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The catch of fish in the United States
is by no means small, but it could be
greatly In
Catch of Fish Here creased and a
by No Means Small. p rsrcn s's OF
lit should be eaten at home. The last
figures available are for 1908, and dur
ing the year the fisheries of this coun-
try, including these of Alaska, produced
2.111.267. AIS pounds, valued at s65,s77. 44s.
This is just trifie less than the amount
caught in the fisheries of the United
Kingdom
may encourage both the production and
the consumption Of fish is afforded by
Germany. The German government had
expended great sums for the construction
Cuxhaven and other ports. To encourage
herring production a bounty was paid
for the construction and equipment o.
each sailing vessel used for that purpose,
ana an fishing vessels were exempted
from the payment of tonnage dues. AS
a result of these measures, the number If
sailing luggers in that country engaged
IN fishing increased between 1899 and
1SVJ irCm lOl to 100.
To facilitate the distribution of her
increased catch, Germany has made
special rates for the shipment of fish
inland. sending them by express freight
at regular freight rates, which is a de-
auction of about 100 per cent. The
fastest trains are used for the ship
ment of fish, SO that they may reach
their destination in good condition.
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Germany has also recognized the ne
cessity. which is most apparent in this
country. for
People Are Educated to educ ating
Know Kinds of Fish. ra g p rdine.
the different kinds of fish, their food
value. and how to prepare them. Nov
ing pictures were used by the German
government to show inland people
what the different kinds Of fish looked
like, and how they should be cooked.
The inland people of Germany were as
ignorant about fish as are the bulk of
American people; but the moving pic
lures Immediately caught their atten-
ton, and a great demand for fish was
created. resulting in an era of un-
usual prosperity for the fishing indus
try. Indeed. SO great has the demand
for fish become in Germany that great
quantities are annually imported.
Every effort has been made in Ger
many to furnish the people with this
variety of food at a low cost. In Ber-
lin, for example. semi-weekly sales of
fish at cost have been held in the public
market stalls. where the prices were
from 1 to per cent cheaper than at
retail shops. Despite all of these eff
forts. however. many of the finest SAL
mon caught in this country are frozen
and sent all the way from the Pacific
coast to Germany, because the Ger
mans appreciate high-grade fish and
will pay a good price for them, while
Americans will not.
The United States is especially we'll
provided with fisheries; for while most
nations have to depend upon their
coasts alone. we have also the great
lakes, the Mississippi river and the
Gulf of Mexico, which are capable of
supplying the entire interior with
fresh fish. In 1908 our freshWater fish
cries alone produced 13 per cent of the
entire national catch. There is no
other country in the world having
such a resource as this.