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HADDOCK. 



The catch of haddock ranked first in both quantity and value, 

 exceeding that of cod by 15,015,833 pounds in quantity and S174,121 

 in value. The quantity of haddock landed at these ports by fishing 

 vessels during the year was 70,195,998 pounds, valued at SI, 809, 400, 

 all landed fresh except 131,385 pounds salted, valued at $2,736. These 

 fish were taken chiefly from Western Bank, Browns Bank, Georges 

 Bank, and South Channel, and the greater part of the catch, or 

 52,862,914 pounds, valued at $1,505,425, was landed at Boston. 



The catch of hake amounted to 5,374,247 pounds, valued at 

 $111,331, all landed fresh except 32,910 pounds salted, valued at 

 $555. Of this catch, 3,519,546 pounds, valued at $71,473, were 

 landed at Boston, 860,605 pounds, valued at $20,898, at Gloucester, 

 and 994,096 pounds, valued at $18,960, at Portland. 



The catch of pollock amounted to 5,097,085 pounds, valued at 

 $118,006, all landed fresh, except 49,300 pounds salted, valued at $938. 

 The greater part of this catch, or 3,416,051 pounds, valued at $78,662, 

 was landed at Boston. The catch was obtained principally from 

 Browns Bank, Georges Bank, Jeffreys Ledge, South Channel, and 

 shore grounds. 



CUSK. 



The catch of cusk was 2,247,450 pounds, valued at $34,552, all 

 fresh except 53,435 pounds salted, valued at $1,204. More than half 

 of the catch was landed at Boston. There was an increase in the 

 catch of cusk of 149,035 pounds in quantity, with a decrease of $3,277 

 in value as compared with 1921. 



The catch of halibut was 5,624,149 pounds, valued at $784,057, all 

 landed fresh except 15,706 pounds salted, valued at $915. There 

 was a small decrease in the catch in both quantity and value as com- 

 pared with 1921. The quantity landed at Boston was 3,948,456 

 pounds, valued at $550,735; at Gloucester, 58,058 pounds, valued 

 at $7,696; and at Portland, 1,617,635 pounds, valued at $225,626. 



MACKEREL. 



The total catch of fresh mackerel taken by the American fishing 

 fleet in 1922 was 53,703 barrels, compared with 40,323 barrels in 1921, 

 an increase of 13,380 barrels. The total catch of salted mackerel 

 was 2,749 barrels, compared with 3,242 barrels in 1921, a decrease of 

 493 barrels. The quantity of mackerel landed at Boston, Gloucester, 

 and Portland during the year was 4,726,747 pounds, valued at 

 $276,499, of which 4,266,367 pounds, valued at $239,111, were fresh 

 and 460,380 pounds, valued at $37,388, were salted. There was an 

 increase in the total catch of mackerel landed by fishing vessels at 

 these ports of 1,342,567 pounds in quantity and a decrease of $59,127 

 in value, as compared with 1921. 



