. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. November 1949 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW -Raw m 6 a -S t e o m 6 d. pounds, an increase of over 45 percent; while in the first week of May, a yield of poiind^ would be obtained, an increase of over 59 percent. At Boothbay Harbor, a bushel yields, during the period July 8 to February 22, between and pounds of raw meats. In April, weight of. the raw meats would have increased between 14 and 40 percent; in May, from 30 to 59 per- cent; and in June, from 43 to 76 percent. Thus, the practice of harvesting mussels in months other
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. November 1949 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW -Raw m 6 a -S t e o m 6 d. pounds, an increase of over 45 percent; while in the first week of May, a yield of poiind^ would be obtained, an increase of over 59 percent. At Boothbay Harbor, a bushel yields, during the period July 8 to February 22, between and pounds of raw meats. In April, weight of. the raw meats would have increased between 14 and 40 percent; in May, from 30 to 59 per- cent; and in June, from 43 to 76 percent. Thus, the practice of harvesting mussels in months other than April, May, and June is a wasteful one. During the war years, every effort was made to encourage the canneries to process mussels. A closed tine was not urged because a maximum production of sea food was needed and the canneries were best able to process this species during December to May, without, interference with other canning activities. In 1942-45, due to both the need for protein food and the definite uncertainty of the future of this new product in postwar years, it was felt that a maximum utilization of mussels was justified even if it was necessary to use them when poorly meated. Figure 6 shows that a considerable portion of the catch of the three greatest seasons was taken before the mussels reached their prime condition. -1943-44 -1944-45 -1945-46. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. National Marine Fisheries Service; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Bureau of Commericial Fisheries. [Washington] : National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt. Print. Off. ]
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