 large seals, 38 polar bears, 

 80 reindeer, sharks yieldiug 2,153 hectoliters [about 0,100 bushels] of 

 liver; total value of the fisheries, 115,950 crowns [831,070.20]. 



The Polar Sea fisheries near Tromsoe: i»fumber of vessels, 30; yield, 

 333 walruses, 2,970 small seals, 1,925 large seals, 12 bottleuoses, 175 

 whitefish, 44 polar bears, 313 reindeer, and shark yielding 022 hecto- 

 liters [about 1,702 bushels] of liver. 



The winter cod-fisheries: Total number of fish caught, 57,870,000; of 

 these 30,887,000 were salted, and 20,989,000 were dried. These fish 

 yielded 81,238 hectoliters [about 230,175 bushels] of liver, and 52,492 

 hectoliters [about 148,725 bushels] of roe. 



The Xordlaud and Tromsoe herring fisheries : Total yield about 

 050,000 hectoliters [about 1,841,050 bushels] of herring. 



The herring fisheries in the northern Trondhjem district: These fish- 

 eries were not very productive, and the fish caught were small. 



The herring fisheries in the southern Trondhjem district : These fish- 

 eries were not very productive, but the fish caught were larger than 

 those caught in the northern district. 



The Eomsdal and Bergen fisheries were not very productive. 



The Hvaloe fisheries lasted from December 12, 1884, till January 20, 

 1885, and yielded 70,000 hectoliters [about 198,350 bushels] of herring. 



The herring fisheries on the southern coast of Norway began towards 

 the end of November, 1884, and lasted till January 20, 1885, and the 

 number of fish caught was the usual average. 



The spring-herring fisheries began during the latter half of Novem- 

 ber and continued till the first week in March. About 8,500 persons 

 were engaged in these fisheries, and the yield was about 100,000 hecto- 

 liters [about 283,000 bushels] of herring. 



Seine fisheries near Shetland : One Norwegian vessel with a crew of 

 14 men and 70 nets engaged in these fisheries, making five trips during 

 the year; the yield was the same as the average yield of the Dutch 

 fisheries during a good year, namely, 870 tons of herring. 



The seine fisheries near the Norwegian coast : One vessel engaged in 

 these fisheries from May 20 till June 20, casting the nets in all 24 times. 

 Once no fish were caught, twice three-fourths ton was caught, and the 

 rest of the times from 50 to 250 small, lean herring were taken. 



The lobster fisheries were good in the Lister and Mandal districts. 



The mackerel fisheries were good everywhere, except in the eastern 

 portion of the Lister and Mandal districts. 



The salmon fisheries were unusually good all along the coast of 

 Norway. 



Bergen, Norway. 



