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increase of 529,156 pounds over the total quantity landed in the 
previous year. Of the 1906 catch 39,090,106 pounds were taken on 
banks west of the sixty-sixth meridian. 
The catch on the Pacific coast shows a slight decrease compared 
with the previous year. The total number of fish landed at San 
Francisco and Puget Sound ports was 3,527,118, of which 2,407,500 
were landed at the more southern points and 1,119,618 in the northern 
region. This catch represents 14,108,472 pounds, a decrease of 
459,528 pounds, or 114,882 fish, the average weight of the fish being 
reckoned at 4 pounds. 
Herring.—The American fleet engaged in the herring fishery in 
Newfoundland waters ih 1906 consisted of 62 vessels, in addition to 
which 4 Canadian vessels were chartered by American fishermen. 
There were also engaged in the fishery 27 Canadian and 55 Newfound- 
land vessels, the latter mostly small craft. American vessels em- 
ployed, in addition to their regular crews, 780 native fishermen 
shipped outside the three-mile limit. The fishery was prosecuted in 
practically the same manner as in the previous year, with the excep- 
tion that a few purse seines were used early in the season. Although 
the weather was unusually severe, the catch was large, that of the 
American fleet amounting to 72,309 barrels of frozen and salted her- 
ring, valued at approximately $392,340. Six American vessels were 
lost. 
Haddock.—This fishery has shown marked development in the last 
few years, employing larger and improved vessels, and yielding a 
larger catch. In 1906 the quantity taken amounted to 47,724,050 
pounds landed at Boston and 13,871,787 at Gloucester, a total of 
61,596,837 pounds, valued at $1,136,426. Since the beginning of 1907, 
however, the supply of fresh haddock has at times exceeded the de- 
mand, and many trips were spht and salted. 
Pollock.—The supply of pollock in the Boston and Gloucester 
markets in 1906 fell short of the 1905 yield by 12,000,000 pounds, 
being 9,510,262 pounds, valued at $115,173, against 22,055,789 pounds, 
valued at $216,534. Notwithstanding this large decrease, however, 
the fishery as a whole is growing in importance. Pollock have been 
unusually plentiful, and many large catches have been made in a 
very short time. The fish are taken at all seasons, but the principal 
fleet, composed mostly of small craft, is occupied in the fall. 
Hake and cusk.—These fish, although not so erratic as pollock, 
are much more abundant some years than others. In 1905 there 
were marketed at Boston and Gloucester 32,265,471 pounds of hake 
and cusk, against which 1906 afforded only 18,617,957 pounds, a de- 
crease of 13,647,514 pounds. Considering the last few years, how- 
ever, the fishery has shown a gratifying increase. 
