ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 145 
2. The Gillnet Fishery. 
Calabria. Sicily. 
Boateotcaree. tons burden,. . ..As22aase 80-90 50 
jo) She 7G 0 a a Sas | Saas 650 400 
“The fishery is extremely productive. On the coasts of Sicily 
a gang of fishermen frequently capture fifty fish, each weighing 
from one hundred to two hundred kilograms, in a single day, 
and on the Calabrian coast twenty fish. 
“The following table shows the average annual catch in Sicily 
and Calabria: 
1. The Harpoon Fishery. 
Kilograms. 
Ome Galabrianvcoast.: . <2 csyurh ne eeetior st ia 2» 0,000 
Ot tie Siciiagh COas tata, :.ci9.: Ss: sdeen de bans ede tees oak 40,000 
2. The Gillnet Fishery. 
On the Calabrian Gqaspzuw is; :, setae oe sg eas 8 «a 2 qOOO 
Cin ENS Sie MeGOash sos... <, «i rc tanatin eierest a See decals 15,000 
“The products of the fishery are consumed principally in 
Sicily and on the mainland of Italy. A portion, however, is 
preserved in salt or oil,and sometimes exported. The flesh of 
the swordfish is excellent when fresh, and is not so liable to be- 
come soft when canned as that of the tunny or horse-mackerel. 
It therefore always commands a high price. 
“It has been claimed that, in order to prevent a decline in the 
fishery, hook-fishing should be prohibited from the middle of 
January to the first of April, and that a fine should be imposed 
on those who capture the young fish. It has been suggested, 
also, that no nets should be allowed to be set in the Straits of 
Messina within two hundred meters from the shore. 
“ The result of the experiments in artificial hatching of sword- 
fish in certain enclosures and marshes in the vicinity of I] Faro 
appears to be somewhat uncertain; but, at all events, they may 
open the way for more practical and successful operations in the 
future.” 
RECORD OF A GLOUCESTER SCHOONER FOR THE SEASON OF 1878. 
As an example of the manner in which a season of swordfish- 
ing is passed, and of the yield of a very successful period of 
