TABLE 10. Catch in pounds by statistical areas of the offshore vessels of the United States and Canada and percentage of totals taken by each country NOTE.-Species included in Canadian figures: Cod, haddock, hake, cusk, pollock, catfish, halibut, flounders, skate, sole, mackerel, grayfish, swordfish, tuna, bass, perch, sturgeon, trout, eels, tom cod, rosefish, Canadian plaice, yellowtail, witch. TABLE 11.-Summary of the numbers of fishing vessels of various categories used in the Canadian and United States fisheries of the North Atlantic (Canadian Maritime Provinces and New England States) 1 1 1 Statistical data obtained from published records of U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Dominion Bureau of Statistics of Canada. No data available. 1 TABLE 12.-Canadian inshore and offshore 1 catch in 2 prewar years (1938 and 1939) in area XXI 2 1 By steam trawlers and vessels of 40 tons or over, fishing on offshore grounds. 2 Except very head of Bay of Fundy above Hants County. TABLE 13.-Fishing vessels of the Maritime Provinces by tonnage, 1941-44 1 1 Compiled from Fisheries Statistics of Canada, Department of Trade and Commerce, 1941. 1942, 1943, 1944. Data covers Provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec. TABLE 14 CATCH OF COD OFF THE EAST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA BY NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERMEN. (DATA REPRESENT ROUND WEIGHT OF FISH) 2 Conversion factor used: 140 pounds wet salted fish equals 1 hundredweight, i. e., 112 pounds, of dried salted fish. 1924 1925. 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930. 1931. 1932 1933 1934. 1935 1936 1937 TABLE 15 GREENLAND COD CATCH [Data represent the quantity purchased by the Royal Greenland Trading Co.] Source: Consular report dated Apr. 6, 1942, from George Lybrook West, Jr., American vice consul, Godthaab, Greenland. TABLE 16.—Catch of all species (in pounds) taken by various European nations in North Atlantic waters, as reported by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (1932–38)1 Total 35, 142, 800 13, 602, 600 23, 460, 800. 662, 200 1,227, 600 238, 800, 068 209, 226, 600 206, 569, 000 191, 635, 400 202, 400, 000 102, 803, 800 112, 228, 600 1 For the years 1934-38 catches were reported as made off the east and west coasts of Greenland and off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland (areas XIV, XV, and XX). Catches for 1932 and 1933 were reported as made only off the coasts of Greenland (areas XIV and XV). TABLE 17. Catch of cod (in pounds) taken by various European nations in North At antic waters, as reported by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (1932-38) 1 1 For the years 1934-38 catches were reported as made off the east and west coasts of Greenland and off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland (areas XIV, XV, and XX). Catches for 1932 and 1933 were reported as made only off the coasts of Greenland (areas XIV and XV). ? May include other species. TABLE 18.-Haddock taken in North American waters by European boats 1 1 From Bulletin Statistique, Conseil Permanent International pour l'Exploration de la Mer. All catches listed for Newfoundland Banks (area XX) except as shown. 2 1933: Newfoundland Banks, 4,202,000 pounds; Greenland, 1,878,800 pounds. 1934: Newfoundland Banks and Greenland. 3 1935: Newfoundland Banks and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Comments (July 6, 1943): From reports of our fishermen and other information on haddock abundance, it appears certain that a considerable proportion of the haddock credited to the Newfoundland Banks in 1928 and 1929 came from Georges Bank, while much of that in 1933 and 1934 came from around Sable Island and Quereau. 94247-49 |