H—ls

The Ports in Review In this section the production of the individual ports is reviewed over a period of five years. The species shown separately are arranged in order of importance for the year 1949. NORTH ISLAND Mangonui 1945 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt Owt. Owt. Owt. Cwt. L . , , o in* 3 300 4,058 2,533 1,783 Total quantity landed .. 2,105 *,dW Snappy •• ■■ •• « • 3 ; 8 358 322 Mullet ...... g 2 265 The fish caught by motor-vessels using nets during 1948 amounted to 1508 cwt and during 1949 amounted to 855 cwt. Motor-vessels using lines caught 824 cwt. m 1948 and 922 cwt. in 1949. Whangaroa 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt Owt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. ; , , 770 573 904 844 1,058 Total quantity landed .. 779 ?M •Snapper ..•••• g _ 99 Shark .. •• •• y •' 15 4l *** - 4 56 62 55 39 Hapuku Bay of Islands 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt, Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. , i ± KU. 5 032 4,115 4,071 3,955 Total quantity landed .. 4, > i } 6Q5 Snapper .. •■ •• L >* i ' ()i3 t m 1129 782 Hemng .. •• ■■ •■ ' gg 88 283 457 Flounder .. •• •■ -> n < 070 Mullet •• •• •• M 49 IS4 55 114 The quantities taken during 1949 were by lines 1,769 cwt. and by nets 2,186 cwt., as against lines 1,965 cwt. and nets 2,106 cwt, last year. Whangarei 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Cwt Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. ._, a a 1 766 2 325 1,930 4,163 5,247 Total quantity landed .. 1,786 2,jWj> Snapper .. ■• •• gQ 262 64 U] 294 S^ k - 387 876 732 601 189 .. •• ■■ 205 47 129 16g Hapuku A motor-trawler which commenced operations during 1948 is the principal cause of the i crease in total quantity in 1948 and 1949. During 1949 the quantities taken by L varous methods were-trawl 2,656 cwt., lines 960 cwt and nets 1,631 cwt., as compared with trawl 932 cwt., lines 1,112 cwt., and nets 2,119 cwt. in 1948.

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