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THE LOFFODEN FISHERY IN 1880. 



569 



Table XXXIV gives the number of days, Sundays and holidays in- 

 cluded, from January 16 to April 14, wherein the weather, either wholly 

 or in part, prevented the fishermen from setting or hauling their imple- 

 ments. Altogether, in East Lotioden during 43 per cent., and in West 

 Loffoden during 48 per cent, of the fishing season the weather was such 

 as to interfere with the business. This year, also, most of the unfavor- 

 able days occurred in periods, for instance, from January 20 to February 

 5, from March 4 to 14, and from March 30 to April 4. 



Table XXXIV. 



Detained b.y weather between January 16 and 

 April 14. 



Month. 



East Loffoden. 



! Whole day. 



January 8 



February ; 5 



March 5 



AprH \ 3 



Total i.i 21 



Part of day, 



West Loffoden. 



Whole day. 



Part of day. 



Table XXXV gives the number of days of detention in port, because 

 >f bad weather, in the different inspection districts: 



Tablk. XXXV. — Daiis of detention in port on account of weathfr from January 16 to 



April 14. 



January. [ February. ' March. 



April. 



Innpection district. 



Skroven 9 I \ 5 



Svolvaer 6 4j 4 



Vaagene 7 3 5 



Hopen 9 1 fi 



Henningavier 8 2 4 



Stamsund 10 6 



Ure 10 ! 8 



Balstad 10 Ill 



Lund 9 1 10 



Sorvaageu 9 1 9 



The report for 1878 and for 1879 contains a similar table, and I ven- 

 ture to repeat this year also what 1 have previously mentioned with 

 reference to this subject, since certain persons still seek to -maintain the 

 opinion that the fishermen should be prohibited from going to sea unless 

 the weather allows all of them to use their implements. The essential 

 hindrances to the enforcing of such a general provision in practice are, 

 first, that " sea- weather" may be differently construed by different per- 

 sons, and, second, that fishermen not only from different stations but 

 also from different inspection districts, where there may be permanent 



