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In 1922 the total catch of mackerel up to July 1 was 25,000 barrels 

 fresh and 2,344 barrels salted, compared with 33,632 barrels fresh and 

 3,143 barrels salted for the same period in 1921. In the southern 

 mackerel fishery both the purse-seine vessels and the gill-net vessels 

 had a poor season. The weather was favorable for fishing, but the 

 mackerel were not abundant. The fish landed were practically all 

 of large and medium size and sold from 9 to 30 cents per pound, ac- 

 cording to market conditions. The first mackerel landed sold at 60 

 cents per pound. The southern fleet was about the same size as in 

 1921. The Cape Shore fleet was larger than last year but less suc- 

 cessful. The first arrival was on May 25 and consisted of large and 

 medium fish, which sold at 18.6 cents per pound. On June 2, fresh 

 mackerel sold at 6^ cents per pound from the vessel, the lowest price 

 since 1919. Cape Shore salted mackerel sold from SI 2 to $13 per 

 barrel. 



SWORDFISH. 



The catch of swordfish amounted to 3,281,748 pounds, valued at 

 S447,016. There were 50 vessels engaged in this fishery, or 16 fewer 

 than in the previous year, but there was an increase in the catch of 

 105.41 per cent in quantity and 40.39 per cent in value. 



FLOUNDERS, 



The catch of flounders in the vessel fishery was 3,281,327 pounds, 

 valued at $134,749, an increase of 676,670 pounds, or 25.97 per cent 

 in quantity and of $22,793, or 20.35 per cent, in value, as compared 

 with 1921. The catch taken by boats under 5 tons net tonnage is not 

 included in these statistics. 



HERRING. 



The catch of herring amounted to 2,644,354 pounds, valued at 

 $81,154. Of this quantity, 341,934 pounds, valued at $4,299, were 

 taken off the coast of the United States and landed fresh, and the 

 remainder, including 410,000 pounds, fresh, frozen, valued at $20,500, 

 and 1,892,420 pounds, salted, valued at $56,355, were Newfoundland 

 herring. 



OTTER-TRAWL FISHERY. 



In 1922 there were 578 trips landed at Boston, Gloucester, and 

 Portland by otter-trawl vessels, amounting to 50,804,604 pounds of 

 fish, valued at $1,259,487, or 31.78 per cent of the quantity and 23.04 

 per cent of the value of the total catch landed by fishing vessels at 

 these ports during the year. The catch included cod, 11,161,947 

 pounds, valued at $279,585; haddock, 35,878,524 pounds, valued at 

 $824,963; hake, 576,370 pounds, valued at $11,288; pollock, 919,177 

 poimds, valued at $19,181; cusk, 3,785 pounds, valued at $30; hali- 

 but, 157,813 pounds, valued at $28,446; mackerel, 120,960 pounds, 

 valued at $13,202; and other species, 1,986,028 pounds, valued at 

 $82,792. The catch by otter trawls consists principally of haddock, 

 which in 1922 amounted to 51.11 per cent of the quantity and 45.59 

 per cent of the value of the entire catch of this species landed. The 

 greater part of the catch by otter trawls was taken from Georges Bank 

 and South Channel. 



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