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THE LOFFODEN FISHERY IN 1880. 



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somewhat again. The great difference between Loffoden and Yes- 

 teraalen districts, their proportion being double that of the others, is 

 owing to the fact that net-fishing gradually decreased from 65 per 

 cent, in 1862 to 9 per cent, in 1870. Later, in 1874, it advanced to 33 

 per cent., but in the following year it again fell off to 22 per cent. 



Table XIV. — Percentage of the population. 



Table XV, following, shows the changes in the use of the various 

 methods during the last twenty-one years. 



In all Loffoden net-fishing has varied between 34 and 66 per cent., or 

 32 per cent.; line-fishing has varied between 21 and 55 per cent., or 34 

 per cent.; deep-bait fishing has varied from 8 to 14 per cent., or 6 per 

 cent. 



The variation in net-fishing was as follows : In South Helgeland from 

 38 to 79 per cent., or 41 per cent. ; in North Helgeland from 69 to 90 

 per cent., or 21 per cent. ; in Salten from 33 to 65 per cent., or 32 per 

 cent. ; in Loffoden and Vesteraalen from 9 to 49 per cent., or 40 x^er 

 cent.; in Seujen and Tromso from 33 to 05 per cent., or 32 x)er cent. 



The variation in trawl-line fishing was : In South Helgeland from 4 

 to 43 per cent., or 39 per cent. ; in North Helgeland from 3 to 19 per 

 cent., or 16 per cent.; in Salten from 25 to 63 per cent., or 38 per cent.; 

 in Loffoden and Vesteraalen from 49 to 90 per cent., or 41 per cent.; in 

 Senjen and Tromso from 29 to 60 per cent., or 31 per cent. 



Deep-bait fishing with hand lines has varied: In South Helgeland be- 

 tween 13 and 24 per cent., or 11 per cent.; in North Helgeland between 

 Sand 15 per cent., or 12 per cent.; in Salten between 3 and 12 per 

 cent., or 9 per cent. ; in Loffoden and Vesteraalen between i and 4 jier 

 cent., or 3J per cent.; in Senjen and Tromso between 4 and 14 per 

 cent., or 10 per cent. 



A regularity in this change from one method to another, which prom- 

 ises to become permanent, has been observed only in the two Tioudlijem 

 counties, where net-fishing has gradually replaced deep-bait fishing, 

 and in South Helgeland, where trawl-line fishing has, by degrees, in- 

 creased while net-fishing has fallen oft". 



