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In the mackerel fisheiy each man packs his own catch in barrels 

 provided for the purpose, putting a private mark upon the head of 

 the barrel. On the arrival of the vessel the catch of each of the 

 crew is culled and weighed separately, and packed according to 

 grade, as Nos. 1, 2, 3 or 4. The whole trip is sold together and 

 each man is credited with one-half the value of his individual catch 

 after deductions have been made for his share of the bait, preparing 

 fuel, filling water, milk, and cook's share of the catch. The vessel 

 pays for one-half of the bait, and the crew's expenses are shared 

 equally. 



MODEL OF MARKET-BOAT. 



The only other branch of the fisheries requiring mention is the 

 off-shore fishery for codfish, hake and pollock, although considerable 

 is done in the menhaden fisher}', lobster trapping, the clam fishery, 

 and other incidental branches of the business. The off-shore fisherj* 

 is pursued lay numerous dories and a small fleet of market boats, 

 from 20 to 50 tons burthen, using trawls and dories. The business 

 is of considerable importance at some seasons of the year, and its 

 total product in 1875 was $284,000. In this fishery one-fourth of 

 the product goes to the vessel, and the remaining three-quarters 

 goes to the crew, in equal parts, after deducting expenses of towage 

 and wharfage. The crew furnish their own fishing gear and provis- 

 ions. 



From the gross stock of all fishing trips from Gloucester, is de- 

 ducted one-quarter of one per cent., which sums, with donations 

 from the charitable at home and abroad, form a fund to relieve the 

 distress of widows and orphans, which is constantly arising in con- 

 sequence of the perils of the fisheries. 



