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Table III.—Showing the Quantities of Different Kinds of Fish caught by the Different Methods of Fishing for the Year ended 31st December, 1946

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Trawl. Danish Seine. Other Nets. Steam. Motor. Total. Motor. Motor. Row-boat. Total. Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Barracouta 1,638 1,211 86 66 1,724 1,277 37 103 2 5 2 5 Blue cod .. 1 2 39 109 40 111 ' 'l4 ' '43 14 43 " Bonita " (Brama) Brill "20 ' *56 "20 "56 Butterfish (greenbone) 1 j 871 4,883 ' '49 " 3.57 1^920 5^040 Conger-eel.. 9 " 7 9 7 14 12 3 2 17 14 Elephant-fish 316 '628 4,218 7,454 4,534 8,082 69 108 69 108 Flounder 24 61 5,074 18,433 5,098 18,494 1^917 6,616 6,648 19,129 '779 771 7,427 21,900 Frost-fish Garfish "49 'i68 "49 168 Gurnard 2^216 1 12 j 652 15^628 14 j868 17^512 8^73 6 502 691 549 1 1 692 550 Hake 544 1,370 1,297 414 1,159 958 2,529 3,570 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hapuku (groper) 512 719 2,273 1,231 350 848 21 65 1 2 22 .67 Herring 1,287 956 20 38 1,307 994 John-dory 533 695 'i73 '276 '706 '971 ' "l8 ' '40 Kahawai 188 132 188 132 1 303 1 j 017 ' '37 ' '27 1^340 1 j 044 Kingfish .. ' '23 ' '22 1 2 24 24 9 7 53 57 2 4 55 61 Ling 817 1,693 2,580 5,069 3,397 6,762 4 6 7 19 1 1 8 20 Mackerel 69 63 1 1 1 1 70 64 125 137 125 137 Maomao 2 3 8 10 8 10 Mold '571 1 i 050 1 j 081 1 i 834 1 j 652 2^884 276 555 ' '32 ' 71 308 626 Mullet 2,753 3,964 33 62 2,786 4,026 Parore ' '97 i37 "97 " 137 1,321 964 85 54 1,406 1,018 Perch 8 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 Pioke i32 'in 355 375 487 486 '719 '986 423 555 ' "l7 ' 16 440 571 Red cod 596 650 8,721 7,594 9,317 8,244 15 16 1 2 9 13 10 15 Sardine 1,191 977 6 11 1,197 107 988 Shark .. .. 493 *686 '242 'i87 '735 '873 ' 34 ' '50 101 129 6 5 134 Skate 40 29 40 29 Snapper .. .. • 20^749 27 j298 4,812 8,442 25,561 35,740 71 j565 90 j 766 7 j 927 11 j177 ' 63 io3 7 j 990 ll| 280 Sole 338 976 21,113 61,661 21,451 62,637 976 2,904 7 .17 7 17 Swordfish (marlin) Tarakihi .. 34 j 696 62 |331 24 |757 4M44 59 j 453 103 j475 17 j 954 23^62 ' '74 "il6 1 2 ' '75 "il8 Trevally 1,737 1,404 7 6 1,744 1,410 478 341 4,393 4,099 .84 106 4,477 4,205 Trumpeter 2 5 271 757 273 762 '427 Warehou 16 72 16 72 409 '815 ' 'l8 ' '44 '859 Whiptail 287 349 "l 1 288 350 Whiting 313 219 313 219 3 4 3 4 Mixed flat fish 177 593 1 j 506 5^035 1,683 5,628 ' 39 ' '89 136 330 ' 15 ' 50 151 380 Mixed round fish and all fish 1,284 1,107 2,162 3,258 3,446 4,365 912 751 1,170 1,057 66 82 1,236 1,139 not specified 55,547 Totals 68,084 105,777 91,347 181,131 159,431 286,908 103,203 133,191 32,351 51,920 1,330 3,627 33,681