BULLETIN OF TILE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 445 



* Subject to duty. 



There were received also, from 20 small boats fishing in Massachu- 

 setts Bay, 90,000 pounds hake, 17,000 pounds codfish, and from traps 

 in the harbor 770 barrels fresh mackerel. 



Mackerel landed by the New England fleet, in sea-packed barrels, at all ports. 



Barrels. 



Up to August 1, 1885 116,830 



Week eliding August 7 40, 150 



Week ending August 14 18, 363 



Week ending August 21 18,584 



Week ending August 28 19, 066 



Three days ending August 31 10, 153 



Total to September 1 223,152 



Location of the New England fishing fleets the last week in August : 

 330 sail, mackerel, between Cape Ann and Mount Desert; 

 20 sail, mackerel, in Gulf of Saint Lawrence; 

 38 sail, halibut, on the Grand Banks ; 

 187 sail, codfish, on the Grand Banks and Banquereau ; 

 155 sail, codfish, on George's and Brown's Banks ; 



12 sail, codfish, off the Nova Scotia shore ; 

 250 sail, ground and sword fishing, off the New England coast ; 

 11 sail, for halibut, off Greenland and Iceland ; 

 6 steamers, taking whales, off the New England coast. 

 Total, 1,003 sail and 6 steamers. 



The mackerel fleet have lauded, in sea-packed barrels, up to Septem- 

 ber 1,1885,223,152 barrels; 1884, 202,584 barrels; 1883, 87,054 bar- 

 rels ; 18s2, 251,955 barrels. Vessels are now arriving from Banquereau 

 and the Grand Banks with full fares of codfish. 

 Gloucester, Mass., September 25, 1885. 



