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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [22] 

 Table XII. 



Table XIII states the relations of the different modes of fishing 

 during the last five years. Compared with last year, net-fishing has 

 diminished and line-fishing increased, a result of the poorer net-fish- 

 ery last year. 



Tabue XIII. 



Table XIV shows the ratio for the different districts. In five years 

 the number of netters has varied as follows : 



In South Helgelaiid, between 41 and 55 per cent., or 14 per cent. 



In North Helgeland, between 77 and 89 per cent., or 12 per cent. 



In Salten, between 51 and 03 per cent., or 12 per cent. 



In Loffoden and Vesteraaleu, between 20 and 44 per cent., or 24 per 

 cent. 



In Senjen and Tromso, between 44 and 57 per cent., or 13 per cent. 



In the first two years of the five-year period this method increased, 

 and in the last two it fell off. By next year it will probably increase 



