REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. CLI 



The fishery products landed at Bostou by Americnn vessels in 1S97 

 amounted to ()2,903,5r)8 pounds, valued at $1,230,044. There has been 

 a decrease since 1890 of 172,794 pounds, worth $54,950. 4,085 fares in 

 all were landed, or 102 less than in the previous yearj 3,874 fares were 

 from grounds oft' the New England coast. 



Summary hy fishing-grounds of certain fishery products landed at Boston, Mass., in 1S97 

 hy American fishing vessels. 



Fishing-grounds. 



East of 66° W. longitude : 



La Have Bank 



Western Bank 



Grand Bank 



Ofl' Newfoundland 



Cape Shore 



Total. 



West of 66° W. longitude : 



Browns Bank 



Georges Bank 



Cashes Bank 



Clark Bank 



Fippenies Bank 



Tillies Bank 



Middle Bank 



Jeffreys Ledge 



Ipswich Bay 



South Channel 



Nantucket Shoals 



Off Highland Light .... 



Off Chatham 



Shore, general 



Total. 



No. of 

 trips. 



213 

 224 

 2 

 405 

 310 

 135 

 120 

 1,918 



3,874 



923, 000 

 401,500 



$21, 969 



1, 818, 000 



229,000 



4, 162, 200 



223, 000 



46, 000 



17, 000 



10, 500 



380, 600 



440, 700 



7,100 



2, 678, GOO 



5, 114, 600 



398, 200 



531,200 



5, 173, 000 



19, 411, 700 



21, 229, 700 



3,075 



69, 314 



4,700 



628 



270 



315 



9,381 



11,296 



213 



63, 868 



64, 486 



9,550 



10, 517 



106, 684 



354, 297 



Pounds. Value 



172, 000 

 139, 500 



69, 300 

 308, 500 

 127, 000 



120, 300 

 2,500 

 7,200 

 11, 000 



142, 400 



837, 700 



$1, 924 

 1,352 



931 

 3,778 



1,327 

 21 

 32 

 129 



1,620 



9,812 



Pounds. Value. 



1,152,300 

 122, 200 



323, 000 



9, 790, 000 



212, 000 



55, 000 



19, 000 



21, 500 



914, 000 



1, 069, 700 



1,000 



5, 624, 600 



• 300,000 



772, 500 



1, 122, 100 



5, 514, 150 



$20, 064 

 1,906 



25, 738, 550 



3,248 



120, 661 



3,907 



645 



21, 592 

 26, 812 

 30 

 119, 139 

 7,768 

 16, 062 

 23, 220 

 110, 149 



454, 371 



