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The North Atlantic Fisheries, 1100-1976 - University of Hull

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Statistics - some examples<br />

Table I. Export <strong>of</strong> salted herring 1755-1805 (barrels)<br />

Year Göteborg Marstrand Kungälv Uddevalla Strömstad Whole county<br />

1755 404 811 - 229 93 1 537<br />

1760 40 795 1 170 - 1 680 284 43 317<br />

1765 99 709 21 012 5 326 16 205 882 143 034<br />

1770 73 677 15 649 2 282 15 518 27 107 153<br />

1775 75 508 31 457 1 115 14 334 976 123 390<br />

1780 77 906 20 162 2 710 14 395 4 132 119 305<br />

1785 117 227 30 159 14 003 25 744 1 922 189 055<br />

1790 164 781 71 590 9 021 26 917 - 272 309<br />

1795 131 078 42 078 15 910 15 367 705 205 138<br />

1801 191 461 45 619 5 197 16 392 1 840 260 509<br />

1806 169 626 22 686 4 090 7 211 120 203 733<br />

Exports in 1800 and 1805 were disturbed due to the political situation in Europe.<br />

Source: Kommerskollegium, Årsberättelser för utrikeshandeln, serie 2 (RA).<br />

Table II. <strong>Fisheries</strong> in Göteborg och Bohus län (county) 1915-1950<br />

1915 1925 1935 1945 1950<br />

Catches (millj ton) 72.3 41.6 65.2 91.5 125.2<br />

% <strong>of</strong> national catches 70.3 57.8 61.0 60.0 67.1<br />

Numbers <strong>of</strong>:<br />

Fishermen 5 572 5 874 6 044 6 664 6 463<br />

Seine 1 257 2 118 3 331 4 801 5 659<br />

Net 19 526 36 656 22 755 35 531 26 613<br />

Hoop net, fish trap 21 190 12 339 16 017 10 308 12 746<br />

Decked boat with<br />

motor 27 44 351 750 825<br />

Decked boat without<br />

motor 378 107 11 9 2<br />

Open boat with<br />

motor 27 44 351 750 825<br />

Open boat without<br />

motor 2 369 2 263 2 059 2 322 2 311<br />

In the last example the most striking development is the increasing use <strong>of</strong><br />

motorized fishing-vessels and better equipment - the breakthrough for<br />

the seine.<br />

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