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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Mackerel fishery of the Atlantic coast, 1930 — Continued 

 OPERATING UNITS AND CATCH: BT fleet classification and grounds 



1 Exclusive of boats and of duplication. 



2 Includes 6 trips from Block Island. 



Landings of mackerel on the Atlantic coast, 1905-1930 



Year 



1905. 

 1906 

 1907. 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 

 1914 

 1915 

 1916 

 1917 



Pounds ' 



15, 398, 070 

 8, 106, 960 

 16, 902, 270 

 14, 376, 990 

 11,702,190 

 3,909,150 

 8, 322, 060 

 7,011,240 

 9, 327, 330 

 14, 477, 970 

 16, 051, 170 

 20, 642, 580 

 25, 473, 540 



Year 



1918. 

 1919 

 1920. 

 1921. 

 1922. 

 1923. 

 1924. 

 1925 

 1926 

 1927 

 1928 

 1929 

 1930. 



Pounds ' 



915, 200 

 990, 690 

 292, 040 

 923, 790 

 797, 680 

 390, 580 

 237, 120 

 953, 490 

 126, 100 

 998, 600 

 983, 880 

 166, 345 

 156, 885 



' Represents the weight of mackerel landed in the round plus the weight of mackerel landed salted which 

 has been converted to the equivalent of fresh mackerel in the round. 



