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If we contrast the number of fishermen with the total values of the fisheries, we find 

 that the average take per man has varied for the years mentioned: for cod, from Kr. 

 145—175; for summer herring from Kr. 90 — 205; and for mackerel from Kr. 90—207. 

 It has to be remembered, so far as the cod is concerned, that the numbers of fishermen 

 and boats are probably a little too high, and for all three that the fisheries last only a 

 few months in the year. From the above and the average quantities of the cod, we find 

 that the average take of the fishermen is from 500 to 800 cod. Hjort (p. 370) gives the 

 average annual take for the Lofoten fishery alone, to be from 900 to 1000 cod per man. 

 The net daily earnings of the fishermen is on the average about Kr. 1-50, being greatest 

 for the hand-lines and least for the long-lines. If we reckoned this to go on for a year 

 of 300 earning-days, we see that the average annual income would be only about Kr. 450 

 (£ 25), but this low value, it should be noted, is entirely due to the low price of fish in 

 Norway. 



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