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Holdings of frozen fish in the United States in 1926, by species, and a 5-year average, 
1921 to 1925—Continued 










Month ended— 
Species 
July 15 | Aug. 15 | Sept. 15 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | Dee. 15 
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Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds 
SRadiand shadirue )- ss Sank ss eee ee 521,920! 507,793) 493,089 463,308} 433,885) 847,378 
SHoll fish ee Ee Pes Se Se 625, 166, 487,332) 508,320) 985, 248) 1,375, 848; 1, 548, 401 
Smelts; eulachon, etess. 22. 2--2set AL 520, 545} 516,022) 520, 852) 530, 102) 574,760) 518,920 
SQuid = se ee ee a oe See ea ee 1, 615, 412 1, 586, 189) 1, 573, 194) 2, 079, 983) 2, 229,339) 2, 044, 650 
Sturgeon and spoonbill cat__-.-.---------- 530,140, 617,007) 745,713) 1, 255,385) 1, 230,711) 1, 186, 955 
Suckers: Ce ee ac Sas Voc kes ee ete kes 63, 261 60, 831 58, 812) 58, 165 92, 705 87,329 
Weakfish (including southern “sea 390, 678) 498, 244) 581,093 1, 111,981) 1,363, 422) 1, 278, 683 
EEOUL 1) eae a G2 oe ete sean ase wate seta AP | 
Wihtifetish 2Fee 2s. 22 Bee as Oe oe oe 696,969 969,881} 985,660, 952,574) 1,324,421) 1, 297, 356 
Wihhiting =e ete ates cal eee ie 6, 696, 870) 7, 752, 541) 8, 067, 142 7, 431, 789| 7, 623, 602) 7, 069, 007 
Miscellaneous frozen fish___...------------ | 3, 884, 364) 4, 149, 233) 4, 382, 443° 4, 588, 258) 5, 490, 462) 5, 177, 001 
Potaltrozen fist. 2h se ee oe 45, 605, 690,57, 626, 753/64, 656, 804 70, 309, 906 75, 034, 255 69, 853, 669 
Five-year average, 1921-1925___--___- 33, 901, 000 43, 052, 000|52, 178, 000, 60, 328, 000/62, 288, is 694, 060 
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NEW ENGLAND VESSEL FISHERIES 
GENERAL STATISTICS 
The vessel fisheries centering at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and 
Portland, Me., experienced a record year in 1926 in the quantity of 
products, which was greater than for any previous year for which 
statistics are available; the value of the products was greater than 
for any year since 1918. There was an increase over 1925 at the 
three ports of 3.46 per cent in the number of trips and of 9.94 per 
cent in the quantity and 11.74 per cent in the value of the products. 
The increases were at Boston and Gloucester, but there was a decrease 
at Portland. The increase at Boston was 3.75 per cent in the num- 
ber of trips and 12.26 per cent in the quantity and 14.72 per cent in the 
value of the products. The increase at Gloucester was 6.99 per cent 
in the number of trips and 10.97 per cent in the quantity and 7.16 
per cent in the value of the products. At Portland the decrease 
was 3.18 per cent in the number of trips and 11.72 per cent in the 
quantity and 7.24 per cent in the value of the products. Statistics 
of the fisheries have been collected by the local agents and published 
in monthly bulletins, showing, by species and fishing grounds, the 
quantity and value of fishery products landed by American fishing 
vessels during the year at these ports. Two annual bulletins were 
issued, one showing the catch by months and the other by fishing 
grounds. 
During the calendar year 1926 the fishing fleet at these ports 
numbered 350 sail, steam, and gasoline vessels, including 30 steam 
trawlers. These vessels landed 4,569 trips at Boston, aggregating 
167,317,826 pounds of fish, valued at $7,002,602; 2,665 trips at 
Gloucester, aggregating 54,900,824 pounds, valued at $1,490,211; 
and 1,461 trips at Portland aggregating 16,207,573 pounds, valued 
at $575,760. The total for the three ports amounted to 8,695 trips, 
aggregating 238,426,223 pounds of fresh and salted fish, having a 
value to the fishermen of $9,068,573. In making these trips, in- 
cluding the date of departure and date of arrival, the vessels were 
absent from port 44,236 days. At Boston the trips landed occupied 
29,996 days; at Gloucester, 10,882 days; and at Portland, 3,358 days. 
