558 KEPORT OF COMMISSIOXEK OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [26] 



Tablk XIX. 



From what district. 



Net. 



3 



W 



Trawl-line. I Deep bait. 



Eastward of Henningsvper : 



Brettesnffis, Skroven,58t- 



naesljoiden, Svolvter, 



Kabel vaaff, Storvaagen , 



Orsvaag, Orsnses, and 



Hopen'. 5,863 943; 9751 12 



HenuiussviBi- | 2,496 423, 423j .. 



OpTue to Ure : I'll 



Ocrne, Stamsund, Stene, 



and Ure 



Brandsholmene to Kufs- 

 fjord: 

 Brandsholmene, Balstad, 



and Rufsjord 



Sund to Loli'oden Point: [ i i 



Sund, Keine, Moskenses, ' 



Sorvaagen, Aa 1,032 189 240| 152 1, 



Total number. 



^ ^ 



3, .555 575: 630 34 



1791, 



947 



1,258 



0241 

 411 



150 2, 

 41 1! 



333 216 



788, 2 



596 12, 

 241 5, 



375 2, 779 2, 

 2311,077 1, 



937 1,017 

 077 950 



2711 302 355 3122,5,168, 9711.057 844 



502 79: i:m, 54' 1,741 370, 



Westward of Henningsvser. 5, 089' 843; 



145 4, 



167 j 

 166 



282 

 923' 



376] 



315 



4 2,255! 4.53 516 813 



4i... 

 371 3 



2 2, 

 128 9, 



203 i 473 

 626 1, 897 



.557 791 

 . . . - 2, 448 



Total in Loffoden. ... 13, 448 2, 209'2, 404' 252 10, 292 2, 35812, 554 3, 492 221 965 27, 232 5, 753 6, 144 4, 414 " 



I I ; - I i ' I ' I . 



In Table XX is stated the relation between the number of fishermen 

 and the catch for the different groups of stations in the last five years. 



Table XX. 



Kegion. 



Relation between the number of fishermen and the catch. 



1876. 



Raftsundet 



Brettesnaes-Hopen 



Henningsvier 



Oerue-Ure 



Brandsholraene-Nufsfjord . 

 Nsesland-Lofotodden 



Perct. 



4 

 52.5 

 18 



8 



9.5 



Per ct. Per ct 



1878. 



1879. 



3 

 46 



15.5 

 11 



13. 5 I 10 



Eastward of Henningsvser. . I 

 Westward of Henningsvfer.' 



56.5 



25.5 



49 

 35. 5 



Per ct. \Per ct. 



47.5 

 18.5 

 18 



47.5 

 34 



1880. 



Per ct. 



45.5 

 19.2 

 19 

 8.3 



45.5 

 35.3 



Peret 



52 



16.6 



12.4 



52 

 31.4 



Eighteen hundred and eighty was the only year for five years in 

 which the catch eastward of Henningsvtier was proportionately larger 

 than the registered population. Pre%ious to that there was a marked 

 difference between East Loftoden and West Loffoden fishing. There 

 has been no such decided distinction of late years. 



In 1870 the i^rincipal fishing was from Skroven eastward, and from 

 Sund westward 5 in 1877, from Stamsund eastward; in 1878, from 



