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Cod caught by trawl weighs 3 kg. on an average. The smaller ones are sold in baskets 

 containing 25 kg., or in boxes (1903) containing 30 kg. 



Coalfish and Ling, like Cod. 



Whiting is sold in baskets containing 2.5 kg.; or in boxes (1903) containing 30 kg. 



Gurnards, Weevers and Mackerel weigh on an average 0"15 kg.; they are also sold in 

 baskets containing 25 kg., or in boxes (1903) containing 80 kg. 



Herrings, Sprats and Anchovies. Of the herrings landed in Helder 8, and of the 

 anchovies, 36, are supposed to weigh a kg. A basket of sprat contains 25 kg. 



Different fishes. Of these the value only is known; it is converted into kg. by supposing 

 that f. 1 represents the value of 5 kg. fish. 



With the aid of these estimations, the following summary of thé quantities of the 



fish landed by Dutch fishermen has been calculated. There need hardly be repeated that 



the absolute value of this summary is a very doubtful one; it is — as the same weights 

 were used for all the years — a relative one, for the main. 



Table XLIY. Product of the Dutch sea-flsherles In kilograms, for the period 1802-1003 



Species of fish 



1892-95 



1896—1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



Herring 



Haddock 



Cod 



Ling 



Coalfish 



Whiting 



Cod, Ling, Coalfish, Whiting (Trawl), 



Plaice 



Sole 



Dab, Lemon- Dab, Flounder 



Turbot, Brill, Halibut (Trawl) 



Halibut (Longline) 



Ray (Longliue) 



Skate (Longline) 



Ray and Skate (Trawl) 



Gurnard, Weever, Mackerel 



Herring, Sprat, Anchovies 



Dififereiit fishes 



Total Weight. . . . 



57,017,270 



3,129,500 



2,448,110 



239,640 



102,660 



163,110 



6,283,650 



628,680 



4,167,270 



135,550 



77,060 



39,880 



71,310 



319,830 



397,730 



158,300 



118,750 



44,595,210 



2,637,460 



2,365,920 



229,410 



103,840 



224,970 



5,423,380 



370,940 



1,627,600 



150,820 



72,350 



28,930 



75,850 



203,210 



450,910 



836,720 



198,400 



58,189,440 



2,379,810 



1,113,580 



231,820 



84,070 



1,209,150 

 7,224,840 



271,840 

 2,842,680 



209,570 

 89,880 



197,780 

 209,750 

 570,130 

 1,293,890 

 152,500 



81,482,600 



4,780,160 



1,243,190 



289,590 



108,430 



132,300 



1,821,950 



9,256,210 



359,430 



2,916,780 



339,710 



73,900 



50,900 



162,680 



179,790 



1,173,190 



1,343,900 



98,500 



75,498,300 



59,595,920 



76,270,730 



105,813,210 



91,317,570 



5,791,200 



984,650 



141,610 



51,730 



70,880 



1,672,840 



6,445,880 



411,870 



2,951,140 



321,580 



68,240 



83,130 



119,310 



406,360 



1,131,880 



1,144,190 



82,600 



113,196.660 



3. Number of boats 



With the statistics of the number of boats used in the Dutch North Sea Fisheries, 

 the same is the case as with the other statistics: only those for the herring-fishery are 

 really reliable. For the ships used for the longline-fishery, the number of those used for 

 that industry only, is well-known; this method of fishing, however, is also exercised in 

 winter and early spring by a part of the vessels (steamers, luggers, bumboats) which in 

 summer and autumn fish with drift-nets for herrings. Of the latter, some are used for the 

 longline-fishery during 3 or 4 months, others during two or one month only. Some of 

 them execute one "beugreis" longline-voyage only; when their catch is not very rich they 

 change their method at once and begin their herring campaign during the sara e voyage. 



