162 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



INQUIRIES AT BOSTON AND GLOUCESTER, MASS. 



The nature of the services performed by the local agents of the Com- 

 mission at Boston and Gloucester has been fully explained and the 

 importance of these inquiries has been referred to in previous reports 

 of the division. At nominal salaries, Mr. F. F. Dimick, at Boston, and 

 Capt. S. J. Martin, at Gloucester, have continued to render efficient 

 service and to procure accurate data showing the operations of a large 

 part of the New England fishing fleet. 



The following table, based on Mr. Dimick's returns, shows that in 

 the calendar year 1893 07,595,289 pounds of fish, having a value to the 

 fishermen of $1,595,902, were landed at Boston by American fishing 

 vessels, in addition to which considerable quantities of lobsters, clams, 

 and other products were received. More than half the aggregate 

 weight of the fish landed represented haddock ; of this species, over 

 31,229,000 pounds, valued at $658,000, were brought in. Of cod, the 

 next important fish, over 16,000,000 pounds, worth $151,000, were taken. 

 The receipts of hake were 11,590,000 pounds, having a value of over 

 $133,000. Georges Bank was the principal fishing-ground resorted to 

 by vessels landing their fares at Boston; this famous bank yielded 

 over 17,000,000 pounds of the fish shown in the table. The South 

 Channel grounds are credited with over 13,600,000 pounds. Other 

 important banks were Cashes, Jeffreys Ledge, Middle, La Have, and 

 Western. Detailed figures for the different species and grounds are 

 given in the table. 



Summary by fishing-grounds of certain fishery products landed at Boston, Mass., in 1893 



by American fishing vessels. 



