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FISHERTES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



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8.— THE FISHERIES OF FEANCE IN 1880, '81, AND '82. 



By George Walker, Consul-General. 



The followiDg tables are summarized from reports publislied in the 

 Official Journal, showing the condition of the French fisheries during 

 1880, '81, and '82. 



Quanlities of fish caughl. 



Kinds. 



Codfish, Newfoundland pounds.. 



Codfish, Iceland do 



Herring '. do 



Mackerel do 



Anchovies ' do 



Other species do 



Shrimps, &c do 



Total do.... 



Sardines numher . . 



Oysters do 



Lobsters, crabs, &c do 



Total do..-. 



Mussels bushels . . 



other shell-fish do.... 



Total do.... 



Sea- weed* cubic yards.. 



1880. 



40, 534, 31G 

 37, 105, 028 

 74, 267, 037 

 16, 465, 68J 



8, 925, 840 

 106, 555, 099 



2, 209, 405 



286, 062, 414 



628, 478, 248 



144, 552, 625 



1, 398, 454. 



774, 429, 327 



1, 416, 253 

 525, 944 



1, 942, 197 



2, 502, 470 



1881. 



38, 

 21, 

 86, 

 12, 

 13, 

 110, 



992, 652 

 378, 381 

 219, 568 

 937, 890 

 21,3, 793 

 117, 757 

 680, 616 



285, 540, 657 



372, 940, 031 



374, 985, 770 



1, 905, 691 



749, 831, 492 



1, 393, 090 

 591, 440 



1, 984, 536 



2, 802, 326 



39, 257, 652 

 20, 488,792 

 56, 050, 431 

 11, 825, 251 



3, 592, 723 

 117,549,749 



2, 291, 592 



257, 050, 190 



512, 802, 668 



155,761,399 



1, 564, 220 



670, 128, 287 



2, 612, 767 

 978, 857 



3, 591, 624 



3, 104, 110 



* Sea-weed is used for preserving and curing fish, but this method is considered much inferior to 

 packing in salt. It is also used to a great extent for manuring lands adjacent to the coast. 



* The decrease in 1881 and increase in 1882 is due largely to the difference in the amount of sardines 

 taken. 



Number of men and vessels einptoyed, and tonnage of the vessels. 



1880. 



1881. 



Men: 



Cod fisheries, Newfoundland . 



Cod fisheries, Iceland 



Coast fisheries 



5,740 

 4,556 

 72, 488 



5,165 

 3,436 



72, 274 



Total. 



82, 784 



80, 875 



83, 845 



Vessels : 



Cod fisheries, Newfoundland . 



Cod fisheries, Iceland 



Coast fisheries , 



147 



269 



22, 320 



137 



202 



21, 786 



Total. 



22, 736 



22, 125 



22, 891 



Tonnage of vessels : 



Cod fisheries, Newfoundland 



Cod fisheries, Iceland 



Coast fisheries 



23, 588 



24, 729 

 109, 472 



21, 083 



19, 652 



108, 562 



Total 



Persons fishing along shore without boats 



157, 7f 



156, 287 



55, 485 



52, 954 



