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Table XV. — Average catch, by years, of vessels of Maine employed in the cod-fisheries on 
Quereau, Western, and Grand banks. 
Tear. 
Average 
catch per 
vessel. 
Average 
catch per 
man. 
Pounds.* 
136, 701 
142, 548 
225, 660 
235, 441 
237, 030 
243, 390 
Pounds.* 
10, 278 
10, 718 
15, 780 
15, 044r 
15, 441 
13, 415 
♦These figures represent the weight of the fish after being dried for market. 
Table XVI . — Average catch, by years, of Gloucester vessels engaged in off-shore cod-fishery . 
Year. 
George’s cod-fishery. 
Grand, Quereau, and 
Western banks cod- 
fishery. 
Average 
catch per 
vessel. 
Average 
catch per 
man. 
Average 
catch per 
vessel. 
Average 
catch per 
man. 
1879 . 
Pounds.* 
236, 182 
226, 311 
282, 065 
245, 694 
247, 967 
Pounds.* 
22, 073 
19,510 
23, 328 
20, 333 
20, 808 
Pounds.*' 
235, 444 
350, 874 
322, 879 
366, 098 
374, 251 
Pounds.* 
17,904 
26, 087 
23, 569 
24, 40$ 
22, 308 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
♦These figures represent the weight of the fish as landed by the vessels before being dried for market. 
Table XVII . — Average catch, by years, of vessels of Provincetown, Mass., employed in 
the cod-fisheries on Quereau, Western, and Grand banks. 
Year. 
Average 
catch per 
vessel. 
Average 
catch per 
man. 
1885 
Pounds.* 
335, 655 
331, 635 
344, 005 
331, 450 
Pounds* 
17, 087 
17, 195 
1886 
1887 
17, 903 
15, 365 
1888 
♦These figures represent the weight of the fish after being dried for market. 
Table XVIII . — American cod-fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 
Year. 
Vessels. 
Net 
tonnage. 
Salt cod 
taken. 
Value. 
1885 
5 
300. 58 
Pounds. 
544, 320 
250, 880 
395, 600 
316, 760 
$14, 350 
6, 800 
13, 177 
12, 600 
1886 
2 
127. 97 
1887 , 
3 
190. 40 
1888 
3 
190. 40 
