The Salmon Fishery. 



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The main bulk of the salmon caught in Scotland, it 

 appears, is sent to London ; but in the case of the salmon 

 caught in the English and Welsh rivers, the bulk is not sent 

 to London, but to the large towns in the immediate neigh- 

 bourhood of the fisheries. 



The salmon fishery in Norway is interdicted between 

 the 14th September and the 14th February. Besides that 

 which is smoked, salted, and consumed locally fresh, about 

 250,000 lbs. are shipped annually to England in ice, and a 

 small quantity to Berlin. It costs fresh about sixpence the 

 pound, and the annual sales reach a value of 100,000. 

 The export of salted salmon is from 1000 to 1200 barrels. 

 Above LjQOO worth of salmon was shipped from Nor- 

 way in 1869, exclusively for British account. The fish 

 dealers, who come over in fishing smacks, purchase the 

 fish from the fishermen as brought in, put the fish imme- 

 diately in ice, and despatch the article to the London 

 market direct, or via Grimsby. 



In New Brunswick the value of the salmon taken is 

 estimated at about ^160,000 sterling. 



The fishery is very valuable. As many as 40,000 salmon 

 have been caught in the course of a season at the mouth of 

 the St. John, a large portion of which is sent fresh to the 

 United States, and commands remunerative prices. At the 

 entrance to the Miramichi 400,000 lbs. are annually put up, 

 " preserved " for export. There is a great increase in the 

 yield of salmon in consequence of their protection during 

 the spawning season. 



Preserved salmon is exported from British Columbia on 

 a large scale, and bears a very high reputation. In 1874 

 there was barrelled and tinned not less than 14,500,000 lbs., 

 of the gross value of ^^400,000 sterling. 



The catch of salmon at Oregon in 1874 was an enormous 



