80 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
and traps, and the occasional catches by the mackerel seiners, have 
been ample to supply the fishermen with bait at satisfactory prices. 
The small or sardine herring have been scarce most of the season in the 
vicinity of Eastport, and the canneries have done but little. 
As far as known, the first swordfish of the season was caught off 
Block Island, and landed at Hew Bedford on June 11. 
There has been a steady and good demand for all the varieties of 
salt fish, the receipts being taken at more satisfactory prices than those 
prevailing a year ago. Ho stock is accumulating. Prices for fresh sea 
fish have fluctuated, but the demand has been good, and cod and had- 
dock have brought better prices than during June, 1866. 
On June 30 there were 480 vessels, aggregating 30,848.02 tons, be- 
longing in the district of Gloucester. Of these, 380 (over 20 tons each) 
aggregating 26,666.12 tons, and 49 (under 20 tons each) aggregating 
556.07 tons, were employed in the fisheries. The fishing fleet of the dis- 
trict, when compared with that of June 30, 1886, shows a decrease of 8 ves- 
sels, and an increase of 164.23 tons ; this increase in tonnage showing 
that larger-sized vessels have replaced those lost or sold. 
Fish landed at Gloucester by the fishing fleet in June, 1887. 
Pishing grounds. 
Fares. 
Mack- 
erel. 
Codfish. 
-Halibut. 
Hake. 
Cusk. 
Pol- 
lock. 
Had- 
dock. 
Her- 
ring. 
By Gloucester vessels : 
(rP.nrp’pi’s Rank 
No. 
137 
26 
14 
4 
2 
3 
3 
5 
1 
1 
1 
S 
44 
20 
Bbls. 
Lbs. 
2, 351, 000 
2, 401, 000 
' 165,000 
33, 000 
73, 000 
55, 000 
280, 000 
85, 000 
Lbs. 
175, 600 
16, 300 
472, 000 
Lbs. 
2, 000 
Lbs. 
3, 000 
Lbs. 
3,000 
Lbs. 
Bbls. 
Western Rank 
C-rantl Rank 
Jeffrey’s Bank. 
19, 000 
2,000 
Brown \s Bun It 
1, 800 
Cashe’s Bank 
35, 000 
5, 000 
t^nerean Rank 
42, 000 
1. 300 
20, 000 
7, 000 
25, 000 
Ra.v of Fnndy 
7, 000 
8, 000 
T.a Have Rank 
Saint Paul Island 
tiff 1ST e, wfrm n cl 1 a,n d 
Off New England shore .. 
Off New England shore .. 
Off Nova Scotia Cape 
shoro 
46, 000 
8, 000 
1,300 
150 
3, 356 
3,-855 
Off New England shore 
(small boats) 
50, 400 
9, 700 
6, 550 
Gloucester harbor (traps) . 
Off Magdalen Islands 
Total 
By vessels belonging to other 
ports : * 
George’s Rank 
50 
2 
75, 000 
44, 500 
271 
7, 211 
5, 614, 400 
805, 500 
80, 700 
8, 000 
11, 000 
9, 850 
200 
18 
14 
8 
1 
2 
1 
20 
22 
12 
238, 000 
165, 000 
855, 000 
40, 100 
.Teffrey’s Rank 
150, 000 
2, 000 
1, 000 
W'esiern Rank 
1,800 
25, 000 
Quereau Bank 
Nova Scotia Cape shore. . . 
an fn cliAfi SB a 
75, 000 
4, 000 
450, 000 
133, 000 
7, 000 
Ca, she’s Rank 
239, 000 
72, 000 
7, 000 
4, 000 
Off New England shore. . . 
Off New England shore. ... 
Total. „ . 
422, 500 
80 
841 
98 
841 
1, 920, 000 
73, 900 
461, 000 
9, 000 
422, 500 
5, 000 
80 
Total for June, 1887. .... 
Total for June, 1886 
Total for June, 1885 
369 
260 
399 
8, 052 
2,445 
6, 626 
7, 534, 400 
5, 082, 000 
8, 243, 200 
879, 400 
1, 187, 150 
1, 204, 000 
541, 700 
98, 000 
113, 800 
17, 000 
34, 000 
103, 500 
433, 500 
380, 000 
109, 000 
14, 850 
280 
* The miscellaneous receipts from other ports during the month consisted of 50 quintals cod, 50 
quintals hake, 30 quintals cusk, and 150 quintals haddock, all from Maine. 
