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and large quantities were landed by vessels fishing on the shore 
grounds. ‘The catch of cod landed at these ports during the year was 
78,218,703 pounds, valued at $2,647,479, of which 73,636,929 pounds, 
valued at $2,443,877, were fresh and 4,581,774 pounds, valued at 
$203,602, were salted. Cod ranked second in both quantity and 
value among the various species. 
Haddock. Haddock ranked first in both quantity and value, the 
eatch exceeding that of cod by 15,842,031 pounds and $435,445 in 
value. The quantity of haddock landed at these ports by fishing 
vessels during the year amounted to 94,060,734 pounds, valued at 
$3,082,924, all fresh except 77,325 pounds, valued at $1,542, salted. 
These fish were taken chiefly from Browns Bank, Georges Bank, 
South Channel, Nantucket Shoals, and the shore grounds, and about 
56 per cent of the quantity and 53 per cent of the value were taken 
in the otter-trawl fishery. South Channel, from which the largest 
quantity of haddock was taken, produced 53,220,878 pounds, valued 
at $1,688,717. The greater part of the catch, or 81,862,876 pounds, 
valued at $2,828,289, was landed at Boston. 
Hake.—The catch of hake amounted to 5,504,619 pounds, valued 
at $146,242, all landed fresh except 22,455 pounds, valued at $476, 
salted. Of this catch, 4,673,694 pounds, valued at $125,457, were 
landed at Boston; 191,870 pounds, valued at $2,833, at Gloucester; 
and 639,055 pounds, valued at $17,952, at Portland. More than half 
the catch, or 3,586,819 pounds, valued at $87,385, was taken in South 
Channel. 
Pollock.—The catch of pollock amounted to 6,739,514 pounds, 
valued at $153,685, all landed fresh except 34,339 pounds, valued at 
$476, salted. The greater part of the catch was taken from Georges 
Bank, South Channel, and shore grounds and was landed chiefly at 
Boston and Gloucester. 
Cusk.—The catch of cusk was 2,727,947 pounds, valued at $69,583, 
all landed fresh except 34,425 pounds, valued at $911, salted. The 
greater part of the catch was landed at Boston. Compared with the 
previous year there was a decrease in the catch of this species of 
984,903 pounds and of $15,014 in the value. 
Halibut —The catch of halibut amounted to 3,480,957 pounds, 
valued at $671,150, all landed fresh except 4,730 pounds, valued at 
$580, salted. Compared with the previous year there was a decrease 
in the catch landed of 3.65 per cent in quantity and an increase of 2.44 
per cent in value. The quantity landed at Boston was 2,967,402 
pounds, valued at $584,702; at Gloucester, 14,590 pounds, valued at 
$3,538; and at Portland, 448,965 pounds, valued at $82,910. 
Mackerel_—The total catch of fresh mackerel taken by the Ameri- 
can fishing fleet in 1926 was 304,490 barrels, or 45,673,500 pounds, 
compared with 203,961 barrels, or 30,594,150 pounds, in 1925, an 
increase of 100,529 barrels, or 15,079,350 pounds. The total catch 
of salted mackerel landed by the fishing fleet was 5,380 barrels, or 
1,076,000 pounds; compared with 12,442 barrels, or 2,488,400 pounds, 
in 1925, this is a decrease of 7,062 barrels, or 1,412,400 pounds. In 
1926 about 16,000 barrels of salted mackerel were prepared from 
mackerel landed fresh, as compared with about 20,000 barrels in 1925. 
The quantity of mackerel landed at Boston, Gloucester, and Portland 
by fishing vessels during the year was 36,232,655 pounds, valued at 
$1,406,485, of which 35,123,355 pounds, valued at $1,350,831, were 
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