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increased from 3 in 1905 to 26 in 1910, and in the latter year the 

 number of fishing voyages made by these steamers was 662 ; the 

 catch was valued at £140,611. In 1906, 66 foreign steamers landed 

 their catches of fish in Portugal, of these 10 were German, the 

 number of journeys was 374 (German 64), the total value of the 

 catch £147,993 (German £38,369). Portuguese trawlers pay no 

 harbour dues or duties on fish landed, but in lieu thereof an annual 

 tax of £337. Foreign trawlers pay £6 15s. harbour dues per landing, 

 and 10 reis per kilogram on the fish landed. 



As a result the landings by foreign steam trawlers shows a decline. 

 In 1910 there were 50 foreign steamers which landed fish 

 in Portugal (of these 6 were Germans), the number of voyages were 

 424 (German 93), the value of fish being £108,000 (German £36,198). 



ROUMANIA 



The most important of the Roumanian fisheries is that for the 

 sturgeon of the Danube. The sea fisheries are not important. 

 There is a publication (in the Roumanian language) entitled. Fauna 

 Ichtiologica A Ramanici, de Dr. Gregor Antipa. Academia Romana 

 Publicatiuni Fondului Vasile Adamachi. Published by Carol 

 Gobi. 16 Strada Doamnii, Bucarest. Prior to 1908. 



Russia 



In Russia fishery administration was undertaken by the Imperial 

 Ministry of Land and Agriculture. Fishery Statistics are published 

 by the Department of Agriculture annually in a volume entitled, 

 Recueil de Donnees Statistiques et Economiques caracterisant la 

 situation agricole en Russie. For an account of the fisheries of Russia 

 reference should be made to a paper by Borodine entitled " P6che 

 et Pisciculture en Russie." (Atti del V Congresso intemazionale 

 di Pesca, Roma, 1913.) 



Spain 



In Spain, fishery administration is the concern of the Ministry 

 of Marine. In 1904 it was estimated that there were 121,394 persons 

 engaged in the Spanish fisheries. There were 400 factories engaged 

 in the preparation of sardines, timny, bonito, eels, lampreys and 

 other fish for the market. The estimated annual value of the 

 fisheries was in 1904 about £1,828,090 ; the value of the vessels, 

 nets, gear, etc., £1,797,385.1 



' (For a concise account of the Fisheries of Spain, reference should be made to 

 Monographic de la pUhe maritime en Espagne. " R^ponse que les DeUgufis officiels 

 du Ministdre de la Marine d'Espagne donnent au recueil des questions remis par 

 I'Ambassade d'Autriche-Hongrie a, Madrid. Stenographisches ProtokoU uber die 

 Verhandlungen des internationalen Fischerei-Kongresses. Wien, 1905. Wien 

 Verlag der k. k. ossterreichischen Fischerei-Gesellschaft," 1906, p. 179. There is 

 an interesting bibliography of Spanish fisheries appended to this paper on p. 194O 



