XXX REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES 



NEW ENGLAND VESSEL FISHERIES 



Statistics of the New England vessel fisheries at Boston and 

 Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, Me., collected by the bureau's local 

 agents, have been published monthly. Two annual bulletins were 

 issued — one showing the catch by fishing grounds and the other by 

 months. The total landings by vessels at these ports in 1925 

 amounted to 216,869,265 pounds of fish, having a value to the fisher- 

 men of $8,115,570. This was an increase over 1924 of 18.5 per cent 

 in the quantity and 16 per cent in the value of products. Of the 

 total 149,038,198 pounds, valued at $6,104,278, were landed at Boston ; 

 49,471,943 pounds, valued at $1,390,580, at Gloucester; and 18,358,824 

 pounds, valued at $620,712, at Portland, an increase of 13.8 per 

 cent in quantity and 13 per cent in value at Boston, 38 per cent in 

 quantity and 33.5 per cent in value at Gloucester, and 13.8 per cent 

 in quantity and 12.9 per cent in value at Portland. These fish were 

 taken chiefly from fishing grounds off the coast of the United States, 

 about 84.4 per cent coming from these waters, 14.2 per cent from 

 grounds off the Canadian Provinces, and 1.4 per cent off the coast 

 of Newfoundland. 



The principal species, in the order of their value, were haddock, 

 91,886,260 pounds, valued at $2,747,741; cod, 67,250,130 pounds, 

 valued at $2,321,238; mackerel, 26,209,860 pounds, valued at 

 $1,191,152; halibut, 3,561,102 pounds, valued at $655,172; sword- 

 fish, 1,527,180 pounds, valued at $385,929; and flounders, 6,637.972 

 pounds, valued at $275,787. Compared with the previous year, there 

 was considerable increase in both quantity and value of cod, haddock, 

 and cusk and a very large increase in the quantity and value of the 

 catch of mackerel. There was a decrease in the catch of hake, hali- 

 but, herring, and swordfish. 



The total catch of mackerel by the American fishing fleet in 1925 

 was 203,961 barrels fresh and 12,442 barrels salted, an increase of 

 101,894 and 1,601 barrels, respectively, and the largest catch since 

 1885. 



FISHERIES AT SEATTLE, WASH. 



Statistics of the fish landed at Seattle, Wash., which were collected 

 by the local agent, were published as monthly and annual statistical 

 bulletins giving the quantity and value of fishery products landed 

 at that port by fishing and collecting vessels during the year. In 

 1925 this fleet landed 30,394,460 pounds, valued at $2,955,817. 



The catch by fishing vessels, and which consisted largely of hali- 

 but, amounted to 12,996,550 pounds, valued at $1,594,298. Compared 

 with the previous year this is an increase of 29.1 per cent in quantity 

 and 19.9 per cent in the value of the products landed. The fish 

 landed by collecting vessels amounted to 17,397,910 pounds, valued at 

 $1,361,519, a decrease of 4.2 per cent in quantity and 2 per cent in 

 value. 



SHAD AND ALEWIFE FISHERIES OF THE POTOMAC RIVER 



The regular annual statistics of the shad and alewife fisheries of 

 the Potomac River were taken for the season of 1925. They show a 

 yield of 204,582 shad, weighing 696,632 pounds, valued at $163,398. 



