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Denmark"; and in 1770, a trader in Vardö wrote to his principal in Bergen: "it is not 

 only that the Kussians are supplanting the inhabitants at the fisheries, but they even go 

 round the fish-naarkets to buy up and barter for the fish; this they can do much more 

 easily than we can, as they pay double the price permitted us by law" (Norsk Fiskeri- 

 tidende, 1900. 4. Hefte, p. 510). 



At that time, the Pomoren were accustomed to undertake venturesome voyages, even 

 to Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla, in their archaic "Schnjake" in search of seals and the 

 white whale. 



In the second half of the XVIlIth century, however, a great change took place in the 

 economic conditions of the northern provinces of both kingdoms, due to a rapid devel- 

 opment of the northern parts of Norway, and a decline in the trade and industry of 

 Archangel, all to the advantage of Norway. 



The fishery on the Murman coast is carried on in the period from June to October. J*;.^fj^'p,=^^ 

 The most important species is the cod {Gadus callarias L.), which contributes far more 

 than the half of all the fish taken on the coast and is of double the value (1 to 1-20 

 roubles' per pud of the haddock (Gadus aeglefimis L.). The latter comes second in 

 importance, then the saithe (Gadus virens L.), and in smaller quantities the halibut 

 (Hippoglossus vulgaris Fiera.), cat-fishes (Anarrhicas lupus L., A. minor Müll, and 

 A. latifrons Steenstr.), Norway haddock [Sehastes norvegicus Asc), plaice (Pleuronectes 

 platessa L.), flounder (Pleuronectes flesus L.) and others. 



The fresh-fish industry is not carried on here at all, from lack of good communi- 

 cations with other parts. Apart from the quantities used for home consumption by the 

 fishermen, the entire catch is salted. 



According to the official statistics, which are somewhat defective, unfortunately, the ^f^^^JJ|; "'„^ 



number of fishermen and the dimensions of the fishery during the period from 1880—1902, "^""^'^5,^°/^. "" 



were as follows: 



Year Fishermen Quantity (piuls) 



1880—1883 2987 749,875 



1884—1887 3836 486,883 



1888—1891 3053 504,320 



1892 3099 777,520 



1893 3084 639,847 



1894 3988 779,886 



1895 3774 839,165 



1896 3640 548,845 



1897 4030 650,027 



1898 4232 501,094 



1899 4018 474,263 



1900 4241 499.541 



1901 3662 610,382 



1902 3293 402,831 



In these figures, only the sea-fishes, practically only the cod and haddock are included. 

 The salmon fishery, which is also somewhat important, is not taken account of here. 



' 10 rubles (gold) = £ 1-11—8. 



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