Report of the Newfoundland Fisheries Development Committee

• Main Author: Newfoundland Fisheries Development Committee
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 1953
• Subjects: Fisheries > Newfoundland and Labrador; Fisheries > Economic aspects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Arctic charr; Arctic; Greenland; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies; Turbot
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/158027

Report of the Newfoundland Fisheries Development Committee 1953 Foreword -- The problem and its setting -- Number and location of fishermen -- Alternative occupations -- The fishing enterprise. Evolution -- Organization and equipment -- Production, costs and returns -- The Labrador fishery -- Family income and expenditure -- Standards of living -- The fishery resources of Newfoundland. Codfish. Racial divisions, migration and intermingling of cod populations -- Spawning, survival and growth -- Hydrography and cod -- Availability and abundance -- Haddock. Races -- Survival of young and variation in year-class abundance -- Supply -- Other groundfish. Redfish (ocean perch, rosefish) -- American plaice (dab or flounder) -- Witch flounder (grey sole) -- Halibut -- Greenland halibut (turbot) -- Wolffish (catfish) -- Miscellaneous. Hake -- Pollock -- Yellowtail flounder -- Winter flounder -- Other species of fish and shellfish. Herring -- Salmon -- Mackerel -- Caplin -- Lobster -- Scallops -- Miscellaneous. Smelts -- Sea trout (arctic charr) -- Eels -- Shrimp -- Clams -- Mussels -- Whales and seals. Whales -- Seals -- Recapituation -- The market for fishery products. Salt codfish. General trends -- Nature of demand -- Current situation: particular markets -- Frozen fillets. Development -- Character of the market -- Other fish products. Cured herring -- Marine oils -- Fish production and distribution. The primary industry. The fishermen's needs. Traditional equipment and methods -- Modernization of fishing operations -- Necessary services -- The requirements of management. Performance of deep-sea fishing craft -- Comparison of draggers and schooners -- Service provided by smaller craft -- Fish processing. Salt codfish. The traditional process -- Centralization. Operational problems -- Problems of cost -- Mechanical drying -- Frozen fillets of groundfish. Plant size and composition. Receiving -- Cutting -- Packaging -- Freezing and storing -- Secondary and by-product operations -- Cost structure -- Herring products -- ...