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That year the average catch per trawler was 13793 HI, that of 
other deck vessels 3533 HI. per ship. 
Up to 1927 most of the herring caught used to be salted for export. 
But that year such enormous quantities were landed, that a large por- 
ion was sold to factories to be devoted to the preparation of herring- 
oil and herring-guano. 
All herring to be salted for export, must be sorted by authoritative- 
ly appointed sorters; and if not exported within three weeks from 
salting, a re-sorting must take place. The herring sent to foreign mar- 
kets, or sold in Iceland with a view to export later on, must be fur- 
nished with a certificate made out by a sorter appointed by the Ice- 
landic government. The total export and value of salted herring during 
1924—14927 will be seen from the following table: 
Year Quantity in tons Value in kr. 
924 . . . 9386 4 882 483 
1925 . . . 1679 7397 094 
to26 . . . 11465 5 075 245 
1997 19 627 5769 609 
Some of the herring is spiced. In 1927 this variety of cured herring 
was exported to the value of 2442873 kr. Sweden is the chief market 
tor Icelandic herring. 
Of late factories have been established for the preparation of her- 
ring-oil and herring-guano; and these commodities having a much wider 
and surer market than the salted herring, there is every likelihood of 
this industry developing strongly in the near future. The total export 
of herring-oil in 1924—1927 will be seen from the following table: 
Herring-oil Value 
Year Tons Krénur 
1924 2 568 1985 183 
1925 2701 1731378 
1926 . . . 2461 1 344 893 
1997 6 3585 2947 313 
In 1927 the export of herring-guano realized 2389 630 kr. 
THE FISH EXPORT 
The bulk of the fish is prepared with a view to foreign markets, 
and mainly exported fully cured, though part of it is also sent on the 
market half-cured or even wet-salted. From October to New Year or 
sometimes even longer the trawlers pursue ice-fishing and sell their 
catches in England. The total export of fish (excl. herring) has been: