CLXII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



i^ummarii by JisliitKi-ijroinids of the fisher;/ prodnclH hnuled at /ioston, Mass., in 1S91 by 

 J merican fish in<j vessels — Continued. 



The inquiries at Gloucester liave had a similar scope to those at 

 Boston. Capt. S. J. Martin, the local agent, has brought the j^ractical 

 experience of a long fishing career to bear on the work, and has been 

 extremely diligent, faithful, and energetic in the discharge of his duties. 



While Gloucester receives less fish than Boston, it ranks first in the 

 extent of its salt-fish trade in home-caught fish and in the aggregate 

 amount of lish receipts from American fishing vessels. The inquiries 

 conducted by the division show that in 1891 the quantity of fish there 

 landed by fishing vessels was 76,919,347 pounds, of which 49,721,218 

 pounds were salt, and a large part of the remainder was salted after 

 being discharged at the wharves. The value of the receipts was 

 $2,784,990. 



The most important single kind of fish landed at Gloucester is the 

 cod, of which 41,249,970 pounds of fresh and salted fish were received; 

 these had a value at first hands of $1,503,452. ]!^ext to cod in 

 quantity is hake, of which 9,720,300 pounds, valued at $103,900, were 

 landed. Halibut, while taken in smaller quantities than hake, is much 

 more valuable ; of this species 7,414,501 pounds of fresh and salted 

 fish, with a market value of $090,302, reached Gloucester directly from 

 the fi.shing-grounds. The receipts of the remaining fish of im])ortance 

 were haddock, 4,204,775 pounds, worth $54,305; cusk, 3,897,420 pounds, 

 valued at $82,245; pollock, 2,729,421 pounds, worth $27,188; mackerel, 

 4,300,000 pounds, with a value of $258,955; and other products, 270,900 

 pounds, worth $1,589. 



