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ENORMOUS FOOD FISHING INDUSTRY . The fishing fleet which landed fishery products at Boston and Gloucester in, Massachusetts, und Portland. Me., during the year 191S included 521 sail, steam aud gasoline j;Crew vewe.ls. These vessels la niled at Boston 2.S30 trips, aggregating 109,-470.11 pounds of fish.. valued at ?0.5h7.7.f; at Gloucester. 3,414 trips, aggregating 71.1 75,199 HiiUIds, valued at, f3,M2,05. and at Portland, -2.50I.S trips, aggregating 21.819.013 pounds, valued at S881.1S9. The total for the three ports amounted to 8,750 trijis, aggregating 205,511.153 pounds of fresh and .salted fish, having a value to the fishermen of 0,531,548.
