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trawl fleet included 25 American and 2 Canadian vessels; in 1920, 

 41 American and 3 Canadian vessels; and in 1921, 23 American and 

 3 Canadian vessels. In 1920 otter trawlers landed 646 trips of cod 

 and haddock. The catch of cod was 6,311,389 pounds, valued at 

 $315,434, and of haddock, 51,962,457 pounds, valued at $1,882,748. 

 The haddock taken by otter trawlers amounted to 32.68 per cent of 

 the quantity and 26.71 per cent of the value of the total catch of this 

 species landed by fishing vessels. 



In 1921 there were 346 trips landed at Boston, Gloucester, and 

 Portland by otter-trawl vessels, amounting to 30,506,057 pounds of 

 fish, valued at $903,878, which was 20.22 per cent of the quantity 

 and 15.99 per cent of the value of the total catch landed by fishing 

 vessels at these ports. The catch included cod, 2,482,833 pounds, 

 valued at $81,258; haddock, 26,734,893 pounds, valued at $750,312; 

 hake, 241,650 pounds, valued at $4,798; pollock, 255,500 pounds, 

 valued at $7,014; cusk, 892 pounds, valued at $19; hahbut, 64,038 

 pounds, valued at $11,579; and other species, 726,251 pounds, valued 

 at $48,898. The catch by otter trawls consists principally of haddock, 

 which in 1921 amounted to 39.65 per cent of the quantity and 36.66 

 per cent of the value of the entire catch of this species landed. The 

 greater part of the catch in both years was taken from Georges 

 Bank and South Channel. 



The following tables give, by fishing grounds and by months, the 

 catch of cod and haddock landed by otter trawlers at these ports in 

 1920, the catch of cod, haddock, and other species landed by them 

 in 1921, and the catch of cod, haddock, and hake for various years: 



Cod and Haddock Landed at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, 

 Me., by Otter Trawlers in 1920. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 trips. 



Cod. 



Haddock. 



Total. 



BY FISHING GEOUNDS. 



East of 66° W. longitude 



La Have Bank 



Western Bank 



Quercau Bank 



West of 66° W. longitude. 



Georges Bank 



South Channel 



Nantucket Shoals 



Total 



BY MONTHS. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



Total 



208 



396 



15 



646 



Pounds 



961,265 

 79,416 



2,4.50,403 



2,775,986 



44,320 



6,311,389 



541,858 

 869,780 

 1,047,335 

 787,570 

 770,280 

 837,304 

 372,941 

 302, 797 

 182, 470 

 197,320 

 204,569 

 197, 165 



6,311,389 



$33,471 

 2,099 



153,1.56 

 124,980 



1,728 



Pounds. 



10,000 

 1,997,2.55 



19, 125 



15,972,435 



32,758,942 



1,204,700 



51,962,457 



43,412 

 63, 204 

 54,353 

 31,084 

 24,974 

 27,690 

 16,777 

 10,316 

 7,445 

 10, 8.5S 

 13,053 

 12,268 



4,507,060 

 4,754,060 

 6,495,320 

 3,796,791 

 5,147,055 

 4,722,810 

 3,199,505 

 4,370,013 

 4,466,233 

 3,823,530 

 3, 286,, 575 

 3, 393,. 505 



315, 434 



51,962,457 



Value. 

 $2.-0 

 63, 736 

 387 



652,834 



1,121,445 



44,096 



Pounds. 



1(1,000 

 2,9.58,520 



98,540 



18,422,838 



35,534,928 



1,249,020 



1,882,748 



58,273,846 



245,160 

 233,952 

 211,508 

 129,651 

 166,509 

 145,777 



96,956 

 104,923 

 100, 279 



%,753 

 168,926 

 182,354 



5,048,918 

 5,623,840 

 7,542,655 

 4,-584,361 

 5,917,335 

 5,560,114 

 3,572,446 

 4,672,810 

 4,648,703 

 4,020,850 

 3,491,144 

 3,590,670 



58,273,846 



Value. 

 $250 

 97,207 

 2,486 



805,990 



1,246,425 



45,824 



2,198,182 



288,572 

 297, 156 

 265,861 

 160,735 

 191,483- 

 173,467 

 113,733 

 115,239 

 107,724 

 107,611 

 181,979 

 194,622 



2,198.182 



