boats under 20 tons and above 5 realized an average of 

 $184.25 each. 



These vessels caught 116,034 bbls. of Mackerel, salted and 

 fresh, and 60,920,558 pounds of other fish, which includes 

 11,336,716 lbs. in "gross weight," of Halibut, which realized 

 to the vessels $376,378 for net weight, or heads off. 



There were also 345 boats and dories, of $10,000 value, un- 

 der 5 tons, employing 468 fishermen, who caught $96,500 worth 

 of fish, sold mostly fresh, or 7,426,000 lbs. There were also 

 employed 79 men, 74 dories, and 2399 lobster pots in catching 

 2538 bbls. of lobsters worth $5000. In curing the fish, 

 43,567,922 lbs. of salt were used, valued at $48,473. 



A total of 878 vessels and boats employed in Cape Ann 

 fisheries, manned by 5250 fishermen, which caught 116,034 

 bbls. of mackerel and 68,346,558 lbs. of other fish, besides the 

 lobsters, their whole catch realizing when landed $1,901,066. 



375,000 boxes were used in transporting fresh and salt fish, 

 and boneless codfish. 20 firms are engaged in preparing 

 and boxing boneless codfish, the demand for which has so 

 increased during the past ten years that 15 million pounds will 

 be prepared the present year, the preparation and packing of 

 which, after the fish are cured, employing from 200 to 300 

 men and some women. 3000 tons of fish waste was sold in 

 1879 at about $7.50 per ton, to enrich the soil. 



Even with this showing of its importance and value, this 

 location, unless the great industry, now rapidly concentrating 

 there, receives the attention and protection from the National 

 Government, which it is entitled to and surely needs, may yet 

 become an "' ill choice of place," not, however, from any fault 

 of locality, but from the inconsiderate statesmanship of those 

 who should have protected its industry. 



