FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 367 
Compared with the previous year, there was an increase of 291 
trips, or 3.46 per cent, in the total number landed at Boston, Glouces- 
ter, and Portland, and an increase of 21,556,958 pounds, or 9.94 
per cent, in the quantity and $953,003, or 11.74 per cent, in the 
value of the products landed. There was considerable increase in 
both the quantity and value of cod and haddock and a large increase 
in the quantity and value of the catch of mackerel and swordfish. 
There was also a large increase in the catch of pollock, with a small 
increase in the value. The catch of hake, cusk, and herring declined 
in both quantity and value. The catch of halibut also declined to 
_some extent in quantity, with a small increase in value. The catch 
of cod increased 10,968,573 pounds, or 16.31 por cent, in quantity 
and $326,241, or 14.05 per cent, in value; haddock increased 2,174,474 
pounds, or 2.37 per cent, in quantity and $335,183, or 12.2 per cent, 
in value; and mackerel increased 10,022,795 pounds, or 38.24 per cent, 
in quantity and $215,333, or 18.08 per cent, in value. The catch of 
hake decreased 301,101 pounds, or 5.19 per cent, in quantity and 
$27,424, or 15.79 per cent, in value; pollock increased 1,449,641 
pounds, or 27.4 per cent, in quantity and $6,103, or 4.14 per cent, in 
value; and cusk decreased 984,903 pounds, or 26.53 per cent, in 
quantity and $15,014, or 17.75 per cent, in value. The catch of 
halibut decreased 130,145 pounds, or 3.65 per cent, in quantity and 
increased $15,978, or 2.44 per cent, in value. The catch of swordfish 
increased 964,499 pounds, or 63.16 per cent, in quantity and $106,700, 
or 27.65 per cent, in value. The herring catch decreased 2,361,951 
pounds, or 59.91 per cent, in quantity and $63,418, or 61.68 per cent, 
in value. The Newfoundland herring catch decreased from 2,400,336 
pounds, valued at $84,265, in 1925, to 555,280 pounds, valued at 
$26,510, in 1926. In the various other species, combined, there was 
a decrease of 244,924 pounds, or 3.19 per cent, in quantity and an 
increase of $53,321, or 17.44 per cent, in value. 
The catch of scrod cod landed at these ports decreased from 227,698 
pounds, valued at $3,539, in 1925, to 185,594 pounds, valued at $2,897, 
in 1926; and the catch of scrod haddock decreased from 14,571,900 
pounds, valued at $299,393, in 1925, to 11,251,594 pounds, valued at 
$244,143, in 1926. The small quantity of these grades landed each 
year, as compared with other grades of these species, is said to be due 
to the fact that the price was so low that the fishermen did not save 
all that were caught. 
The following tables present in detail, by fishing grounds and also 
by months, the fishery products landed at Boston and Gloucester, 
Mass., and Portland, Me., by American fishing vessels for the 
calendar year 1926. These include only the vessels of 5 net tons and 
upward, as measured by the United States Customs Service. The 
weights of fresh and salted fish given in these statistics represent the 
fish as landed from the vessels, and the values are those received by 
the fishermen. The grades, or sizes, given for certain species are 
those recognized in the trade. 
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