264 ■p. S. BUKEAU OF FISHERIES 



SWORD FISH 



The catch of swordfish amounted to 2,023,416 pounds, valued at 

 $449,837. There were 45 vessels engaged in this fishery, or 7 less than 

 in the previous year. There was a decrease in the catch of 17.59 

 per cent in quantity but an increase of 0.38 per cent in value. 



FLOUNDERS 



Tiie catch of flounders in the vessel fisheries amounted to 4,335,227 

 pounds, valued at $191,515, an increase of 898,407 pounds, or 26.14 

 per cent, in quantity and of $27,832, or 17 per cent, in value. The 

 catch taken by boats under 5 tons net tonnage is not included in these 



statistics. 



The catch of herring amounted to 4,410,736 pounds, valued at 

 $127,867. Of this quantity 1,467,256 pounds, valued at $19,496, 

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

 and the remainder, consisting of 2,943,480 pounds salted, valued at 

 $108,371, were Newfoundland herring. 



OTTER-TRAWL FISHERY 



In 1924 there were 543 trips landed at Boston, Gloucester, and 

 Portland by 32 otter-trawl vessels, amounting to 46,703,035 pounds of 

 fish, valued at $1,327,731, or 25.53 per cent of the quantity and 19.99 

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

 these ports during the year. The catch included cod, 8,231,430 

 pounds, valued at $286,562; haddock, 35,197,940 pounds, valued at 

 $867,756; hake, 616,853 pounds, valued at $18,210; pollock, 1,028,032 

 pounds, valued at $39,467; cusk, 10,720 pounds, valued at $460; 

 halibut, 94,221 pounds, valued at $22,069 ; and other species, 1,523,839 

 pounds, valued at $93,207. The catch by otter trawls consists prin- 

 cipally of haddock, which in 1924 amounted to 44.05 per cent of the 

 quantity and 37.59 per cent of the value of the entire catch of this 

 species landed by fishing vessels at these ports. The otter-trawl 

 catch was taken chiefly from Western Bank, Georges Bank, South 

 Channel, and Nantucket Shoals. 



Compared with the previous year, there was one vessel less engaged 

 in this fishery and a decrease of 122 trips, or 18.35 per cent, and of 

 7,595,254 pounds, or 13.99 per cent, in the quantity, and of $368,590, 

 or 21.73 per cent, in the value of the products landed. 



The following tables give, by fishing grounds and months, the catch 

 landed by otter trawlers at these ports in 1924 and also the catch of 

 cod, hadaock, and hake landed b}^ them in various years. 



