1198 REPORT OF COMMISSIOI^ER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [16] 



(Quantities offish, mollusks, shell-fish, ^c, taken in 1879-'80. 



Kinds. 



Sardines pounds. 



Bream do . . . 



Mackerel do . . . 



Perch do... 



Sea-mullets do . . 



Eels do . . . 



Sea-gudgeons do. .. 



Barbels do... 



Eoy do... 



Stdckern do. .. 



Soles do... 



Sharks do . . . 



Anchovies do. . . 



Sunflsh do... 



Total 



Amonnts. 



1, 810, 



1, 429, 



974, 



186, 



170, 



144, 



131, 



122, 



104, 



85, 



73, 



69, 



57, 



20, 



5, 382, 897 



Kinds. 



Moss mussels number 



Ark mu'ssels do. . 



Oysters do . . 



Total 



Crawlisli number 



Lobsters do. . 



Total 



Sponges number 



Mammals do . . 



Amounts. 



3, 337, 500 



425, 600 



60, 807 



3, 823, 907 



327, 383 

 24, 660 



352, 043 



400 



Fishermen, boats, and tackle engaged from 1879 to 1883, reported in half-jfearly seasons end- 

 October 22 and April 22. 



Season. 



Summer, 1879... 



Winter, 1879-'80 

 Summer, 1880... 

 Winter, 1880-'81 

 Summer, 1881... 

 Winter. 1881-'82 

 Summer, 1882 . - . 

 Winter, 1882-'83 



Fishermen. 



10, 496 



8, 555 

 10, 496 



8,839 

 10, 981 



9,070 

 10, 684 



9,016 



Boats. 



Number. Value 



2,578 

 2,336 

 2,671 

 2,419 

 2, 688 

 2 422 

 2i813 

 2,447 



.$327, 918 

 311, 860 

 349, 991 

 346, 903 

 351, 777 

 313,185 

 355, 443 

 301, 553 



Tackle. 



Number. Value, 



60, 660 

 47, 894 

 61,642 

 45, 874 

 48,1]7 

 42, 022 

 67, 200 

 44, 981 



$493, 927 

 356, 959 

 497, 731 

 336, 124 

 479, 074 

 315, 678 

 510,865 

 321, 924 



The fishing boats belong to 118 ports, and in only two instances 

 (Comisa and Grado) does the number exceed 100 boats. 



Catch and home consumption from 1879 to 1883, in the savie half-yearly seasons. 



Season. 



Summer, 1879... 

 Winter, 1879-'80 

 Summer, 1880... 

 Winter, 1880-'81 

 Summer, 1881... 

 Winter, 1881-'82 

 Summer, 1882 . . . 

 Winter, 1882-'83 



Catch. 



Pieces. Weight. Value, 



4, 363, 755 

 2, 811, 668 

 7, 175, 423 

 2, 729, 987 



2, 028, 275 



3, 372, 370 



2, 359, 237 



3, 807, 784 



Pounds. 

 9, 965, 676 

 7,316,091 

 17, 281, 767 

 6, 902, 373 



11, 071, 550 

 6, 882, 953 



12, 314, 664 

 6, 488, 012 



$487,719 

 311, 814 

 799, 534 

 340, 515 

 552, 376 

 343, 739 

 681,461 

 347, 272 



Home consumption. 



Pieces. Weight. 



2, 558, 211 

 2, 596, 802 

 5,155,013 



2, 571, 506 

 1,812,186 

 3,154,431 

 1, 576, 968 



3, 493, 239 



Pounds. 

 6, 092, 685 



4, 878, 722 

 10, 971, 404 



5,131,237 

 6, 670, 403 

 5,652,414 

 6, 330, 250 



5, 996, 309 



The number of fishing boats engaged in the trade in Hungary during 

 1881 was 64, aggregating 136 tons burden and manned by 142 fisher- 

 men. The data as to the catch and consumption cannot be given. 



Sardine fisheries at Triest. — This industry dates back to 1862, and has 

 developed to about 225 fishing boats, employing about 500 men. Al- 

 though when compared with the 10,000 boats engaged in fishing for 

 sardines on the coast of France the Triest fisheries seem small, yet 



