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crease in the number of trips, there was an increase in both the 

 quantity and vahie of the products landed. 



The fishing fleet at these ports during the calendar year 1922 num- 

 bered 338 sail, steam, and gasoline-screw vessels, including 28 steam 

 trawlers. These vessels landed at Boston 2,893 trips, aggregating 

 106,190,403 pounds of fish, valued at $4,020,105 ; at Gloucester, 1,653 

 trips, aggregating 37,751,223 pounds, valued at $813,353; and at 

 Portland, 1,803 trips, aggregating 15,933,765 pounds, valued at 

 $632,474. The total for the three ports amounted to 6,349 trips, 

 aggregating 159,875,391 pounds of fresh and salted fish, having a 

 value to the fishermen of $5,465,932. 



Compared with the previous year, there was a decrease of 857 

 trips, or 11.89 per cent, in the total number landed by the fishing 

 fleet at Boston, Gloucester, and Portland, and an increase of 9,010,285 

 pounds, or 5.97 per cent, in the quantity, with a decrease of $256,697, 

 or 4.48 per cent, in the value of the products landed. There was an 

 increase in the quantity of all of the important species except pollock 

 and halibut, and a decrease in the value of all except hake, herring, 

 and swordfish. The catch of cod increased 1,665,151 pounds, or 3.11 

 per cent, in quantity and decreased $95,488, or 5.51 per cent, in value; 

 haddock increased 2,783,289 pounds, or 4.12 per cent, in quantity 

 and decreased $236,770, or 11.57 per cent, in value; cusk increased 

 149,035 pounds, or 7.10 per cent, in quantity and decreased $3,277, 

 or 8.66 per cent, in value; and mackerel increased 1,342,567 pounds, 

 or 39.67 per cent, in quantity and decreased $59,127, or 17.61 per 

 cent, in value. Hake increased 838,139 pounds, or 18.47 per cent, in 

 quantity and $1,728, or 15.76 per cent, in value; herring, 30,814 

 pounds, or 1 per cent, in quantity and $40,747, or 100.84 per cent, 

 in value; and swordfish, 1,684,103 pounds, or 105.41 per cent, in 

 quantitv and $128,610, or 40.39 per cent, in value. Pollock decreased 

 1,847,926 pounds, or 26.60 per cent, in quantity and $46,636, or 28.32 

 per cent, in value; and halibut, 41,879 pounds, or 0.73 per cent, in 

 quantity and $19,017, or 2.36 per cent, in value. The catch of New- 

 foundland herring increased from 551,400 pounds, valued at $19,584, 

 in 1921, to 2,302,420 pounds, valued at $76,855, in 1922. In the 

 various other species combined there was an increase of 2,406,992 

 pounds, or 77.73 per cent, in quantity and $32,533, or 23.90 per cent, 

 in value. 



The catch of scrod cod landed at these ports decreased from 

 1,150,577 pounds, valued at $10,844, in 1921, to 815,371 pounds, 

 valued at $9,200, in 1922; and the catch of scrod haddock increased 

 from 30,562 pounds, valued at $535, in 1921, to 253,283 pounds, 

 valued at $4,261, in 1922. The small quantity of these grades landed, 

 as compared with other grades of these species, is said to be due to 

 the fact that the price is so low that the fishermen do not save all 

 that are caught. 



The fishery products landed at Boston, Gloucester, and Portland 

 by fishing vessels each year are taken principally from fishing 

 grounds off the coast of the United States. In the calendar year 

 1922, 78.96 per cent of the quantity and 75.27 per cent of the value 

 of the catch landed by fishing vessels were from these grounds; 

 4.16 per cent of the quantity and 8.17 per cent of the value, consisting 

 chiefly of cod, halibut, and herring, were from fishing banks off the 

 coast of Newfoundland, and 16.88 per cent of the quantity and 16.56 



