GEORGES BANK HADDOCK — PART i: LANDINGS 



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group contained the most fish and over 66 percent 

 of all haddock landed were between the 42-centi- 

 meter (16.2-inch) group and the 54-centimeter 

 (22.1-inch) group in length. 



Also in the average year about 4,974,000 fish 

 or 13.5 percent of the total number landed were 

 smaller than the established minimum market 

 size of IM pounds. 



3. So far as subareas of Georges Bank are con- 

 cerned, in the average year (1936 to 1948 only) 

 the Northern Edge, though not the largest area, 

 has been the largest producer, with 35 percent of 

 the total poundage. 



Percentages for scrod, large, and total haddock 

 from the four areas are as follows: 



Total 

 Scrod Large haddock 



Northern Edge 39.5 32.9 35.2 



Southeast Part 26.3 23.3 24.4 



South Channel 28.6 36.4 33.6 



Southwest Part 5. 6 7. 4 6. 8 



100. 100. 



100. 



4. The seasonal landings, for the average year, 

 are shown in table 36 by pounds, numbers, and 

 average weights. 



Table 36. — Seasonal average weights and quantities landed 



From table 36, we have computed the percent 

 by weight and the percent by number for scrod, 

 large, and total haddock of the year's landings. 

 They are as follows: 



Scrod: By weight By number 



Spring 17.1 15.5 



Summer 27.4 29.8 



Fall 39.5 38.8 



Winter 16.0 15.9 



Total year 100.0 100.0 



Large : 



Spring 25.1 22.9 



Summer 32.2 34.6 



Fall 28.6 29.4 



Winter 14.1 13.1 



Total year 100.0 100.0 



Total haddock: 



Spring 22.5 19.2 



Summer 30.6 32.2 



Fall 32.2 34.1 



Winter 14.7 14.5 



Total year 100.0 100.0 



Landings of undersized haddock were greatest 

 in the fall season, when 38 percent of the yearly 

 average landings of undersized fish occurred. 

 The summer season accounted for 30 percent, the 

 winter season for 20 percent, and the spring 

 season for the least quantity, 12 percent. Con- 

 sidering each season separately, the percentages 

 of haddock landed that were undersized are as 

 follows: 



Percent 

 undersized 



Spring 8. 1 



Summer 12. 7 



Fall 15. 1 



Winter 18. 7 



Total year 13. 5 



5. Having thus developed average values of 

 important characteristics of the landings, each 

 individual year can be evaluated by comparing it 

 with these norms. For instance, considering 1934 

 (the poorest year of haddock production), we see 

 that only 12,976,000 pounds of scrod as compared 

 with the average of 30,791,000 pounds were 

 landed; only 36,908,000 poimds of large haddock 

 as compared with the average of 63,405,000; and 

 only 49,884,000 pounds of all haddock as com- 

 pared with the average of 94,196,000. Average 

 weights for 1934 as compared to the average year 

 were: 



l9Si Average year 



Scrod 1.62 1.69 



Large 3.26 3.40 



Total haddock 2.58 2.55 



