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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
TABLE 5.—Study of the conversion factors for reducing statistics of Canadian cod 
as marketed to the basis of cod as caught 

















| ! 
As given in | Assumed Gulculuted| 
Item Canadian | conver- weight as Remarks 
statistical sion nent 
reports factors 8 
1910-11 
Hundred- Hundred- 
Marketed: weight weight 
Mreshi =! =) eee es 105, 398 1 105, 398 been conversion factor for = 428 
Green-salted --._- 75, 515 2 151,030 J ‘‘fresh and green-salted”’: 180, 913 2: 4 
Teds 222-28 1, 017, 895 3 | 3, 053, 685 
Caught and landed.--| 3, 126, 563 |---------- 3,310,113 Calculated weight as caught is 6 per cent more 
—————__ than reported weight as caught. 
1911-12 
Marketed: | 
rashes. 22S ies ae 124, 695 1 124, 695 |\Calculated conversion factor a 061 
Green-salted _ ___- 101, 183 2 202,366 f ‘‘fresh and green-salted””: 225, 878 1: 45- 
Driedevses aise 593, 433 3 1, 780, 299 | 
Caught and landed--_| 2, 072, 195 {i tole A heal 2,107,360 | Calculated weight as caught is 2 per cent more 
—=—=———"_ than reported weight as caught. 
1912-13 | 
Marketed: 
resi eee 104, 164 1 104, 164 Nepreeiee conversion factor forf255, 260 _ 
Green-salted - --_- 75, 548 | 2, 151,096 f ‘‘fresh and green-salted’’: 179, 712 1: 4% 
Driede see 481, 714 3 | 1,446, 142 | 
Caught and landed--} 1, 700,490 |_.-.------ | 1, 700, 402 | Calculated weight as caught is nearly the same 
| ———— __ asreported weight as caught. 
1913-14 | 
Marketed: | 
reshh: 225-5 73, 951 | 1 73, 951 \ Cee conversion factor pee 293 
Green-salted _ __-- 91, 671 | 2 183,342 J ‘‘fresh and green-salted’’: 165, 622 155. 
Snioked=--3-—= 1, 128 2 2, 256 
Dredeae as es 458, 643 | 3 1, 375, 929 
| =e ; 
Caught and landed--| 1, 635, 379 | see 1, 635,478 | Calculated weight as caught is nearly the same 
as reported weight as caught. 
| | | Average conversion factor_.-----.------- 1.46 
TaBLE 6.—Canadian cod catch on the Atlantic seaboard, 1910 to 1926 
= | : = 
Wis \¢ Osta ] ; gee 
ong- caught by Along- | (caught by 
shore _ vessels eecent shore vessels (counnt 
(total remaining shes (total | remaining aa 
minus | out more landed) minus | out more landed) 
offshore) | than two | offshore) | than two 
days) | days) 
LASS Se ~|——— == = ‘4 Ee 1 wba 
Calendar year| Hundred- | Hundred- | Hundred- || Fiscal year Hundred- | Hundred- | Hundred- 
weight weight weight weight weight weight 
10262 eee ae ee eee AO Feel ee 2666871) )|' TOLG=ij eee hn ee dk 1, 962, 860 
L025 es etal | 1, 094, 313 1, 183, 051 DOR oOF || F19Lb=1622 see |S ee Se eee 2, 116, 886 
pit) es 906, 701 941, 085 fl S47, 786") 1Ohaa ht he ee aes j oa Oe ee 1, 772, 864 
O23 793, 238 979, 268 eas DOG. iil Ol peo) Cee tees ey ie he AS 1, 635, 379 
2. See 975,990 | 1,344, 218 2 S205208) 1) LOW 135 8 es ae a ee eee 1, 700, 490 
LOI 5 1, 028, 026 976, 217 2) 004; :243) || MOLL es eh ee ee eee 2, 072, 195 
LOZ Fa: Fete 911,088 | 1,037, 516 L943 "604: || AGIOS ee sae es ee ee ee 3, 126, 563 
TOTO Rtas eee 1,465,103 | 1,094,343} 2,559, 446 
LOLS SS eR 1, 257, 099 | 905, 295 2, 162, 394 | 
OR es 2, 216, 455 










