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U. S. BFKKAr OF FISHEUIES 

 Table 3. — Canmlittn haddock cntches 



' For 1910-1916, inclusive, the catch is given for the fiscal year. 

 - An "offshore" catch is made on a trip lasting more than 2 days. 



CHANGES IN THE HADDOCK CATCH 



The United States and Canadian haddock catche.s and the total 

 catch for North America since 1889 are summarized in Table 4 and 

 Figure 1. Disregarding the unreliable records before 1889 we can 

 .^ee no significant changes in the total haddock catch before 1903 — 



Year 



Figure 1. — Catches of huddock in Noitli America, given a.s tin 

 dock, gutted but with the heads still on 



weight of fresh liad- 



oidy minor fluctuations, with no general increase or decrea.se. From 

 about that year to 1919 there is a distinct increa.^e with fluctuations. 

 A sudden de|)re.s.si()n followed, with a minimum catch in 1921, since 

 which there lias been a steady increase. To repeat : From a catch 

 of about 100,000,000 pounds in about 1900 the total increased with 



