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gating 12,981,503 pounds, valued at S630,108. The total for the 

 three ports amounted to 7,606 trips, aggregating 178,280,701 pounds 

 of fresh and salted fish, having a vakie to the fishermen of $8,227,013. 

 This total includes 54 trips, 43 at Boston, 1 at Gloucester, and 10 at 

 Portland, landed bv 18 Canadian fishing vessels, amounting to 

 2,588,218 pounds of fish, valued at SI 19,028. Of this quantity, 

 1,308,774 pounds, valued at S62,147, were landed at Boston; 271,580 

 pounds, valued at S13,606, at Gloucester; and 1,007,864 pounds, 

 valued at S43,275, at Portland. There was an increase of 9 vessels 

 and 15 trips, but a decrease of 707,929 pounds in the quantity of 

 fish landed, with an increase of !?12,767 in the value, as compared 

 with the previous year. These fish were landed in accordance with 

 an arrangement \\nth the Canadian Government as an emergency 

 war measure granting reciprocal privileges to fishing vessels, by 

 which Canadian fishing vessels were permitted to land their fares at 

 American ports direct from the fishing grounds. Canadian vessels 

 began to utilize this privilege in April, 1918, and the arrangement is 

 still in operation. 



Compared with the previous year there was a decrease of 603 

 trips, or 8.01 per cent, in the total number landed by the fishing 

 fleet at Boston, Gloucester, and Portland, and of 18,200,569 pounds, 

 or 9.26 per cent, in the c}uantitv, with an increase of $678,630, or 

 8.99 per cent, in the value of the products landed. The only im- 

 portant species sho\nng an increase in both quantitv and value 

 were halibut, mackerel, and swordfish. The catch of halibut in- 

 creased 1,674,669 pounds, or 79.19 percent, in quantity, and $354,630, 

 or 91.59 per cent, in value; the mackerel catch increased 1,580,525 

 pounds, or 27.66 per cent, in cfuantity, and $215,852, or 39.44 per 

 cent, in value; ana the catch of swordfish increased 1,648,942 pounds, 

 or 186.80 per cent, in quantity, and $281,834, or 132.71 per cent, in 

 value. The catch of cod decreased 3,108,838 pounds, or 4.75 per 

 cent, in quantity, but increased $54,456, or 2.10 per cent, in value; 

 haddock decreased 7,436,708 pounds, or 8.99 per cent, in quantity, 

 and $53,886, or 1.92 per cent, in value; polloci:, 10,191,066 pounds, 

 or 54.34 per cent, in quantity, and $118,387, or 31.11 per cent, in 

 value; cusk, 208,459 pounds, or 10.10 per cent, in quantity, and 

 $14,099, or 22.67 per cent, in value; ancl herring, 3,361,901 pounds, 

 or 32.45 per cent, in quantity, and $73,487, or 30.64 per cent, in 

 value. The catch of hake increased 381,880 pounds, or 8.80 per 

 cent, in Quantity, but decreased $27,177, or 15.01 per cent, in value. 

 The eaten of Ne%\-foundland herring decreased 404,753 pounds, or 

 11.55 per cent, in cjuantity, and $79,626,' or 41.95 per cent, in value. 

 There were no tilefish landed at Boston during the year. In the 

 various other species combined there was an increase of 853,897 

 pounds, or 20.66 per cent, in quantity, and of $60,368, or 37.85 per 

 cent, in value. 



The following tables present in detail, by fishing grounds and by 

 months, the products landed at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and 

 Portland, Me., by American and Canadian fishing vessels, for the 

 calendar year 1920. The weights of fresh and salted fish given in 

 these statistics represent the fish as landed from the vessels, and 

 the values are those received by the fishermen. The grades, or 

 sizes, given for certain species are those recognized in the trade. 



