

h-eneral Jntroauchon. 







1854 



1877, 





lbs. 



lbs. 





Brought forward 



800,234 



Smelts 





.. 290,454 



Gudgeon . . 



40,000 



39,060 



Lampreys . . 



1.756 



286 



Perch 



17,870 



28,738 



Tench 



66,880 



.. 154,674 



Trout 





r T 



5,128 



Various small white fish 252,480 



.. 1,157,434 



Crabs 



182,988 



.. 328,008 



Snails 





190,284 



Frogs 





22,562 







3,016,862 



— valued at 1,500,000 francs. 



There was also sold of sea-fish at the central markets, 

 31,489,202 lbs., valued at 13,191,845 francs, together a 

 total of over ^^634,000 sterling. 



The consumption of other fish was stated in 1854 to 

 have been of — 



Preserved fish. lbs. 



Sardines ... ... ... ... 510,000 



Tunny ... ... .. ... 22,000 



Anchovies... .. ... ... 90,000 



622,000 



Salted fish. lbs. 



Codfish in casks ... ... ... 2,156,000 



dried ... ... ... 4,000 



Salted herrings ... ... .. 176,000 



Smoked ... ... ... 300,000 



Mackerel ... ... ... ... 366,600 



Salmon ... ... ... ... 1,440 



3,004,040 



The sale of these has, however, more than doubled in the 

 last quarter of a century. 



It is not possible to form an accurate estimate of the 

 extent or value of the fisheries and the products of the 

 fisheries in various countries. But as regards our own 



