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cod and otlier ground fish at the above-named ports during the year, 

 and large quantities were also landed by vessels fishing on the shore 

 grounds. The catch of cod landed at these ports during the year 

 was 61,448,753 pounds, valued at S2, 138,306, of which 58,655,887 

 pounds, valued at S2, 008, 845, were landed fresh and 2,792,866 pounds, 

 valued at $129,461, were landed salted. Cod ranked second in both 

 quantity and value among the various species landed. 



Haddock ranked first in both quantity and value, the catch exceed- 

 ing that of cod by 18,453,022 pounds" in quantity and $170,299 in 

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

 sels during the year was 79,901,775 pounds, valued at $2,308,605, all 

 landed fresh except 4,783 pounds, valued at $97, landed salted. 

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

 Georges Bank, South Channel, and Nantucket Shoals, and about 44 

 per cent of the quantity and 38 per cent of the value were taken in 

 the otter-trawl fishery. The greater part of the catch (68,142,309 

 pounds, valued at $2,037,661) was landed at Boston. 



HAKE 



The catch of hake amounted to 7,284,611 pounds, valued at 

 $186,101, all landed fresh except 21,874 pounds, valued at $394, 

 landed salted. Of this catch 5,699,844 pounds, valued at $148,491, 

 were landed at Boston; 271,233 pounds, valued at $5,144, at Glou- 

 cester; and 1,313,534 pounds, valued at $32,466, at Portland. About 

 half of the catch was taken in South Channel, and about 78 per cent 

 was landed at Boston. 



POLLOCK 



The catch of pollock amounted to 5,085,278 pounds, valued at 

 $159,438, all landed fresh except 18,340 pounds salted, valued at 

 $332. The catch was obtained largely from Georges Bank, South 

 Channel, and the shore grounds, and most of it was landed at Boston 

 and Gloucester. 



CUSK 



The catch of cusk amounted to 3,405,591 pounds, valued at $68,114, 

 all landed fresh except 61,585 pounds salted, valued at $1,463. 

 More than half of the catch was landed at Boston. There was an 

 increase in the catch, as compared with the previous year, of 407,385 

 pounds, valued at $6,386. 



HALIBUT 



The catch of halibut amounted to 4,422,146 pounds, valued at 

 $789,609, all landed fresh except 530 pounds salted, valued at $58. 

 There was a decrease of 9.28 per cent in the quantity and 14.44 per 

 cent in the value of the halibut landed in 1924, as compared with the 

 previous year. The quantity landed at Boston was 3,934,627 pounds, 

 valued at $711,946; at Gloucester, 11,135 pounds, valued at $1,012; 

 and at Portland, 476,384 pounds, valued at $76,651. 



MACKEREL 



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, a decrease of 



