REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



CLXI 



An analysis of the following- table, giving the receipts classified by 

 fishiug-grounds, shows the great predominance of Georges Bank and 

 South Channel as sources of supply, these two grounds furnishing 

 nearly one-half the fish landed in Boston. The next important grounds, 

 in their order, are the general shore grounds, La Have Bank, off High- 

 land Light, Jeffreys Ledge, Browns Bank, Middle Bank, Cashes Bank, 

 and the Cape Shore. 



Of the 4,119 trips of fish lauded in Boston in 1891 209 were from 

 grounds off" the shores of the British provinces east of the G6th 

 meridian of west longitude, the largest number being- from La Have 

 Bauk. The total catch in this region was 7,027,985 pounds, including 

 several fares of salt mackerel from the Cape Shore; of this quantity 

 2,961,000 pounds were haddock and 2,155,000 pounds were cod. The 

 average fare from the eastern grounds was 33,627 pounds. From the 

 grounds oft' the New England coast 3,910 trips of fish were landed, of 

 which 1,549 were from the general shore grounds, 738 from South Chan- 

 nel, 395 from Georges, 387 from Jeffreys Ledge, 28 L from the grounds 

 off" Highland Light, and 258 from Middle Bank. The quantity of fish 

 here taken was 62,917,103 pounds, including small quantities of mack- 

 erel, swordfish, eels, bluefish, herring, menhaden, and lobsters. The 

 average fare from these grounds was 16,091 pounds. 



Summary by fishing- grounds of thefi,shery products landed at Boston, Mass., in 1S91 by 

 American fishing vessels. 



