350 REPORT OF COMMISSIONEK OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [18] 

 Total result of the Finmark fisheries in 1880 (in round figures). 



Winter and spring fisheries. 

 vSunimbi and antmiin tisberie 



Fat-lion iu<; fialicrics 



Sliiirk fis)irries 



Polar-Sea lisheries 



Whale fisheries, r 



Total 



Aniouut 



$721, 188 



212, 7<.;j 



5, 6-28 



9,112 



22, 780 



62,444 



1,033,041 



Report on the herring fisheries near Iceland in 1880. 



1. The governor of the district of Lister and Maudal, niider date of 

 May 23, 1881, reports as follows: 



Two Mandal merchants sent to Iceland 2 sets of seines, with 32 fisher- 

 men, who caught 16,000 barrels of herring, with an average value of 8 

 crowns [|2.14] per barrel of fresh herring. The Mandal lishermen fished 

 exclusively in the Seydis Fiord, and to aid them hired a number of Ice- 

 land flslierinen. These Iceland fishermen got their board and 5 crowns 

 [$1.34] per day. The Mandal merchants had the lierring salted on the 

 spot and brought them home to Mandal, with tlie exception of 1,200 

 barrels, which were sold in Iceland. 



2. From the Stavanger district we have the following report: 

 From Stavanger there were in 1880 sent to Iceland 3 sets of seines, 



with 90 men, who caught 22,000 barrels of fresh herring, at an average 

 value of 8 crowns [82.14] per barrel. These fish were caught principally 

 in the Eski Fiord and the Nord Fiord. 



Froiu Jliiugesund in 1880 there were sent to Iceland 12 sets of seines 

 (07 seines in all), with 285 fishermen, who caught 27,057 barrels of fresh 

 herri'ig. 



From Skudesnaes 22 men, with 1 set of seines, went to -Iceland and 

 caught 2,800 barrels of herring. 



3. From the district of South Bergenlius we have the following report: 

 Fiom Sveen 3 vessels, with LG men and 1 set of seines, went to Ice- 



hiiid in 1880 and caught 1,050 barrels of fresh herring. The earnings 

 of each man were 400 crowns [$107.20], and the net income of the com- 

 pany which had fitted out these vessels v/as 25,000 crowns [$6,700]. 

 These fisheries were exclusively carried on in the Mjoe Fiord, on the 

 east coast of Iceland. 



From Stordoe there were sent to Iceland 2 vessels, with a capacity of 

 1,000 and 500 barrels, respectively, with 1 set of seines and a crew of 14 

 men. These vessels caught 3,800 barrels of herring, with a total value 

 of 14,400 crowns [$3,859.20], These fisheries were carried on during 

 the latter part of July and during August, and principally in the Oya 

 Fiord, on the north coast of Iceland. Later in the season two other ves- 

 sels, with 1 set of seines, were dispatched to Iceland from Stordoe, but 

 we have no information as to their success. 



