78 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
on January 18 to engage in the Newfoundland frozen-herring trade, was 
detained by being frozen in at one of the harbors. She returned on 
May 12 with a cargo of 600 barrels pickled herring. 
Fish landed at Gloucester ly the fishing fleet in May , 1887. 
Fishing grounds. 
Fares. 
Codfish. 
Halibut. 
Hake. 
Cusk. 
Pol- 
lock. 
Had- 
dock. 
Mack- 
erel. 
Her- 
ring. 
By Gloucester vessels : 
No. 
71 
Lbs. 
2, 446, 000 
70, 000 
2, 129, 000 
31, 000 
25, 000 
15, 000 
18, 000 
Lbs. 
90. 400 
726, 000 
210, 700 
16. 400 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Bbls. 
Bbls . 
20 
115 
2, 000 
1, 000 
3 
1 
1 
3, 000 
2, 000 
Qnereau "Ranlc __ 
3 
66, 000 
78, 000 
111, 000 
Off Sable Island 
3 
Off 
3 
609 
Off New England shore. . . 
Ipswich Bay 
121 
838, 100 
121, 500 
153, 900 
32, 505 
14 
Off Cape Ann (small boats) 
Off Cape Ann (traps) 
19, 400 
298 
Off New England shore . . . 
13 
1, 268 
Tntn.l 
368 
5, 847, 500 
1, 298, 500 
3, 000 
5,000 
51, 905 
1, 268 
898 
By vessels belonging at other 
ports : * 
Jeffrey’s Bank ... 
18 
383, 000 
41, 000 
248, 000 
170, 000 
173, 400 
192, 000 
22,000 
63, 000 
53, 000 
19, 000 
37, 000 
George’s Bank . 
3 
Ipswich Bay 
8 
Sable Island Bank 
2 
4, 000 
Off New England shore. .. 
Cashe’s Bank 
25 
12, 000 
18, 000 
7, 666 
28, 000 
332, 00‘0 
9, 400 
8. 000 
2, 000 
6 
Middle Bank 
2 
Nantucket Shoals 
5 
31,500 
Off New England shore. .. 
Truro (weirs) 
1 
110 
3 
155, 000 
Total 
73 
1, 292, 400 
35, 5C0 
83, 000 
54, 000 
487, 000 
56, 400 
110 
Total for May, 1887 ..... 
Total for May, 1886 
441 
235 
7, 139, 900 
4, 565, 000 
4, 623, 900 
1, 334, 000 
1, 088, 990 
908, 050 
86, 000 
5, 400 
4, 000 
59, 000 
487^000 
414, 000 
693, 000 
108, 305 
31,000 
1, 000 
1,378 
480 
5,579 
898 
Total for May, 1885 
283 

*The miscellaneous receipts from other ports during the month consisted of 1,000 barrels menhaden 
oil from Niantic, Conn 
3S.-THE FISHERIES OF GLOUCESTER, MASS., IN JUNE, 1887, WITH 
NOTES ON THOSE OF OTMIR LOCALITIES. 
By W. A. WILCOX. 
The fisheries of Gloucester during the past month have not been as 
satisfactory as was anticipated. Vessels have sailed for the fishing 
grounds at frequent intervals, many of them starting on their first trips 
for the year, while others previously employed, after returning home 
with small fares, have refitted and again departed. 
The receipts of cod at Gloucester during the month show a large in- 
crease over those of the corresponding month in 1886, but this increase 
is due to the large number of vessels from other ports landing their 
fares at Gloucester, and not to the greater abundance of fish. Codfish 
are reported to have been scarce on many of the distant fishing 
banks, and vessels have, as a rule, returned with only partial cargoes. 
