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ground fish at these ports during the year, and 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 was 62,265,- 
582 pounds, valued at $2,637,637, of which 58,407,167 pounds, 
valued at $2,431,420, were fresh, and 3,858,415 pounds, valued at 
$206,217, were salted. Cod ranked second among the various 
species landed. 
HADDOCK. 
The catch of haddock for the year ranked first in both quantity 
and value, exceeding that of cod by 13,013,895 pounds and $102,415. 
The quantity of haddock landed at these ports by fishing vessels 
during the year amounted to 75,279,477 pounds, valued at $2,740,052, 
all of which was fresh except 44,445 pounds, valued at $1,338. 
These fish were taken chiefly on Georges Banke and in South Channel, 
and the greater part of the catch, or 64,751,888 pounds, valued at 
$2,746,828, was landed at Boston. 
HAKE, 
The catch of hake amounted to 4,721,356 pounds, valued at 
$153,876, all landed fresh except 55,234 pounds, valued at $1,434; 
salted. There was an increase of 381,880 pounds, or 8.80 per cent, 
in the quantity, but a decrease of $27,177, or 15.01 per cent, in the 
value as compared with the previous year. The yield of this species 
has been comparatively small in recent years. 
POLLOCK, 
The catch of pollock amounted to 8,560,901 pounds, valued at 
$262,128, all landed fresh except 22,035 pounds, valued at $643, 
salted. This was the smallest catch of pollock in many years. 
There was a falling off in the catch of this species of over 10,000,000 
pounds as compared with the previous year. 
CUSK. 
The catch of cusk amounted to 1,854,739 pounds, valued at 
$48,070, all of which was fresh, except 5,613 pounds, valued at $238, 
salted. The yield was 200,000 pounds less than in the previous 
year. The catch of this species has declined considerably in recent 
years. 
HALIBUT. 
The quantity of halibut landed was 3,789,330 pounds, valued at 
$741,821, all of which was fresh except 21,736 pounds salted, valued 
at $2,385. There was an increase of 1,674,669 pounds in quantity 
and $354,630 in value as compared with the previous year. The 
catch was the largest taken in any year in the past five years. The 
next largest catch in this period was in 1916, when 3,458,765 pounds 
were landed at these ports. There has been a large increase in the 
receipts of halibut at Portland, which amounted in 1920 to 1,159,973 
ounds, the next largest in the past five years being 535,314 pounds 
in 1916. There has also been a large increase in the receipts of 
halibut at Boston in recent years, but a decrease in those at Gloucester. 
