586 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [54] 



Table LIV shows the inspector's statement of tish, roe, li%'ers, and 

 medicinal oil at the close of each week, also the number of fishing days. 

 In the quantity of liver is not included that portion which is used in 

 the lUiMinfacture of medicinal oil. Only a day on which there is fishing 

 throughout the Lofibden Islands is considered an entire fishing day. 

 The best yield in proportion to the number of fishing days and the size 

 of the fleet was <luring the week from March 7 to March 13 (the most 

 fish taken) ; the next best was in the week from March 14 to March 20. 

 In January ainl February there were caught G,00(),000 {22.7 per cent); 

 in March, 18,5()0,000 (09.8 per cent.) ; and in April, 2,000,000 (7.5 i)er 

 <;ent.). The number of fishing d:iys from January 11 to April 14 made 

 up rt[) j)er cent, of the whole time. 



Table LlV.— JVevkli/ stafeinenl of the ijivld. 



Table LV shows the yield of fish, liver, medicinal oil, roe, and he^ds 

 used for the manufacture of guano in the diflerent inspection districts. 



Table LV. — Dislribution of the ratch by itispection districtn. 



luspoction district. 



Skroven* 



Svolvser 



Vaagene 



Hopen 



Henningsvaer 



Stanisnnd 



Ore 



Balstad 



Sorvaageiit 



Total 



'Amount for Ostuai^sfjord 

 t Amount for Nufsflord . . 



1.000 fish. 



Salted. 



Total. 



Ashore. At sea. 



26, ."JOO 3,330 



1,670 

 3,400 

 3,980 

 2,660 

 3,360 

 1, 050 

 3G0 

 1, 030 

 1,310 



19, 420 



Dried 

 fish. 



300 

 210 

 110 

 70 

 .500 

 280 

 200 

 680 

 1,600 



3,750 



1,000 barrels. 



4.9 

 8.9 

 9.6 

 6.8 

 10.3 

 7. 2 

 L9 

 4.2 

 9.2 



1, 230 

 580 



110 

 60 



930 

 330 



190 

 190 



2.8 

 1.8 



0.350 

 0.330 

 0. 815 



0.800 

 0.670 



3.065 



35.0 



L2 

 0.8 



1.5 



2.5 

 3.2 

 2.2 

 3.7 

 2.0 

 0.2 

 l.S 

 1.5 



