170 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [4] 
coast, but it has often been observed that when they appear in excep- 
tionally large numbers in one place their number was smaller in 
other places, or they even staid away altogether from some places. 
With regard to this matter, a comparison between the capelan-fisher- 
ies of East and West Finmark will be found interesting, as showing 
that during some years their character has been entirely reversed. 
With the view of further illustrating this fact, I shall give below some 
statistics showing the quantities of fish captured in the two districts 
above referred to during a period of twenty-one years: 
Statistics of the Finmark capelan-fisheries, 1856-1876.” 
According to the governors’ h hheries were in— 
eco g to g ors’ reports the fisheries e Entire plallettbe 
PN Finmark  cape- 
West Finmark. East Finmark. lan-fisheries. 
S56) (GOOd cscacsaecocceseesisscevesiocsc==s Remarkably good j2-..ss--0ssccceuse i] 
Soa eG OOluesesae ees cant seam enccccessnces Tolerably good -....-% s--cess--cscees 3 
1858 | Almost a failure ..................-- Good at Vardoe ; otherwise poor.... ? 
1859 | Good . soe eeeesaros =| PRAtN Er DOOD ee cmcmesecisctessee means § 
1860 | Exc eptionally good.. Sodoondnacosgedée Rather poor. o--csssacsee reese secs q 
TSG lMlPexcellentucctascccesecsintescasces wc ANnconsidcrableveccsosses see sse eee e 6 millions. 
TSG MG OOM eas coset cer stetac tices comee. GOOG ve a cincins dace toxcisncitcaseentieeeas 9 millions. 
EGS HI PEOOleeoeset secre c cece o cee cenwaaea. GOOG). snot ccs wecncnsee csecene cece 5 millions. 
NSCATIVeL ye POOL os seese ec esecicescenccs= == Exceptionally good.........-....-.-- 10 millions. 
TSGba Vel yaNOOMaeste esc cene~esoee cases Exceptionally good.........---.-.... 11 millions. 
S66) P2eO INN ONS aececisecrc sss cece ccs =.ar0 LOSS emi iONSyesereeseeesleceeeeeeseeEe 13 millions. 
TSETH 2a mMilliOnS set acsaceecle so -cwecce cece Tid millions) .-cccccscescceusceeecens 13. 6 millions. 
1868) (POs MINMNON asec cscacecesce sss. 11. 18 millions 12. 5 millions. 
1869 | 2.03 millions... ae 7.45 millions 9. 48 millions. 
1870 | 3.12 millions. . 9. 05 millions .| 12.17 millions. 
1871 | 5.07 millions. . 6.45 millions .-| 11.52 millions. 
1872 | 3.42 millions... ---| 6.05 millions 9.47 millions. 
1873 | 6.83 millions....... 9. 36 millions 16.19 milliens. 
TSi4aiGavo millions eeces ese ec care seccar~ ce VOMGL millions eee see cee coos eter. 17. 56 millions. 
TS7os|Poqgo MILMIONSssoe eee cece e ce emeetoe ee 1567 9imillionstesceceseeeeea coon esas 19. 72 millions. 
STOR Last simillions: c. Joe ceccec cacicesswae 1V12imillions ss oeceses cece ose cecoes 5. 25 millions. 
*For the years prior to 1866 no exact figures were given by the governors. The data 
given for those years were furnished by the Statistical Bureau, and are sufficient to 
show the difference between the fisheries of the two districts. From 1867 on, the 
figures are taken from the governors’ fish reports published in ‘‘ Norges Officielle Sta- 
tistik,” and are entirely reliable. 
From the following data, kindly furnished by Mr. Nordvie, from a 
Russian work, by Danilewsky on the fisheries of the Murman coast, it will 
be seen that the capelan-fisheries have also on the coast of Russia been 
very changeable: 
1828 was a good fishing year. 
1829 was not so good. 
1830, poor (good in Norway). 
1831, very poor. 
1832-1836, not very good. 
1837, good. 
1839, poor in the west, good in the east. 
1840, an excellent fishing year. 
1841, poor. 
1842-1843, good. 
1844, poor. 
1845, good halibut, but poor cod-fisheries. 
