36 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
The fishery products landed at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and 
Portland, Me., by fishing vessels each year are taken principally from 
fishing gro-nds lying off the coast of the United States. In the 
calendar year 1918, 68.10 per cent of the quantity and 70.86 per cent 
of the value of the catch landed at these ports by American and 
Canadian fishing vessels were taken from these grounds; 4.36 per cent 
of the quantity and 4.70 per cent of the value, consisting chiefly of 
herring, were taken from fishing banks off the coast of Newfound- 
land; and 27.52 of the quantity and 24.43 per cent of the value from 
fishing grounds off the Canadian Provinces. Newfoundland herring 
constituted 3.10 per cent of the quantity and 3.15 per cent of the 
value of the fishery products landed at these ports during the year. 
The herring were taken on the treaty coast of Newfoundland, and the 
cod and other species from that region were obtained from fishing 
banks on the high seas. All fish caught by American fishing vessels 
off the Canadian Provinces were from offshore fishing grounds. The 
Rae from each of these regions is given in detail in the following 
table: 
QUANTITY AND VALUE OF FisH LANDED By AMERICAN AND CANADIAN FISHING 
VESSELS AT BosToN AND GLOUCESTER, MAss., AND PorTLAND, Mz., 1N 1918, 
FROM GROUNDS OFF THE COAST OF THE UNITED States, NEWFOUNDLAND, AND 
CANADIAN PROVINCES. 
Species. United States. Newfoundland. |Canadian Provinces. Total. 
Cod: Pounds. Value. | Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value. Pounds. Value. 
Meese one ce 38, 747, 196]$2, 186, 911|1, 131, 625/839, 770/28, 458, 768)$1, 153, 172| 68, 337, 579|$3, 379, 853 
Se a Ee Seen 20,525 1,448) 627, 863) 50,149) 2,838,460) 185,755} 3,486,848] 237,352 
addock: 
1g eRe See oe 47,975, 763| 2,492,810} 334,245] 10, 967/18, 293,041] 691, 998] 66, 603, 049] 3, 195, 775 
A ge dR SEE Ape eee Seioone saan | Soasmomote 11, 614 786 56, 878 2,715) 68, 492: 3,501 
ake: 
Occ 5 peer ae Seer 4,434,193] 242,142] 54,145] 2,012] 757,524) 27,488] 5,245,862) 271,642 
a ee ee ee eric 105 4 8,300 404 26, 562 1,035 34, 967 1, 443 
ollock 
20 oe See ee 25, 262,430} 914,511) 23,050 636} 1, 221, 882 44,846] 26,507,362) 959, 993 
c Balied EEE Senet eer sete ren aa ammese 245 ll 53, 01 2,081 53, 258 2,092 
sk: 
MP TESH 5 swiclesieteiiccicae 1, 796, 853 74,343 3,095 96]  844;372 27,999} 2,644,320] 102,438 
Galbed og. ccaiw ancee| call clean 435 20/ 13,505 573 13,940 593 
Halibut: . 
(LEKrec) 6 Ae eS ee = 675,692} 124,194) 388,507) 57,949) 705,874 118,897} 1,770,073} 301,040 
Salted s. oosctacts ose lee puerecte nee eee 2,905 347 8, 026 893 10,931 1,340 
Mackerel: 
MPOSH = S02 seseeigen cae 5; 966,808 9 MOSS598 |e 2. oi. sc) ocem mate 1,615,606] 145,044) 7,582,414! 853,639 
oe See ses oe eae 1, 201,290}  188,802).-......-|--.---- 1,374,763} 146,483) 2,576,053) 335,285 
erring 
Lye eg ee ee 8,602,538} 128,645] 161,800] 10,508].........-|.-...----- 8, 764,338] 139,153 
Salted oe jacjee scene 7, 600 164/6, 225, 024/321, 365|....---.--|2.-------- 6, 232,624] 321,529 
Swordfish: Fresh.......| 974,864] 209,095 180 47| 59,047] 14,050) 1,034,091] 223, 192 
Tilefish: Fresh....----- 299, 420 QOIZAG|. csc cet aaa e |atele ae aie eee 299, 420 20, 246 
Miscellaneous: Fresh..-| 4,002,011) 171,395).-......-|--.---- 233, 521 10,147] 4,235,532) 181,542 
Total nse .csecer 139, 967,278) 7, 463, 305/8, 973, 033/495, 067/56, 560, 842) 2, 573, 176/205, 501, 153/10, 531, 548 
Cod.—In 1918 the fishing fleet landing fish at Boston, Gloucester, 
and Portland was considerably larger than in the previous year. 
There were 5 vessels in the salt bank fishery and 123 in the market 
fishery landing their fares of cod and other ground fish at these ports. 
Large quantities of cod were also landed by vessels fishing on the 
shore grounds. The total catch of cod landed at these ports during 
the year amounted to 71,824,427 pounds, valued at $3,617,205, of 
which 68,337,579 pounds, valued at $3,379,853, were fresh, and 
3,486,848 pounds, valued at $237,352, were salted. Cod ranked first 
+5 es both in quantity and value among the various species 
anded, 
