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REPOET OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



NOTES ON IMPORTANT FISHERIES. 



Boston and Gloucester.— T>\xvm^ 1905 « American fishing vessels 

 landed at Boston and Gloucester 202,014,565 pounds of fish, valued at 

 $4,835,047. Of this amount 152,214,139 pounds were taken on fishing 

 grounds ofl:" the coast of the United States, 17,165,083 pounds ofi' the 

 Newfoundland coast, and 32,608,343 pounds off the other British prov- 

 inces. It will be noticed from the table that the amount taken off 

 the coast of the United States exceeds that in other regions by 

 102,467,713 pounds, valued at $1,879,441. 



Quantity and Value of Fish Landed by American Fishing Vessels at Boston 

 AND Gloucester, Mass., in 1905, from Fishing Grounds off the Coasts of the 

 United States, and of Newfoundland and other British Provinces. 



Species. 



United States. 



Pounds. Value. 



Cod: 



Fresh .... 



Salted.... 

 Cusk: 



Fresh 



Salted 



Haddock: 



Fresh 



Salted.... 

 Hake: 



Fresh 



Salted.... 

 Pollock: 



Fresh 



Sailed 



Halibut: 



Fresh 



Salted 



Mackerel: | 



Fresh 2,873, 



Salted , 2,834, 



Herring: 



Fresh 



Salted 



Swordfish, fresh. . . 

 Other fish: 



Fresh 



Salted 



Total. 



30, 223, 

 3, 883, 



7, 265, 

 211, 



61,742, 

 178, 



18, 364, 

 59, 



20,261, 



858, 



898, 



366, 



25, 



2, 009, 



172, 

 14, 



234 

 064 



296 



152, 241, 139 



S779, 289 

 170, 142 



121, 431 

 5,310 



1,206,125 

 3,203 



255, 704 



857 



191, 264 

 12, 463 



74, 587 

 11 



199, 960 

 216, 634 



9,290 



375 



109, 547 



807 

 245 



Newfoundland. 



Pounds. Value 



59, 295 

 845,113 



110 

 245 



1,700 

 8,335 



10, 800 

 64, 965 



882 

 9,927 



1,175,394 

 498, 741 



6, 515, 960 

 7, 973, 616 



3,357,244 17,165,083 



II, 2.54 

 32, 490 



20 

 147 



209 

 838 



86, 306 

 30, 579 



Other British 

 provinces. 



Pounds. Value. 



5, 854, 756 

 10, 333, 319 



1,531,508 

 18. 176 



4, 153, 090 

 207, 630 



4, 405, 674 

 294,619 



147, 370 

 763, 953 



877, 624 

 14, 769 



625, 655 

 2, 810, 200 



S120, 925 

 398, 002 



25, 807 



454 



85, 968 

 8,634 



46, 760 

 4, 472 



1,417 

 10, 983 



74, 680 

 819 



38, 372 

 144, 166 



207, 317 

 1.56, 385 



570, 000 



515,719 32,608,343 



5,625 



Total. 



Pounds. Value 



36,137,285 

 15,061,496 



8, 796, 771 

 230, 355 



65,897,086 

 394, 845 



22, 780, 735 

 418, 886 



20, 409, 516 

 1,632,461 



2,951,643 

 513, 685 



3, 499, 135 

 5, 644, 800 



6, 882, 080 

 8,568,616 

 2,009,130 



172,040 

 14, 000 



1901,468 

 600, 634 



147,240 

 5,770 



1,292,113 

 6,984 



302, 673 

 6,167 



192, 689 

 23, 604 



235, .573 

 31,409 



238, 332 

 360, 800 



216,607 

 162. 385 

 109, 517 



807 

 245 



962,084 202,014,565 



4, 835, 047 



Mackerel. — The movements of mackerel during the early and mid- 

 dle part of the present season have been much as they were in 1905. 

 In the spring months the fish were reported fairly plentiful, and 

 several good catches were made; but in the latter part of June the 

 schools suddenly disappeared and only a few fish were taken until the 

 27th of July, on which date 28 vessels obtained catches ranging from 

 18 to 250 barrels each. These fish were found off Cape Cod and on 

 Middle Bank, and for a period of twenty days an occasional school 

 was captured. About this time favorable reports came from the Gulf 

 of St, Lawrence, and during the early part of August the indications 

 for a fall catch were much better than at any time since June. 



« Statistics of the fisheries represent the calendar year. 



