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at $1,460,330: and at Portland 1.883 trips, agofrecratino; 12,981,503 

 pounds, valued at $()30,108. The totals for the three ports were 

 7,606 trips and 178.280,701 pounds of fresli and salted fish, having a 

 value to the fishermen of $8,227.01:^. 



The foretroino; totals include 54 trips — 43 at Boston, 1 at Gloucester, 

 and 10 at Portland — landed bv 18 Canadian fishing vessels, amount- 

 ing to 2.588.218 pounds of fish, valued at $119,028. Of this quan- 

 titv, 1,308.774 pounds, valued at $62,147. were landed at Boston; 

 271,580 pounds, valued at ^18,606, at Gloucester; and 1,007,864 

 pounds, valued at $43,275, at Portland. As compared with the pre- 

 vious 3'ear. there was an increase of 9 vessels and 15 trips but a 

 decrease of 707.929 pounds, with an increase of $12,767. These fish 

 were brought into American ])orts in accordance with an arrange- 

 ment with the Canadian (lovernment as an emergency war measure 

 that granted reciprocal privileges to fishing vessels, by which Cana- 

 dian fishing vessels were permitted to land their fares at American 

 ports direct from tlie fishing grounds. Canadian vessels began to 

 utilize this jirivilege in April. 1918. The arrangement was termi- 

 nated by departmental or<ler effective July 15, 1921. 



Com])ared with the j^revious year, there was a decrease of 663 trips, 

 or 8.01 ])er cent, in the total number landed at Boston, (iloucester, and 

 Portland, and of 18.2()0.5()9 pounds, or 9.26 per cent, in the qiuintity, 

 with an increase of $678,680. or 8.99 per cent, in the value of the 

 products landed. The oidy imjiortant species showing an increase 

 in both quantity and value were iialibut. mackerel, and swordfish. 

 Tlie catch of halil)Ut increased l,(t74.(><')9 ])ounds, or 79.19 per cent, 

 and $354,680. or 91.59 per cent ; the mackerel catch increased 1.580,525 

 pounds, or 27.66 per cent, and 5^215.852. or 39.44 per cent; and the 

 catch of swordfish increased 1.648.942 pounds, or 186.80 per cent, and 

 $281,834, or 132.71 per cent. The yield of cod decreased 3,108,838 

 pounds, or 4.75 per cent, but increased in value $54.45(). or 2.10 ])er 

 cent; haddock decreased 7.4;»6,708 pounds, or 8.99 per cent, and 

 $53,886, or 1.92 j^er cent; pollock decreased 10.191.()()6 pounds, or 

 54.34 per cent, and $ll.s,8H7, or 81.11 per cent: cusk decreased 208,459 

 pounds, or 10.10 ])er cent, and $14,099, or 22.67 per cent; and herring 

 decreased 8,861. 9i»l pounds, or 82.45 per cent, and $73,487, or 30.64 

 per cent. The output of hake inci-eased 3K1.SH0 ])ounds, or 8.80 per 

 cent, but decreased in value $27,177, or 15.01 per cent. The New- 

 foundland herring frshery had a decline of 404.753 pounds, or 11.55 

 per cent, and $79.(')2(). or 41.95 per cent. There were no tilefish 

 landed at Boston during tlie year. In the various other species com- 

 bined there Avas an increase of 853,897 pounds, or 20.66 per cent, and 

 of $60,368. or 87.85 per cent. 



The fishery pro(hicts landed at Bo.ston, Gloucester, and Portland 

 by fishing vessels eacli year are taken principally from fishing 

 grounds lying off' the coast of the United States. In the calendar 

 year 1920, 78.88 ])er cent of the (piantity and 79 jier cent of the value 

 of the catch lande<l by American and Canadian fishing vessels Avere 

 taken fiom these grounds: ;).85 ])er cent of the (juantity and 4.63 per 

 cent of the value, consisting largely of herring, from off the coast of 

 Newfoundland: and 17.75 per cent of the <|iiantity and 16.86 per cent 

 of the value from fishing gi'ounds olF the Canadian Provinces. New- 

 foundlan<l herring constituted 1.78 per cent of the quantity and 1.88 



