APPENDIX J : SWEDEN — 8 — 



The lobster fishery is greatest along the Bohusiän coast and is increasing in value. 

 The average price of late years has been from 12 to 13 Kroner per score, and the best 

 lobsters may obtain as high as 24 Kroner per score. 



The salmon fishery referred to here, is only the strand- or sea-fishery, the river and 

 lake salmon-fisheries not being included. It is of greatest importance in the province of 

 Halland. 



In addition to the above, the oyster fishery of Bohusiän is the only one separately 

 distinguished in the statistics. It is of but small amount, from 3 to 10 thousand Kroner 

 annually, and of recent years has been nearer the lower than the higher valne. 

 Boats, average jß the accouut glvcn byLuudbcrg of the Swedish fisheries (6,11), data are found with 



p""' ^'°' regard to earlier years than those taken here, though only for the fisheries of Bohusiän. 

 From this we find, that for the period 1859 — 1868, the average number of boats engaged 

 in the bank or deep-sea fishery was 124 and their average annual earnings, 2835 Kroner 

 from this fishery alone; during the period 1869 — 1878, these numbers had increased to 143 

 boats and 4682 Kroner; for 5 years of the next decade, the numbers were 182 boats gaining 

 on an average 3932 Kroner. 



In 1891, the number of boats engaged in the deep-sea fisheries beyond the Skaw was 

 91, but it has increased steadily since then and ca. 130 boats are now engaged. Of these, 

 more than 80 are of the English cutter pattern. These averaged in 1901 about 38 tons 

 each, and carried on an average 10 — 11 men. The average yield of the fishing in that year 

 was 126 Kroner per ton or 500 Kroner per man. 



There are also about a 100 boats of similar type, which fish mostly in the Kattegat 

 and seldom go beyond the Skaw. In 1901, these numbered 124 with an average of ca. 12 

 tons. They only carry from 6 to 8 men, and the average take for that year was 122 Kroner 

 per ton or 230 Kroner per man. 



This fishery, as stated, takes place in the beginning of summer. Later in the year, 

 most, if not all, of the same boats take part in the winter fishery of the northern Kattegat 

 and Gulf of Bohusiän. To ascertain what these boats actually earn in the year, it would 

 be necessary to include the product of the mackerel fishery. This cannot be done however, 

 as the information is not sufficient. 



The ling is the main product of the deep-sea fishery at Shetland and the average 

 price for this fish, which is sold in the salted or dried condition, varies between 1 and 

 2 Kroner per fish. The average price of the cod from these deep-sea fishing grounds 

 cannot be made out from the statistics. 



The average price of the cod obtained in the Kattegat has varied very little since 

 1891. In that year it was ca. 18 6re per kg., in 1902 it was 20 0re per kg. having 

 varied between 12 -0re and 35 Ore in the intervening period (90 Ore = ca. 1 sh.) 



It may be mentioned here, that a Swedish company in Gothenburg started steam-trawling 

 in 1901 with one steamer, which is intended to fish in the North Sea. Further, some of 

 the deep-sea cutters are now being fitted with motor and auxiliary screw. 



The first attempt at trawling made by Sweden, was in 1898, when a fishing boat, fitted 



with steam-motor and auxilliary screw, began trawling in the Kattegat and Skager Rak. 



Herring So far as thc herring fishery is concerned, the records are fairly complete. In the 



Bohusiän winter herring fishery, the number of boats engaged in the fishery with seines is 



not stated, but the total value of the apparatus and the number of men are given. We 



