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The foregoing table gives the yield of the fisheries on the Hungarian- 

 Croatian littoral from 25 April, 187S, to 24 April, 1S79, showing the total 

 batch of each principal class of produce, the share of the Italian boats, and 

 the total market value. The summer season is from 25 April, 1878, to 

 24 October, 1S78; and the winter season from 25 October, 1878, to 24 

 April, 1879. 



The principal produce of the fisheries at Fiume in the order of their 

 importance are : — 



Summer fisheries. — Tunny, Mackerel, Hake, Poor and Whiting, Smaris 

 vulgaris, Pilchard, Cephalopods, &c. 



Winter fisheries. — Cephalopods, Pilchard, Norway Lobsters, Anglers, 

 Rays, Crabs, Eels, Poor and Whiting, Sargus annularis, Sargus vulgaris, 

 S maris vulgaris, Red Mullet, &c. 



Italian fishing craft. — Cephalopods, Pilchard, Norway Lobsters, Poor, 

 Whiting-, Anglers, Rays, Crabs, Eels, Sargus annularis and vulgaris, Hake, 

 Red Mullet, &c. 



The value of the shares taken by the Italian boats is 



14,453 florins during the summer season ; 

 67,586 florins during the winter season ; 



total 82,039 florins, divided amongst 38 boats. 



If we deduct 500 frcs. per boat for expenses, say 8,170 florins, there remain 

 73,869 florins, of which one-third share, or 24,623 florins, goes to the owners 

 of the boats, leaving 49,246 florins to be divided amongst the crews of 

 1 52 men. This would give each man a share of 324 florins, an amount which 

 exceeds all former estimates given. 1 



An average of three years is, however, more likely to lead us to a due 

 appreciation of the results of the fisheries carried on by the Italian fishermen. 



1 The Italian boats fishing in Zara waters yielded a much higher average (see page 57). 



