Fishery

the taking and curing of any sort of water animal for the market. In the widest sense of the term the fisheries of the world include whaling, sealing, catching sea otter, the taking of turtles, alligators, fishing for oysters, clams, crabs, shrimps, lobsters, the gathering of sponges, corals, and pearls, as well as catching the various food fishes. The fisheries of the world produce about $300,000,000 worth annually. In order of importance the leading fisheries are those of the oyster, herring, salmon, and cod. Named in the order of the importance of their fisheries, the leading countries are the United States, Great Britain, Japan, Russia, France, Canada, Norway, and Newfoundland. In the United States there are about 232,000 people engaged in various fisheries. The total annual catch is worth about $60,000,000. For further information the reader is referred to the articles on the various fishes, the shellfish, and other water-animals of pursuit. Fishermen are wont to claim that the sea, including lakes and rivers, yields more food than the land; this statement was at one time true. The value of the important fisheries is as follows, no figures being available for India and China:

See Cod; Herring; Mackerel; Salmon; Sardines; Oyster; Clam