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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



The fishery products landed at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., 

 and Portland, Me., by fishing vessels each year are taken chiefly 

 from fishing grounds off the coast of the United States. In the 

 calendar year 1923, 77.26 per cent of the quantity and 76.71 percent 

 of the value landed by fishing vessels were from these grounds; 

 2.51 per cent of the c{uantity and 5.27 per cent of the value, consist- 

 ing mostly of cod, halibut, and herring, were from fishing banks 

 off the coast of Ne^w^oundland ; and 20.23 per cent of the quantitj' 

 and 18.01 per cent of the value were from fishing grounds off the 

 Canadian Provinces. There was some decrease compared with the 

 previous year in the percentage of products from grounds off the 

 United States and Newfoundland and a small increase in the per- 

 centage from grounds off the Canadian Provinces. Newfoundland 

 herring constituted less than 1 per cent of thociuantity and value of 

 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. The catch from each of these 

 regions is given in detail in the following table: 



Qiianlity and value of fish landed by American fishing vessels at Boston and 

 Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, Me., in 1923, from fishing grounds off the coast 

 of the United States, Newfoundland, and Canadian Provinces 



