STATISTICS OF THE MACKEREL FISHERY. 311 
Statement showiny the number of vessels and their catch of salt mackerel in the Bay of Saint Lawrence, the New England shore, 
and the Southern mackerel fisheries for the season of 1881. 
(Compiled from annual report of Boston Fish Bureau for 1881.] 
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MASSACHUSETTS. 
Newburyport . i el eee 3 4 59 i o|enceiens|secemse oc * 
Rockport .... ie D | essen 6 65 290 | ¢ Total catch 3,590 barrels. 
Gloucester ......-..--- paocece|| 59| 46] 106] 1,548 129, 637 | } 
Boston... . 1 15 5 21 -69, 669 | t 
Cohasset..cccscnscecseccecnes aoe T léseses 7 8, 013 
Wellfleet .....scnsacccencenes cone 33 3 36 31,477 | 5 sail packed at Boston. 
Provincetown ..sscse----200- iowa 8 |....-- 8 6,175 | 3 sail packed at Boston. 
Chatham .......... Pree ees Serer Peres eueccis 170 | Weir caught. 
South Chatham.............- ai 1 4 5 10, 410 
Harwich ..... Cueasiteca Vimar eciile wnnesvic 9 9 9, 888 | 6,100 barrels landed at Booth Bay addi- 
: tional. 
Dennisport .......- eccccccces enanlenacoens 8 3 45 3, 546 
Fairhaven .....04.----es--+0- eee Li feecees 1 13 220 | 1,636 barrels were caught. 
Total sccusemawan eooee-| 3 130 73 | 206 | 2,975 269, 495 
MAINE. 
Swan's Isle ........0. cameenas|ennn 10 2 12 180 Wibsescinel aca sinwcetes 1, 700 1,700 
Deer Isle ..... was'ews swans eweslecee 1 1 2 28 fecedeees! 2, 280 223 2,608 | {Southern catch landed at New York 
and Philadelphia. 
Camden ..........- ee erascece[enes 3 |...-- . 8 39 » 
Northhaven ... : . & 5) 10 120 |. t 
Booth Bay ........6 Peeerreee pee 4 9 13 185 t 
Southport ......2.00++ sintinnnte] ouwa! B licncus 8 120 |. $6,100 barrels of those landed by Har- 
‘ wich sail. 
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85 |anne~ -| 35 490 140 91, 860 |....-2-- 92, 000 | ¢ * 
67 17 84) 1,177 140 | 118,899 | 2,723 | 116,762 
NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
Portsmouth...........+ saeann| sue. 5 3 8 106 |........ 8,700 | 1,700 5,400 | f 
Total for New England.| 3 202 93 | 298] 4,258 470 | 868,783 | 27,404 | 391, 657 | Inspected barrels. 
*None packed at home port. tNumerous vessels from other ports included. {Part of the catch landed at Boston and Portland. 
Amount given packed at home ports. 
Notr.—The New England shore fleet mentioned above are only the vessels that fished nowhere else, to which may be added the 
Southern and North Bay fleets, after they returned from their unsuccessful cruise in those waters, making the total shore fleet two hundred 
and ninety-eight sail. 
3. STATISTICS OF THE MACKEREL FISHERY BY AMERICAN VESSELS IN THE 
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE, 1873 TO 1882. 
By Cou. Davip W. Low. 
The following statement shows the extent of the mackerel fishery as pursued by American ves- 
sels in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence for the years 1873 to 1881. The number of vessels and their catch 
in the years 1873 to 1877, inclusive, is compiled from the reports of the collector of customs at Port 
Mulgrave, Nova Scotia; the number of vessels in 1878 and 1879 is from the same authority; the 
catch for 1878 and subsequent years and the number of vessels in 1880 and 1881 are from reports of 
the Boston Fish Bureau. The estimates of value and the catch within the three-mile limit are from 
authentic sources. The value includes the labor of crews “messing” some of the fish by soak- 
ing, scraping, and cutting off their heads, thus increasing their market value. The quantity of 
mackerel caught within the three-mile limit, one-third of the total catch, is considered by compe- 
