18 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



pared with tlmt usually landed at that tmie of year. Statistics of 

 these fisheries have been collected by the local ao;ents and published 

 in monthly bulletins, showing, by species and fishing grounds, the 

 quantities and values of fishery products landed by Axnerican and 

 Canadian fishing vessels dui"ing the year at these ports.- Two annual 

 bulletins have been issued, one showing the catch by months and the 

 other by fishing grounds. 



The fisliing fleet which landed fish at these ports during the cal- 

 endar year 1919 numbered 523 sail, steam, and gasoline screw vessels, 

 including 25 American and 2 Canadian steam trawlers. These vessels 

 landed at Boston 2,754 trips, aggregating 103,391,370 pounds of 

 fish, valued at $4,713,350; at Gloucester, 2,965 trips, aggregating 

 71,370,957 pounds, valued at $2,145,592; and at Portland, 2,550 

 trips, agOTegating 21,718,943 pounds, valued at $689,441. The total 

 for the three ports amounted to 8,269 trips, aggregating 196,481,270 

 pounds of fresh and salted fish, having a value to the fishermen of 

 $7,548,383. This total includes 39 trips, 26 at Boston and 13 at 

 Portland, landed by 9 Canadian fishing vessels, amounting to 

 3,296,147 pounds of fresh fish, valued at $106,261. Of this quantity 

 1,191,845 pounds, valued at $53,653, were landed at Boston, and 

 2,104,302 pounds, valued at $52,608, at Portland. There was a 

 decrease of 12 vessels, 21 trips, and 2,306,602 pounds in the quantity 

 and $112,364 in the value of the products as compared with the pre- 

 vious year. These fish were landed in accordance with an arrange- 

 ment with the Canadian Government as an emergency war measure 

 granting reciprocal privileges to fishing vessels, by which Canadian 

 fishing vessels were permitted to land their fares at American ports 

 direct from the fishing grounds. Canadian fishing vessels began to 

 utilize tliis privilege in April, 1918, and the arrangement is still in 

 operation. 



During the year 1919, 24 American fishing, vessels landed 29 trips, 

 amounting to 434,486 pounds of fish, at Canadian ports on the Atlantic 

 coast, of which 8 trips by 8 vessels, amounting to 312,036 pounds, were 

 landed at Halifax, Nova Scotia; and 173 American fishing vessels 

 landed 915 trips, amounting to 12,258,522 pounds at Canadian ports 

 on the Pacific coast, of which 889 trips by 154 vessels, amounting to 

 10,804,522 pounds, were landed at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. 



Compared with the previous year, tliere was a decrease of 481 

 trips, or 5.49 per cent, in the total number landed by the fishing fleet 

 at Boston, Gloucester, and Portland, and of 9,019,883 pounds, or 

 4.38 per cent, in the quantity, and $2,983,165, or 28.32 per cent, in 

 the value of the fish landed. The only important species showing an 

 increase in catch over that of the previous year wore haddock and 

 halibut. The catch of haddock increased 16,044,644 pounds, or 24.06 

 per cent, in quantity, but decreased $405,338, or 12.66 per cent, in 

 value, while the catch of halibut increased 333,657 j^ounds, or 18.73 

 per cent, in quantity and $84,911, or 28.09 per cent, in value. The 

 cod catch decreased 6,450,007 pounds, or 8.98 per cent, in quantity 

 and $1,034,024, or 28.58 per cent, in value; hake, 941,353 pounds, or 

 17.82 per cent, in quantity and $92,032, or 33.70 per cent, in value; 

 pollock, 7,808,653 pounds, or 29.39 per cent, in quantity and $581,570, 

 or 60.44 per cent, in value; cusk, 595,062 pounds, or 22.38 per cent, 

 in quantity and $40,862, or 39.65 per cent, in value; mackerel, 

 4,445,271 pounds, or 43.75 per cent, in quantity and $641,682, or 



