FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UJiTITED STATES. 43 



ground fish at these ports durmg the year, and large quantities of 

 cod were also landed by vessels fishing on the shore grounds. The 

 total catch of cod landed at these ports during the year was 62,265,- 

 582 pounds, valued at S2, 637, 637, of wliich 58,407,167 pounds, 

 valued at 82,431,420, were fresh, and 3,858,415 pounds, valued at 

 S206,217, were salted. Cod ranked second among the various 

 species landed. 



HADDOCK. 



The catch of haddock for the year ranked first in both quantity 

 and value, exceeding that of cod by 13,013,805 pounds and $102,415. 

 The quantity of haddock landed at these ports by fisliing vessels 

 during the year amounted to 75,279,477 pounds, valued at $2,740,052, 

 all of wliich was fresh except 44,445 pounds, valued at $1,338. 

 These fish were taken cliiefly on Georges Bank and in South Channel, 

 and the greater part of the catch, or 64,751,888 pounds, valued at 

 $2,746,828, was landed at Boston. 



The catch of hake amounted to 4,721,356 pounds, valued at 

 $153,876, all landed fresh except 55,234 pounds, valued at $1,434, 

 salted. There was an increase of 381,880 pounds, or 8.80 per cent, 

 in the quantity, but a decrease of $27,177. or 15.01 per cent, in the 

 value as compared with the previous year. The yield of this species 

 has been comparatively small in recent years. 



Tlie catch of pollock amounted to 8,500,901 pounds, valued at 

 $262,128, all landed fresh except 22,035 pounds, valued at $643, 

 salted. This was the smallest catch of pollock in many years. 

 There was a falling off in the catch of tliis species of over 10,000,000 

 pounds as compared with the previous year. 



The catch of cusk amounted to 1,854,739 pounds, valued at 

 $48,070, all of which was fresh, except 5,613 pounds, valued at $238, 

 salted. The yield was 200,000 pounds less than in the previous 

 year. The catch of this species has declined considerably in recent 

 years. 



HALIBUT. 



The quantity of halibut landed was 3,789,330 pounds, valued at 

 $741,821, all of which was fresh except 21,736 pounds salted, valued 

 at $2,385. There was an increase oi 1,674,669 pounds in quantity 

 and $354,630 in value as compared with the previous year. The 

 catch was the largest taken in any year in the past five j^ears. The 

 next largest catch in this period was in 1916, when 3,458,765 pounds 

 were landed at these ports. There has been a large increase in the 

 receipts of halibut at rortland, which amounted in 1920 to 1,159,973 

 pounds, the next largest in the past five years being 535,314 pounds 

 in 1916. There has also been a large increase in the receipts of 

 halibut at Boston in recent years, but a decrease in those at Gloucester. 



