[343] HISTORY OF THE MACKEREL FISHERY. 



running nearly all large 3's, and was sold immediately upon her arrival 

 at $5.50 per barrel, with barrel, out of pickle. — (Cape Ann Advertiser, 

 May 10, 1878.) 



1878. — First fare of fresh mackerel at Portland for the 



SEASON. 



The first fare of fresh mackerel at Portland, GO barrels, received last 

 week, retailed at 5 cents per dozen. — (Cape Ann Advertiser, June 7, 



1878.) 



1S7S. — The mackerel fishery in the gulf of saint Lawrence. 



The bay mackerel fleet. — Our correspondent at Port Mulgrave 

 writes as follows under date ot last Saturday : 



We have had very stormy weather of late in the North Bay, and the 

 mackerel tleet has done nothing since the 15th. Late arrivals report 

 the prospect good with the hook, but the mackerel do not school lately. 

 The arrivals at the several stopping places hereabouts, since the 15th, 

 have been as follows : 



Gloucester—" Bloomer," 70 barrels; "Cora E. Smith," 250; "Choco- 

 rua,"_35; "Commonwealth," 430; "Jacob Bacon," 278. 



Boston— "M. B. Tower," 400. 



Wellfleet— "Gertrude Summers," 345 ; "Merriinac," 307; "Nellie M. 

 Snow," 305; "Sarah E Smith," 306. 



Harwich — "Nettie Moore," second trip. 



Cohasset—" Katie Hall," 300. 



Swan's Man <l— "Augusta E. Herrick," 478; "Alice," 715; "Queen 

 of the West," 270. 



Boothbay— "Alice C. Fox," 275 ; "E. K. Dresser," 320. 



Portland — " Yenelia," 330. — (Cape Ann Advertiser, August 30, 1878.) 



1878. — Review of the mackerel fishery" of the gulf of saint 



lawrence. 



The Cape Ann Advertiser gives the following review of the Bay of 

 Saint Lawrence mackerel fishery during 1878: 



The Bay of Saint Lawrence mackerel fishery by the American fleet, 

 last year, opened June 7, when the first vessel arrived, and closed No- 

 vember 30, when the last of the fleet sailed for home. The whole number 

 of vessels visiting the bay was 273, of which 125 or 45f per o nt. were 

 from Gloucester ; Wellfleet sent 21), Portland 15, Boston 14, Booth Bay 

 12, Newport 10, Swan's Island 8, Provincetown 8, Rockport, Deer Isle, 

 North Haven, Southport, and Bremen 5 each, Camden and Cohasset 3 

 each, Salem, Rockland, and Dennis Port 2 each, Danversport, Harwich, 

 Essex, Brooklyn, Orleans, Truro, Belfast, Sedgwick, Hingham, Swamp- 

 scott, Portsmouth, Vinalhaven, New London, Bristol, and Perth Amboy 

 1 each. Of the Gloucester tleet 118 vessels are reported to have taken 

 28,847 barrels; of these, 8,735 barrels, of a value of ^30,725, were caught 

 within the three-mile line. Taking this as a basis, and the American 



