748 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
That there should be such differences in the trends of the various 
countries is not surprising, for there are basic differences in both the 
production and marketing conditions in the different countries. The 
Newfoundland fishery is largely a shore fishery on the coasts of New- 
foundland and Labrador. Her market is entirely dependent on her 
export trade in the dried product. The Canadian production is about 
equally divided between the shore and bank fisheries. The former 
is conducted on the coasts of Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Law- 
rence, the latter largely on the ‘‘Western Banks.” Her product is 
largely dried cod, and the export trade is an important part of her 
market, although her domestic market for both fresh and dried cod 
is much more important than that of Newfoundland. The United 
States catch is largely made by vessels operating on the near-by 
banks, of which Georges Bank is most important. Her shore fishery 
is of considerable importance, however, providing about 20 per cent 
of the catch. Her market is largely domestic and in recent years has 
been chiefly for fresh cod. The French fishery is almost entirely a 
vessel fishery on the Grand Banks, though some cod are caught along 
the shores of St. Pierre et Miquelon and on the Western Banks. 
Her market is for dried cod and is largely domestic. The Portuguese 
fishery is entirely a vessel fishery and is prosecuted mostly on the 
Grand Banks. Her market is domestic and for dried cod. 
Although differences in the conditions surrounding the fisheries of 
the various countries may be pointed out readily, and while we may 
be sure that the differing trends may be caused by the different 
conditions it is impossible to deduce the specific causes without many 
more extensive data on the various factors that influence the fisheries 
of each country. 
NoTeE.—Since writing the above it has been found that the Canadian statistics shown in this repor f 
are not wholly comparable to the figures shown for the other countries. At the time the compilations 
were made there was reason to believe that the figures published under the heading ‘‘ Caught and 
landed’’ represented fresh round cod, but it has since been found that the cod landed fresh is actually 
reported on the basis of fresh gutted weights and the landings of green salted cod are usually reported 
on the basis of 300 pounds to every 100 pounds of dried product. This practice is not entirely uniform 
at present and presumably was not in the past. Under the circumstances it is difficult to determine 
an accurate conversion factor, but it seems that the Canadian figures might be rendered more com- 
parable to those of the other countries by adding approximately 25 per cent. 
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