860 



TJ. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



VESSEL FISHERIES OF NEW YORK CITY AND GROTON, CONN. * 



During: 1929 fishing vessels of 5 net tons and over landed 75,325,000 

 pounds of fishery products at New York City and Groton, Conn. 

 This is 6 per cent more than in 1928 and about four times the landings 

 during 1922, the first year for which there is a complete record. Most 

 of the ground fish were taken with otter trawls. 



Species landed. — The increase in the landings of fish at these ports 

 during the past few years has been due mainly to the greater quantity 

 of haddock landed. In 1929 the landings of this species amounted 

 to 55,937,000 pounds, or 74 per cent of the total. This is about 

 thirteen times the landings of this species in 1922. Most of these 

 haddock are utilized by fish-packing plants in preparing package fish 

 products. Next in volume were flounders with landings of 7,374,000 



PRODUCT 



MLNHADEN 



OrSTERS 



MILLIONS OF POUNDS 



10 15 20 2S 36 35 40 



Figure 19. — Yield of principal fishery products in the 

 Middle Atlantic States, 1926 



pounds, or 10 per cent of the total. This is slightly less than a year 

 ago. Cod ranked third in 1929 with landings of 4,458,000 pounds, or 

 6 per cent of the total. Mackerel were fourth in importance, with 

 landings of 3,286,000 pounds, or 4 per cent of the total. This is less 

 than was landed in 1928. Tilefish, a species common almost exclu- 

 sively to these ports, were fifth, with landings of 2,458,000 pounds, 

 or 3 per cent of the total. This was slightly more than in the previous 

 year. The landings of all other species amounted to about 2 per cent 

 of the total. 



* Statistics of the landings of fish by vessels of 5 net tons and over at New York City have been collected 

 during the past few years by J. H. .Matthews, executive secretary, Middle Atlantic Fisheries Association. 

 These have been forwarded to the bureau, where thev have been compiled. 



Since November, 1927, statistics of the landings of fish by vessels at firoton. Conn., have been included 

 with those for fish landed at New York City, because at that time one of the firms packing fish at New York 

 City moved its plant to Groton, thus requiring the trawlers to unload at Groton. By including the land- 

 ings at Groton, the figures since November, J927, are comparable with those for previous years. The statis- 

 tics at both ports are combined to avoid disclosing individual enterprise. 



