STATISTICS OF THE MACKEREL FISHERY. 



A. Table showing the number of vessels and men employed in the mackerel fmlicn/ Continued. 



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B. Table showing the mackerel fishing .fit </ of tin; United States, classified by States, according to fishing grounds." 



The figures for Massachusetts represent the condition of the fleet for 1879. The fleets for the other States arc shown for 1880. Dnriu" 

 the last-named year not over twenty-five American vessels visited the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, some of these remaining only a few weeks. " 



