FISHERY INDUSTKIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1924 



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The fishery products landed at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and 

 Portland, Me., by fishing vessels each year are taken chiefly from 

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

 year 1924, 81.53 per cent of the quantity and 79.75 per cent of the 

 value landed by fishing vessels were from these grounds; 2.75 per 

 cent of the quantity and 5.22 per cent of the value, consisting prin- 

 cipally of cod, halibut, and herring, were from fishing banks on the 

 coast of Newfoundland; and 15.72 per cent of the quantity and 15.03 

 per cent of the value were from fishing grounds off the Canadian 

 Provinces. There was some increase, compared with the previous 

 year, in the percentage of products from grounds oft' the coast of the 

 United States and a decrease in the percentage from grounds off the 

 Canadian Provinces. There was very little change in the percentage 

 from off the coast of Newfoundland. NewfouncUand herring consti- 

 tuted 1.61 per cent of the quantity and 1.55 per cent of the value of 

 the fishery products landed at these ports during the year. The 

 herring were taken from the treaty coast of Newfoundland, and the 

 cod, haddock, hake, halibut, and other species from that region were 

 obtained from fishing banks on the high seas. All fish caught by 

 American fishing vessels off the coast of the Canadian Provinces were 

 from offshore fishing grounds. The catch from each of these regions 

 is given in the following table: 



Quantity and value of fish landed by American fishing vessels at Boston and Gloucester, 

 Mass., and Portland, Me., in 1924, from fishing grounds off the coasts of the 

 United States, Newfoundland, and Caiiadian Provinces 



SPECIES 



COD 



In 1924 there was an increase of 37 vessels, or 12.09 per cent, in 

 the fishing fleet landing fish at Boston, Gloucester, and Portland, as 

 compared with 1923. There were 5 vessels in the salt-bank fishery 

 and 102 in the market fishery. These vessels landed their fares of 



