3152 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Locations frequented by American vessels for Fish 



Georgies. Block Island. Eastern Shore 

 Locations frequented by American vessels for Mackerel 



Coast of United States & Gulf St Lawrence 

 Actual value of Fish in the. water, before taking ............ Nothing 



Actual value of Mackerel in the water, before taken .......... Nothing 



Facts as to changes in location and mode of conducting American fish- 

 eries Within the last three years we have had but two vessels en- 

 gaged in Fishing in British Waters and they for Mackerel alone. The 

 Mackerel fishing being done on the Coast of the United States to and 

 along the Eastern Coast of Maine and on Georges Bank not resorting 

 to British Waters at all. The Gulf of St Lawrence Fishery is so un- 

 profitable that we consider it a failure 

 E M DYER 



. 

 LUTHER NICKERSON j 



Sworn and subscribed to before me, this Eleventh day of May 1877 

 (Seal.) THUS. HILLIARD 



Rotary Public 

 No. 34. 



This is to certify, That the undersigned, composing the firm of Central 

 Wharf Co formerly R. E. & A. Nickerson & Co. & E. S. Smith & Co 

 have been engaged in the fishing business for the past twenty years, at 

 Provincetowu, Mass, and that since the Washington Treaty, so called, 

 has been in effect, our vessels have been employed as follows : 



No. of vessels employed 



Six to twelve (viz some years 6, other years up to twelve 

 No. of Trips made .... ......... . ---- five to seven yearly to each Vessel 



No. of Trips to Bay St. Lawrence .................... none since 1873 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel from Bay St. Lawrence ..... none since 1873 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel caught within 3 miles of shore, not including 



Magdalene Islands any since 1873, but few inside of 3 miles ever 



1873 150 Bbls 

 Average value of Vessels each ............. Forty five hundred dollars 



Average value of Outfits, Salt, Bait, &c .......... 2500$ to each Vessel 



Average value of Insurance .................................. $250 



Average value of Captains' and Crews' time, viz., wages per mo 



Captain 65.$ Crew 28.$ 

 Average value of Commissions, &c ............. .... 200$ each Vessel 



Average value of Wharves, Fish houses, &c., for curing and packing, 



including expenses of Clerks, Proprietors and labor on shore. .$2000. 

 Number of Vessels lost .......................... * ....... one in 1873 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits .............. .......... $7500. 



Value of Fish lost .......................................... $800. 



Number of Lives lost ....................................... none 



Total value of Fish taken, before curing, splitting, salting, &c. per cwt 



one dollar on Codfish 

 Total value of Mackerel taken, before curing, splitting, salting, &c., 



per bbl ................................................... $2.50 



Total value of Fish taken within three miles of British shores ..... none 



Total value of Mackerel do ...... .$10. delivered at Proviucetown 1873 



Average market value of American Shore Mackerel 



No. Is $16. No 2 $12. No. 3 $8. 



