THE LOFFODEN FISHERY IN 1880 



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The avonige was, iu 1874, 270 crowns = $72.30; in 1875, 390 cro\vus= 



$101.52; ill 187(5, 305 crowns = $81. 71; in 1877, 410 crowns = $109.88; 



in 1878, 300 crowns = $80.40; ami in 1879, 240 crowns = $04.32. 



Wages of hired men were from 100 to 120 crowns ($20.80 to $32.16) 



and expenses. In East Loffoden tlioy were occasionally rednced t() 80 



crowns ($21.44). 



Taui.k lix. 



Inspection district. 



Averase ahare. 



lliillu'st share. 



Skrovon 



Svolvser 



Vaagene 



Hopen 



Henninfisvier rone 



Stamsmul j ^^^ 



.'.."'..... CO 68 



80 40 



$64 32 

 53 60 

 75 04 

 64 32 

 53 60 



Ure 

 Balstad . . . 



S::::::::::: I IVl 



Sorvaagen 

 Moskeriaes. 

 Aa 



67 00 

 58 96 



$48 24 

 42 88 



'4824' 

 42 88 

 56 28 

 45 50 

 69 68 

 72 30 

 75 04 



j= a 



$26 80 

 37 52 

 32 10 

 34 8t 

 32 16 



^a 



80 40 

 75 04 

 80 40 



$n0 48 

 160 80 

 134 00 

 107 20 

 115 24 

 75 04 



99 16 

 93 80 

 91 12 

 88 44 



61 64 



$85 76 

 53 60 



107 20 

 85 76 

 09 68 

 80 40 



107 20 

 142 04 

 107 20 

 125 96 

 112 56 

 125 9G 



$53 60 



The loss of iniplenicnts has been distinctly smaller than last year, 

 4's])ecially so iar as nets are concerned. In Skroven only one link was 

 lost,and'in Uopen ten to twelve, while, on the other hand, an individ- 

 ual in Kabelvaag has lost two settings. The loss of lines has been 

 proportionally greater in I lenningsvan- and Balstad. The loss is every- 

 where attributed to a <uiirent, which set westward with unnsnal strength 

 in the latter half of February. In the beginning of I\Iarch it set east- 

 ward. From many i)laces comes the complaint that the implements are 

 too lightly weighted, both lines and nets, and a desire lias been ex- 

 pressed that the law-making power should interfere. In order that the 

 weiglits, which ate at present insuiricient, may be satisfactory they must 

 be so heavy as to materially increase the labor of the ordinary daily 

 business, so that it is donbtful how far they will secure any correspoiul- 

 ing advantage. There was at one time an association in IStamsund 

 whose members i)ledged themselves to use anchor-stones of a tixod 

 weight; but, so tar as I remember, it existed only one year, and T am 

 not awar(>, that the experiment was repeated. 



Of Hoating implements floating lines were used exceptionally in East 

 Lotlbden and more commonly than before in West Lottbden. Floating 

 nets were used only a little westward of Storvaagen, and then nets 

 tloated under water were always employed. Eastward nearly one fourth 

 of the men used surface-floating nets. 



The Lotfoden fishery this year has been next to the greatest known, 



