Our country and its resources; . CHAPTEE FISH WE EAT By RALSTON MOORE THE last report of the UnitedStates Census dealing with thefishing industries of the UnitedStates is that of 190S. The nextreport will he in 1918. The 190Sfigures, given below, are thereforeonly authoritative in giving a com-parison between the various pisca-torial products of our waters andcannot be accepted too literallyeven there, as the past eight yearshave seen many changes in some ofthe industries. ture, but detailed figures of certainother fish industries are availablethrough the work of the Bureau ofFisheries.
Our country and its resources; . CHAPTEE FISH WE EAT By RALSTON MOORE THE last report of the UnitedStates Census dealing with thefishing industries of the UnitedStates is that of 190S. The nextreport will he in 1918. The 190Sfigures, given below, are thereforeonly authoritative in giving a com-parison between the various pisca-torial products of our waters andcannot be accepted too literallyeven there, as the past eight yearshave seen many changes in some ofthe industries. ture, but detailed figures of certainother fish industries are availablethrough the work of the Bureau ofFisheries. The greatest fishing industry ofthe Atlantic Coast is conducted bythe fleets centering at Boston andGloucester. Three hundred andninety-three vessels were in thesefleets in 1914, including sail, gaso-line and steam vessels. There were 7,598 trips made bythese vessels, landing at both ports
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