Dimick. — New England Fisheries 139 



The first Cape Shore arrivals from the fleet were on 

 June 7th, ten vessels having an aggregate of 430,000 

 fresh mackerel. Sales were made at 15 to 16 cents each 

 for large, 8 to 10 for medium, and 4 to 6 for small. The 

 first arrival the previous year was on June 8th, and sold 

 at 17V2 cents for large, and 8 cents medium. 



The total receipts from Cape Shore were 781,000 fish, 

 compared with 503,000 the previous year. 



The total catch of fresh mackerel by the fleet amounted 

 to 71,564 bbls. against 68,582 the previous season. 



Foreign receipts of fresh mackerel show an increase 

 of about seventy-five per cent. 



Some of the best stocks by mackerel seiners were: 



HerHng: — The catch along the shore was a moderate 

 one. The first seine herring were taken at Gloucester, 

 April 25th. The first herring bait at the same place, 

 April 1, 500 fish. 



Swo?*dfish : — Swordfish were in good supply during the 

 season. The fleet comprised 42 sail, and fished mostly to 

 the eastward but experienced much bad weather. 



On July 20th there were 17 arrivals at the Boston Fish 

 Pier having 1,126 fish from Georges, probably the largest 

 number of swordfish ever landed in one day. Sales at 

 8 cents per pound. 



Schooner Gladys B. Simmins, from Georges, the first 

 arrival, June 21, twenty-six fish, sold at 20 cents per lb. ; 

 the first the previous year, schooner Virginia, 16 fish, 

 June 24, sold at 2iy 2 cents per pound. 



Schooner Albert D. Willard, Capt. Fred Bickford, is 

 high line of the swordfish fleet, having stocked $6,800, 

 the crew sharing $270. In four trips this vessel landed 

 278 fish. 



Halibut: — About 30 vessels engaged in this branch of 

 fishing on the Atlantic coast, and made good stocks. 



The catch on the Pacific coast was 33,133,313 lbs., com- 

 pared with 41,825,575 the previous year. The average 

 price paid the vessel this year was 5.7 per lb. ; in 1914, 4.7. 



