FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1925 



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Fishery products landed at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, Me., 

 by otter trawlers in 1925 — Continued 



Cod, haddock, and hake landed at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, 

 Me., by otter trawlers in various years 



DAYS ABSENCE 



In order to provide additional information on the fishing effort, 

 statistics of the number of days' absence of vessels on fishing trips 

 from Boston, and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, Me., have been 

 collected for 1925. The days absent on each trip were reckoned to 

 include the date of departure and date of arrival. The number of 

 days occupied in fishing by all vessels was 42,447, or an average of 

 5.05 days per trip. The number of days occupied in fishing by otter 

 trawlers was 5,059, or an average of 8.38 days per trip. Statistics 

 of the number of days absent from port during the year are presented 

 by months, fishing grounds, and ports for all vessels, including otter 

 trawlers, and for otter trawlers separately, in the following tables: 



