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or 21.80 per cent, in value. There was a decrease in both quantity 

 antl \ahie of the catch of all the other more important species. The 

 catch of cod decreased 8,7r)U,5G8 pounds, or 14.05 per cent, in quantity 

 and $906,870, or 34.38 per cent, in value ; haddock, 7,866,768 pounds, 

 or 10.45 per cent, in quantity and $693,882, or 25.32 per cent, in value ; 

 hake, 185,248 pounds, or 3.92 per cent, in quantity and $44,273, or 

 28.77 per cent, in value; pollock, 1,615,890 pounds, or 18.87 per cent, 

 in quantity and $97,486. or 37.19 per cent, in value; mackerel, 3,909,- 

 541 pounds, or 53.60 per cent, in quantity and $427,468, or 56.01 per 

 cent, in value ; herring, 4,384,444 pounds, or 62.65 per cent, in quan- 

 tity and $125,894, or 75.70 per cent, in value ; and swordfish, 934,024 

 pounds, or 36.89 per cent, in quantity and $175,796, or 35.57 per cent, 

 in value. The catch of Newfoundland herring declined from 3,097,- 

 024 pounds, valuecl at $110,157, in 1920, to 551,400 pounds, valued at 

 $19,584, in 1921. In the various other species combined there was a 

 decrease of $1,889,486 pounds, or 37.89 per cent, in quantity and of 

 $83,727, or 38.08 per cent, in value. 



The catch of cod, haddock, and hake is sold in different grades as 

 landed from the vessels. Cod are sold as large, market, and scrod ; 

 haddock, as large and scrod; and hake, as large and small. The 

 quantity of scrod cod and scrod haddock is very small as compared 

 with that of the other grades of these species, said to be due to the 

 fact that the price received is so low that the fishermen do not save 

 all that are caught. The catch of scrod cod landed at these ports dur- 

 ing the year was 1,150,577 pounds, valued at $10,844, and of scrod 

 haddock only 30,562 pounds, valued at $535. 



The fishery products landed at Boston, Gloucester, and Portland 

 by fishing vessels each year are taken principally from fishing 

 grounds off the coast of the United States. In the calendar year 

 1921, 85.39 per cent of the quantity and 77.99 per cent of the value 

 of the catch landed by American and Canadian fishing vessels at 

 these ports were from these grounds; 4.08 per cent of the quantity 

 and 7.32 per cent of the value, consisting chiefly of cod, halibut, and 

 herring, were from fishing banks off the coast of Newfoundland ; and 

 10.51 per cent of the quantity and 14.67 per cent of the value from 

 fishing grounds off the Canadian Provinces. There was considerable 

 falling off in the percentage of products from grounds off the 

 Canadian Provinces, but an increase in that from grounds off the 

 United States and Newfoundland compared with the previous j^ear. 

 Newfoundland herring constituted less than one-half of 1 per cent 

 of the quantity and value of the fishery products landed at these 

 ports during the year. The herring were taken from the treaty 

 coast of Newfoundland, and the cod, haddock, hake, halibut, and 

 other species from that region were obtained from fishing banks on 

 the high seas. All fish caught by American fishing vessels off the 

 coast of the Canadian Provinces were from offshore fishing grounds. 



Haddock ranked first in both quality and value in the vessel fish- 

 eries at these ports in 1921, the catch amounting to 67,412,709 

 pounds, valued at $2,046,170, all landed fresh except 15,290 pounds 

 salted, valued at $182. The catch of cod was 53,515,014 pounds, 

 valued at $1,730,767, including 5,408,768 pounds saltecl, valued at 

 $217,310. The catch of hake was 4,536,108 pounds, valued at 

 $109,603, all landed fresh except 42,233 pounds salted, valued at 



