BuL. U. vS. B. F., 1908. 



Platk CL^'I. 



shcn- scliooiiL-r Craniim^. built by the United States (lovcrnmt-m as an object k-sson. I he general 

 adoption of this type of swift, safe vessel in the offshore fishtriL-s has resulted in great saving of 

 life and propertj', and has otherwise promoted the fisheries. 



The fresh-fish fieet at T wharf, Boston. I,arger quantities of fresh sea fish are landed at Boston than at any 

 other port in the United States. The principal species are cod, cusk, haddock, hake, pollock, halibut, 

 swordfish, and mackerel, together with lobsters, oysters, and clams. A day's receipts of fresh fish from, 

 the grounds off the New England coast have sometimes exceeded 2,000,000 pounds. 



