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Haddock. — Haddock ranked first in both quantity and value, the 

 catch exceeding that of cod by 24,636,130 pounds and $426,503 in 

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

 vessels during the year was 91,886,260 pounds valued at $2,747,741, 

 all fresh except 25,245 pounds valued at $632, salted. These fish 

 were taken chiefly from Browns Bank, Georges Bank, South Chan- 

 nel, Nantucket Shoals, and shore grounds; and about 48 per cent of 

 the quantity and 45 per cent of the value were taken in the otter- 

 trawl fishery. The greater part of the catch, or 74,281,252 pounds, 

 valued at $2,378,410, was landed at Boston. 



Hake. — The catch of hake amounted to 5,805,720 pounds valued 

 at $173,666, all landed fresh except 16,845 pounds valued at $388. 

 salted. Of this catch 4,646.341 pounds valued at $145,885 were 

 landed at Boston, 319,695 pounds valued at $5,198 at Gloucester, and 

 839,694 pounds valued at $22,583 at Portland. More than half of 

 the catch, or 3,072,223 pounds, valued at $95,100, was taken in South 

 Channel ; and about 80 per cent of the quantity at 84 per cent of the 

 value were landed at Boston. 



Pollock. — The catch of pollock amounted to 5,289,873 pounds 

 valued at $147,582, all landed fresh except 47,312 pounds salted, 

 valued at $1,153. The greater part of the catch was obtained 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 3,712,850 pounds valued at 

 $84,597, all landed fresh except 106,830 pounds salted, valued at 

 $2,014. More than half of the catch was landed at Boston. Com- 

 pared with the previous year there was an increase in the catch of 

 cusk of 307,259 pounds and $16,483 in the value. 



Halibut. — The catch of halibut amounted to 3,561,102 pounds 

 valued at $655,172, all landed fresh except 7,640 pounds salted, 

 valued at $436. There was a decrease of 19.47 per cent in the quan- 

 tity and 17.03 per cent in the value of the halibut landed, as com- 

 pared with the previous year. The quantity landed at Boston was; 

 2,837,875 pounds valued at $535,435, at Gloucester 111,008 pounds 

 valued at $11,331, and at Portland 612,219 pounds valued at $108,406. 



Mackerel. — The. catch of mackerel was larger in 1925 than in any 

 year since 1885. The total catch of fresh mackerel taken by the 

 American fishing fleet in 1925 was 203,961 barrels, or 30,594,150 

 pounds, compared with 102,067 barrels, or 15,310,050 pounds, in 1924, 

 an increase of 101,894 barrels, or 15,284,100 pounds. The total catch 

 of salted mackerel landed by the fishing fleet was 12,442 barrels, or 

 2,488,400 pounds, compared with 10,841 barrels, or 2,168,200 pounds, 

 in 1924, an increase of 1,601 barrels, or 320,200 pounds. In 1925 

 about 20,000 barrels of salted mackerel were prepared from mackerel 

 landed fresh, as compared with about 8,000 barrels in 1924. The 

 quantity of mackerel landed at Boston, Gloucester, and Portland 

 by fishing vessels during the year was 26,209,860 pounds, valued at 

 $1,191,152, of which 24,114,717 pounds, valued at $1,036,171, were 

 fresh and 2,095,143 pounds, valued at $154,981, were salted. There 

 was an increase in the total catch of mackerel landed by fishing 

 vessels at these ports of 16,452,351 pounds and of $649,368 in value 

 as compared with 1924. 



