134 THE COMMERCIAL SEA FISHES OF 



Denmark, and on Cromer Knoll on the Norfolk coast 

 where long-lining is engaged in throughout the winter until 

 about April in the former locality, and February in the 

 latter. Many vessels early in the year proceed to New- 

 foundland, where the season extends from February until 

 April. Off Wick this fishing, which is largely carried on 

 during February, is considered to terminate upon March 15. 

 It would fill up too much space to follow out our cod- 

 fisheries here, but it may be remarked that some are taken 

 throughout the year around our coasts, and during the 

 summer it is not unusual for wanderers to come close in 

 shore, and be captured in the bag-nets set for salmon. 



As showing the productiveness of these fisheries, those 

 of Norway closed in May, 1881. The total yield of this 

 season's fishery has been estimated as amounting to twenty- 

 five millions and three-quarters of cod-fish (of which num- 

 ber twenty-one and a half millions have been salted), 

 48,000 tons or barrels of liver, 2500 barrels of medicinal train 

 oil, and 31,000 barrels of roe. Outside the island stations 

 the fishing yielded five millions of cod-fish (600,000 of 

 which have been salted), 11,700 barrels of liver, 70 tons of 

 medicinal train oil, and 6000 tons of roe. Of the smaller 

 fisheries, which have also closed, the two principal fishing 

 stations have produced the one near Sondmore, 160,000 

 vog. (18 kilogrammes each) of cod-fish, 5000 tons of roe, 

 2200 barrels of medicinal, and 1800 tons of other kinds of 

 train oil ; the other station, near Romsdal, 600,000 cod- 

 fish, 450 barrels of medicinal, and 200 tons of common 

 train oil, and 600 tons of roe. In June it was observed 

 that the Arctic cod-fishing this year has proved a failure. 

 Five of the fishing vessels from North Faroe have returned 

 to Shetland with takes ranging from only 2000 to 4000 

 cod. One vessel, the Walrus, is reported to have 7000, 



