VIII.-REPORT OF THE SEA-FISHERIES OF THE LAN OF GOTE- 

 BORG AND BOHUS IN THE YEAR 1877.* 



By Gekuard von Yhlen. 



A.— THE GEEAT FISHERY. 



The SJcrejd fishery A — Thirty-seven vessels with 322 crew engaged in 

 this fishery. According- to statements from ISTorway the average earn- 

 ings per man amonnted to $157.17, equivalent to 1,386 codfish, sold at 

 11 cents per ' ' round fish." This distant fishery caused considerable losses 

 of implements and of one man's life. 



The Storeggen fishery^ during the summer season, was carried on by 11 

 vessels with 141 crew. The average earnings per man were $173.63. 

 Scarcity of fish and rough weather caused the products to be so small. 



The Jwderen fishery was carried on by 32 craft with 388 crew. The earn- 

 ings, at a low estimate, average 1128.17 per man. To obtain comi)lete 

 statistics of this fishery is, as previously remarked, more difficult than is 

 the case with those above, the i)roducts not being sold to dealers, but gen- 

 erally shared ("bytt") between the fishermen, and sold by them in small 

 lots. 



One craft from Gullholmen, \nth 11 crew, was totally lost in this fish- 

 ery during a gale in the month of August. She was insm^ed in the Fish- 

 ermen's Association. 



The Jutland i^eef was visited by 30 fishing smacks, with 251 crew. The 

 average earnings per man were about 8124.38. 



The Kattegat fishery was carried on with 57 craft and 327 crew. The 

 average earnings per inan were about $91.80. 



Besides these fisheries, several vessels resorted to various other fishing 

 banks, and it appears that the Skrejd fishery in winter time, and fishery 

 on the reef during the summer, secure the best fares. One has in this 

 way arrived at a gross profit of $3,105 for 8 men. 



The market places for each fishing craft are stated in the tables, and 

 from them may be seen that every year more vessels come to IsTorwegiau 

 ports for a market. The Norwegian merchants, who thoroughly under- 

 stand this business — which cannot be said of the Swedish merchants — 

 have akeady found their advantage in furnishing loans to the outfitting 

 of Swedish bank vessels; and the Norwegian " customers-system "| is 

 not far from being introduced in Bohus-Liin. 



* Translated by Josua Lindalil, Ph. D. 

 tThe cod-nsliery oft" Aalesund, Norway. — (J. L.) 



tTlie Norwegiau mercliauts buy the tish "round" from the Swedish fishermen, and 

 dress it and cm-e it on shore. — (J. L.) 



