EEPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES XI 



July and above it from August to December. The average monthly 

 holdings were one-half of 1 per cent greater than shown in the 5-year 

 average. 



The quantity of fish frozen during 1924 was 97,324,144 pounds, as 

 compared with 91,548,643 pounds in 1923, an increase of 6.3 per cent. 

 The principal species frozen were halibut, 14,650,787 pounds ; salmon, 

 14,309,666 pounds; ciscoes, 13,195,023 pounds; herring, 8,695,698 

 pounds; whiting, 7,528,339 pounds; and mackerel, 5,457,696 pounds. 



NEW ENGLAND M5SSEL FISHERIES 



Statistics of the vessel fisheries at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., 

 and Portland, Me., collected by the bureau's local agents, have been 

 published monthly. Two annual bulletins were issued — one showing 

 the catch bj^ fishing grounds and the other by months. 



The total landings by vessels at these ports in 1924 amounted to 

 7,475 trips, aggregating 182,948,194 pounds of fresh and salted fish, 

 having a value to the fishermen of $6,992,952. There was an increase 

 over 1923 of 4.6 per cent in quantity and a decrease of 0.8 per cent 

 in the value of the products landed. The product was caught by 

 12.1 per cent more vessels and 14.4 per cent more trips than in 1923. 

 Of the total quantity, 71.6 per cent was landed at Boston, 19.6 per 

 cent at Gloucester, and 8.8 per cent at Portland. These fish were 

 taken chiefly from fishing grounds off the coast of the United States, 

 about 81 per cent coming from these waters and 3 per cent and 16 per 

 cent, respectively, from fishing banks off the coasts of Newfoundland 

 and Canadian Provinces. 



The catch of cod and related species amounted to 157,126,008 

 pounds, valued at $4,860,564. Of these, the haddock ranked first 

 in both quantity and value, with cod next. The combined catch of 

 these two species comprises about 90 per cent of this category of 

 fish. The catch of halibut, amounting to 4,422,146 pounds, valued 

 at $789,609, registers a decline in both quantity and value as com- 

 pared with the previous year. 



The total catch of fresh mackerel taken by the American fishing 

 fleet in 1924 was 102,067 barrels, or 15,310,050 pounds, compared with 

 121,982 barrels, or 18,297,300 pounds, in 1923; the salted mackerel 

 landed amounted to 10,841 barrels, or 2,168,200 pounds, compared 

 with 3,864 barrels, or 772,800 pounds, in 1923. Of the total quantity 

 in 1924 there were landed by fishing vessels at Boston and Gloucester, 

 Mass., and Portland, Me., 9,757,509 pounds, valued at $541,784. 



FISHERIES AT SEATTLE, WASH. 



Statistics of the fish landed at Seattle, Wash,, which were col- 

 lected by the local agent, were published as monthly and annual 

 statistical bulletins giving the quantity and value of fishery products 

 landed at that port by fishing and collecting vessels during the year. 

 In 1924 this fleet landed 28,232,720 pounds, valued at $2,719,222. 



The catch by fishing vessels, which consisted largely of halibut, 

 amounted to 10,066,010 pounds, valued at $1,329,957. This registers 

 a decrease in the catch at Seattle, which has been continuous since 

 1920 and is due largely to the failing supply of halibut. The quan- 

 tity of this fish landed in 1924 was 7,362,960 pounds, as compared 

 with the average of 11,566,262 pounds for the previous eight years. 



