CLII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OP FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Summary by fishing-grounds of certain fishery products landed at Boston, Mass., in 1S97, 

 by American fishing vessels — Continued. 



SUMMARY. 



Fishing-grounds. 



Fresh. 



Pounds. 



Value. 



Salted. 



Pounds. 



Value. 



East of 66° W. longitude : 



La Have Bank 



Western Bank 



Grand Bank 



Off Newfoundland 



Cape Shore 



2, 889, 700 

 1, 204, 500 



$70, 934 

 40, 869 



1, 897, 600 

 1, 329, 950 



16,344 

 29, 957 



18, 000 

 107,000 



$255 

 3,740 



Total 



7, 321, 750 



158, 104 



125, 000 



West of 66° W. longitude : 



Browns Bank 



Georges Bank 



Cashes Bank 



Clark Bank 



Fippenies Bank 



Tillies Bank 



Middle Bank 



Jeffreys Ledge 



Ipswich Bay 



South Channel 



Nantucket Shoals 



Off Highland Light... 



Off Chatham 



Shore general 



732, 700 



5, 864, 285 



837, 500 



108, 500 



70, 500 



47, 100 



1, 588, 525 



2, 186, 450 



17, 100 



11, 154, 970 



5, 599, 645 



1, 500, 200 



1, 968, 100 



13, 706, 633 



13, 534 



282, 473 



13, 488 



2,256 



1,119 



1,119 



34, 914 



45, 968 



313 



235, 926 



78, 204 



29, 272 



37, 447 



286, 522 



23, 400 



1,690 



51, 200 



3,700 



Total . 



55, 382, 208 



1, 062, 555 



Grand total . 



62, 703, 958 



1, 220, 659 



5,390 



9,385 



FISHERIES OF LAKE ONTARIO. 



The fisheries of this lake have been declining for many years. The 

 yield in 1897 was 920,996 pounds of fish, valued at $34,295. These 

 figures, when compared with those for 1893, show that there has been a 

 decrease of 7,019 pounds in products and an increase in value of $2,785. 

 An increase of 136,588 pounds is shown in the catch of whitefish during 

 the same period, the total catch of whitefish for 1897 amounting to 

 181,968 pounds, valued at $8,936. In 1890, 598,978 pounds of herring 

 were taken, and in 1893 164,998 pounds, whereas the catch for 1897 



