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Fishing Vessels and Pebsonnel The number of licensed fishing vessels operating in 1949 was 855, the number of men employed on them being 2,355. This represents an increase of 42 units, most of which occurs on the class motor net and line vessels. The details of the arrangement of the fleet in respect of the various classes of fishing vessels operating at each of the ports is shown in Table 11. Fish Landings The total landings of fish and shell-fish landed at the various ports are shown in. Table I.

A table showing the total quantity and value of each kind of fish is set out below Snapper is the most abundant species, and the other species, headed by tarakihi, are nearly in the same proportion as before.

Mixed flats, swordfish, and tuna which appeared on the 1948 total have been dropped,, no catches of these fish being recorded in 1949.

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Quantity. Value. f*T Percentage of 4 Percentage of Kind or Class of Fish. CA\'L. Total. Total'. 1949. 1948. 1949. 1948. 1949. 1948. 1949. 1948, Snapper 134,517 148,828 29-90 33-35 214,933 234,224 24-87 27-94 Tarakihi 111,010 93,251 24-67 20-90 193,354 163,508 22-37 19-52 Hapuka 38,752 32,771 8-61 7-34 130,296 108,234 15-07 12-91 'Blue cod 29,779 32,877 6-63 7-37 72,667 71,863 8-41 8-57 Gurnard 25,203 22,239 5-60 4-98 24.916 22,424 2-88 2-68 Sole 24,681 23,911 5-48 5-36 74,510 73,481-8-62 8-77 Flounder 17,752 18,581 3-94 4-16 64,567 64,773 7-47 7-73 Barracouta 13,129 13,090 2-93 2-93 5,625 6,391 0-65 0-76 Ling 11,764 12,060 2-61 2-70 22,950 25-213 2-65 3-01 Trey ally 6,651 9,326 1-49 2-09 5,111 7,846 0-60 0-90-Elephant fish . 6,146 4,701 1-38 1-05 13,238 9,815 1-53 1-17 " Mixed rounds " 4,576 7,949 1-03 1-78 2,674 6,580 0-31 0-7H Pioke 4,099 3,502 0-91 0-78 5,004 4,677 0-58 0-56. Moki 3,964 2,401 0-88 0-54 6,472 4,084 0-75 0-49-Red cod 2,890 4,654 0-64 1-04 2,591 4,784 0-30 0-57 Shark 2,439 1,476 0-54 0-33 3,156 1,610 0-37 0-19* John-dory 2,038 826 0-45 0-19 3,107 1,252 0-36 0-15 Mullet 1,961 2,240 0-44 0-51 3,385 3,541 0-39 0-42' Hake 1,934 2,452 0-43 0-55 5,850 7,712 0-68 0-92-Herring 1,591 1,397 0-35 0-31 1,649 1,149 0-19 0-14 Butterfish 1,129 1,572 0-25 0-35 3,618 4,794 0-42 0-57 Whiptail 544 344 0-12 0-08 457 244 0-05 0-03' Kahawai 534 1,220 0-12 0-27 466 1,131 0-05 0-14 Mackerel 532 172 0-11 0-04 375 118 0-04 0-01 Kingfish 452 229 0-10 0-05 673 359 0-08 0-04 Warehou 409 405 0-09 0-09 639 802 0-07 0-10 Cream fish 287 289 0-06 0-06 201 202 0-02 0-02 Sardine 223 896 0-05 0-20 156 1,046 0-02 0-12 Brill 162 25 0-04 0-01 548 70 0-06 0-01 Conger-eel 157 169 0-03 0-04 161 121 0-02 0-01 Parore 145 80 0-03 0-02 198 69 0-02 0-01 Trumpeter 123 381 0-02 0-09 282 1,064 0-03 0-13 Garfish 116 20 0-02 0-01 338 68 0-04 0-01 Whiting 91 0-02 70 0-01 Perch 79 "32 0-02 0-01 58 21 0-01 0 01 Skate 32 10 0-01 0-01 19 11 0-01 0-01 Maomao 6 10 9 10 Frost-fish 5 11 8 11 Bonita 1 1 Totals • 449,903 444,397 864,332 833,302