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v. shooting and fishing.
of prolific herring-fishing’ on the Bohus coast began in 1877 and
continued up to the close of the century. In the middle of the first decade
of the new century, after a few j^ears’ unsuccessful seine-fishing
(vad-fiske), the Bohuslän herring-fishery began to flourish again,
deep-sea-fishing being commenced with purse seines (snörpvadar), from boats
provided with motors. During the last few winters, herring-fishery has
been carried on by means of trawling and occasionally at great depths.
The existing herring-fishery on the West Coast’ cannot be compared with
any previous herring-fishery period in the old sense of the term. It is
possible that, had the two methods of herring-fishing just mentioned been
known at an earlier date, successful fishery would have been possible even
during the intervals between the good fishing periods in past times. In
connection with Table 40 below, the attention of the reader is called to the
following list, which shows the amount of fresh fish exported (the greater
part consisting of herring) for each of the shears in question, from the
beginning of the last herring-period. The export was:
Year Quintals
1877 . . . . 227
1878 . . . . 9 536
1879 . . . . 4 300
1880 . . . . 11162
1881 . . . . 20 346
1882 . . . . 45 811
1883 . . . . 43 019
1884 . . . . 20 252
1885 . . . . 120 965
1886 . . . . 221 313
Until the beginning of the present century, the herring was caught in
Göteborg och Bohus Län partly, and chiefly, by means of land-seines (Sw.
stäng-vadar; landvadar), and also with gill-nets (Sw. sättgarn). In 1880 there also
Table 40. Imports and Exports of Fish. In Quintals.1
Fresh fish Herring, salted 2 Anchovy, sardine, Other fish
Annually
Imp. Exp. Imp. Exp. Imp. Exp. Imp. Exp.
1866—70 . . . 1032 277’ 244 070 1784 18 12 32 778 1074
1871—75 . . . 1274 851 285 836 7 090 89 210 37 545 2 328
1876-80 . . . 2 324 5140 222 629 18 950 778 1014 42 983 2 743
1881—85 . . . 6 453 50 079 260 225 45 755 3 380 898 35116 5 932
1886-90 . . . 8 719 437 993 265 027 105 912 6 901 890 . 38 833 5 938
1891-95 . . . 14162 835 916 307 289 328 583 14 321 966 39 240 6 433
1896-00 . . . 21198 314 910 396 687 123 834 21 289 458 43 460 4 956
1901—05 . . . 47 853 154 024 424 553 40 740 22 975 87 50 586 4 585
1906—it) . . . 118 316 489 711 425 321 57 887 15 226 1506 51168 18 610
1911..... 89 496 713 522 394 571 69 063 14118 938 45 614 25810
1912..... 88 022 752 080 363 276 73 205 16 600 778 28 566 19 231
1913..... 81 540 351564 444 920 72 294 7 001 309 52 045 25 498
1 For the years 1866—84 a hectoliter of salted herring has been calculated as
corresponding to 87 kilograms. ■— 2 Including tinned, dried, and smoked herring, as well as small
(Baltic) herring, sprats, etc.
Year Quintals
1887 .... 340 960
1888 .... 391 441
1889 ... . 558069
1890 .... 678 184
1891 .... 681278
1892 .... 907 022
1893 .... 773 848
1894 . . . . 1 001 344
1895 .... 816 090
1896 .... 677 232
1897 .... 229 507
1898 .... 396 691
1899 .... 226 344
1900 .... 44 778
1901 .... 102 790
1902 .... 51 619
1903 .... 144 998
1904 .... 138 780
1905 .... 331 931
1906 .... 360181
1907. . . .414737
1908. . . .579862
1909 .... 634 692
1910 .... 459 095
1911 .... 713 522
1912. . . .752 080
1913 .... 351564
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