36 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
The fishery products landed at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and 
Portland, Me., by fishing vessels each year are taken principally from 
fishing grounds lying off the coast of the United States. In the 
calendar year 1918, 68.10 per cent of the quantity and 70.86 per cent 
of the value of the catch landed at these ports by American and 
Canadian fishing vessels were taken from these grounds; 4.36 per cent 
of the quantity and 4.70 per cent of the value, consisting chiefly of 
herring, were taken from fishing banks off the coast of Newfound- 
land; and 27.52 of the quantity and 24.43 per cent of the value from 
fishing grounds off the Canadian Provinces. Newfoundland herring 
constituted 3.10 per cent of the cna and 3.15 per cent of the 
value of the fishery products landed at these ports during the year. 
The herring were taken on the treaty coast of Newfoundland, and the 
cod and other species from that region were obtained from fishing 
banks on the high seas. All fish caught by American fishing vessels 
off the Canadian Provinces were from offshore fishing grounds. The 
ae from each of these regions is given in detail in the following 
table: 
QUANTITY AND VALUE OF FisH LANDED BY AMERICAN AND CANADIAN FISHING 
VESSELS AT BostoN AND GLOUCESTER, MAss., AND PorTLAND, MeE., 1n 1918, 
FROM GROUNDS Orr THE COAST OF THE UNITED States, NEWFOUNDLAND, AND 
CANADIAN PROVINCES. 











Species. United States. Newfoundland. |Canadian Provinces.| Total. 
Cod: Pounds. Value. | Pounds. | Valuc.| Pounds. | Value. Pounds. Value. 
Rroshigte ese ctenceeee 38, 747, 186/$2, 186, 911|1, 131, 625)$39, 770 28, 458, 768|$1, 153, 172| 68, 337, 579)$3, 379, 853 
peated RS BEY GS 8 20, 525 1, 448] 627,863) 50,149] 2,838,460] 185,755| 3,486,848] 237,3 
addock 
Fresh. ....-.- eae Sa 47,975, 763| 2,492,810! 334,245] 10, 967/18, 293,041] 691,998) 66, 603, 049] 3, 195, 75 
penlted aie A mee OA ee Rae ROA 11,614) 786) 56, 878 2,715 68, 492 3,501 
ake: 
Reh see ee Os 4,434,193] 242,142} 54,145] 2,012) 757,524] 27,488] 5,245,862] 271, 642 
= ealted passes eddcdod 105 4 8,300 404 26, 562 1,035 34, 967 1,443 
olloc 
Mestre oto ho ee 25,262,430 914,511} 23,050]  636/ 1,221,882) 44, 846| 26,507,362! 959, 993 
c pabed eek Ae ees ooo Wepeanss—be| bcScdsoscs 245 11 53, 013 2,081 53, 258 2,092 
usk: 
resheae ieee cee 1,796,353} 74,343] 3,095 96, 844,372} 27,999] 2,644,320] 102,438 
Ss ae IR IED eR ea ee 435 20} 13, 505 573 13,940 593 
Halibut: 
Rreshios ca eoesceen ee 675,692| 124,194] 388,507] 57,949] 705,874] 118,897] 1,770,073] 301,040 
Siler ly oe se eo tead Webeasaes = Coceesane 2,905 347 8, 026 893 10,931 1, 340 
Mackerel 
SR ee Ra a Mare 5,966,808]  708,595|.....----|------- 1,615,606} 145,044] 7,582,414] 853, 639 
poulied WB ace ores ae f, 2017 200\". “ASS BOE] Ses ates ees aoe 1,374,763] 146,483] 2,576,053| 335, 285 
erring: 
resis 2. ogee ence 8,602,538] 128,645] 161,800] 10,508]..........].....----- 8,764,338] 139,153 
paliedi = St eence ae 7,600 164/6, 225, 024/321, 365)...-.-----|---------- 6, 232,624) 321,529 
Swordfish: Fresh.....--| 974,864] 209,095 180 47| 59,047] 14,050] 1,034,091) 223, 192 
Tilefish resh.-2----=- 299, 420 20, 246). 000 ----|- cee -|eeces-25--|-00e-2-2-- 299, 420 20, 246 
Miscellaneous: Fresh...| 4,002,011] _171,395)....-.---|------- 233,521| 10,147] 4,235,532] 181, 542 
Totals ncn 2- 252/109 901, 278 ve 463, re 973, 033/495, 067/56, 560, 842) 2, 573, 176/205, 501, 153/10, 531, 548 

Cod.—In 1918 the fishing fleet landing fish at Boston, Gloucester, 
and Portland was considerably larger than in the previous year. 
There were 5 vessels in the salt bank fishery and 123 in the market 
fishery landing their fares of cod and other ground fish at these ports. 
Large quantities of cod were also landed by vessels fishing on the 
shore grounds. The total catch of cod landed at these ports durin 
the year amounted to 71,824,427 pounds, valued at $3,617,205, o 
which 68,337,579 pounds, valued at $3,379,853, were fresh, and 
3,486,848 pounds, valued at $237,352, were salted. Cod ranked first 
He importance both in quantity and value among the various species 
anded, 
