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fish, and sold from 8 to 18 cents per pound, according to market 

 conditions. 



The first fare of mackerel from the Cape Shore was landed on June 6, 

 and amounted to 50,000 pomids of large and medium fish, which sold 

 for 6.35 cents per pouncl. All of the Cape Shore fleet landed good 

 trips of mackerel and stocked from $4,000 to $10,000 each. The fleet 

 numbered 32 vessels compared with 38 the previous year. The total 

 catch of mackerel from the Cape Shore was 2,119,000 pounds fresh, 

 and 6,275 barrels salted, compared with 1,689,000 pounds fresh, 

 and 7,558 barrels salted in 1918. The fresh mackerel sold from 5^ 

 to 7 cents per pound, the salted from $16 to $18.50 per barrel. 



Tiixker mackerel were present in small schools along the shore from 

 Cape Ami to Chatham during the latter part of June. 



The total catch of mackerel up to July 1 was 38,787 barrels fresh, 

 and 6,452 barrels salted, compared with 29,259 barrels fresh and 

 8,079 barrels salted the j^revious year, 



SwoRDFiSH. — The quantity of swordfish landed during the year 

 was 882,447 pounds, valued at $212,302. The number of vessels 

 engaged in this fishery was 56, or 19 more than in the previous year, 

 but there was a considerable falling off in the catch. 



Flounders. — The catch of flounders in the vessel fisheries amounted 

 to 2,451,856 pounds, valued at $103,050, an increase of 182,049 

 pounds in quantity and $9,250 m value over the previous year. 

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

 in these statistics. 



Herring.— The catch of herring amounted to 10,359,885 poimds, 

 valued at $239,788. Of this quantity, 6,858,108 pounds, valued at 

 $50,005, were taken off the coast of the United States and landed 

 fresh, and 3,501,777 pounds, valued at $189,783, were salted New- 

 foimdland herring. 



VESSEL FISHERIES AT SEATTLE, WASH. 



In the vessel fisheries at Seattle, Wash., there has been considerable 

 decrease in both the quantity and value of products landed by the 

 fishing fleet, but an increase in the products landed by collecting 

 vessels as compared with the previous year. Statistics of the vessel 

 fisheries at Seattle have been collected by the local agent and pub- 

 lished as monthly and annual statistical bulletins, giving the quantity 

 and value of fishery products landed by American fishing and collect- 

 ing vessels at that port. 



In 1919 the fishing fleet at Seattle landed 670 trips, aggregatuig 

 13,651 ,020 pounds of fish, having a value to the fishermen of $1,530,284. 

 This catch was taken from the fishing grounds along the coast from 

 Oregon to Albatross Bank, Alaska. The fishing areas from which 

 the greater part of the products was obtained were Grays Harbor 

 Grounds, Flattery Banks, West Coast of Vancouver Island, Hecate 

 Strait, and Yakutat Gromids. The products included halibut, 

 11,110,720 pounds, valued at $1,422,519; sablefish, 1,553,600 pounds, 

 valued at $74,290; ''lingcod," 723,000 pounds, valued at $24,433; 

 and rockfishes, 263,700 pounds, valued at $9,042. Compared with 

 the previous year, there was a decrease of 164 trips by fishing vessels, 

 and of 3,440,675 pounds, or 20.13 per cent, in quantity, and $357,369, 

 or 18.93 per cent, m the value of the products landed. The catch of 



