III. 



THE FISHERIES OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



By A. HOWARD CLARK. 



MATERIAL FOR WHALE FISHERY AND FOR GLOUCESTER DISTRICT GATHERED BY A. HOWARD 



CLARK; FOR NEWBURYPORT, SALEM, MARBLEHEAD, BOSTON, PLYMOUTH, NEW 



BEDFORD, AND FALL RIVER DISTRICTS, BY W, A. WILCOXj FOR BARNSTABLE, 



NANTUCKET, AND EDGARTOWN DISTRICTS, BY F. W. TRUE. 



ANALYSIS. 



A. THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND ITS FISHERIES: 

 54. Outline and present condition of the fish- 

 eries. 

 E5. History of Massachusetts fisheries. 



B. THK DISTRICT OFNF.WBURYPORT: 



56. Review of the district. 



57. The fisheries of Newbury port and Ipswich. 

 C. THK DISTRICT OF GLOUCESTER: 



58. Review of the district. 



59. The fisheries of Essex and Rockport. 



60. Gloucester and its fishery industries. 



61. The fisheries of Manchester. 

 D. THK DISTRICT OF SALEM AND BEVERLY: 



62. Review of the district. 



6!i. The fisheries of Beverly and Salem. 

 E. THE DISTRICT OF MARBLEHEAD: 

 G4. Review of the district. 



65. Marhlehead, Swampseott, Nahant, and 



Lynn. 

 F. THK DISTRICT OF BOSTON: 



66. Review of the fishing interests of Boston 



district. 



67. Boston and its fishery industries. 



63. Medford, Braintrei', and Qnincy. 



OS). Fishing towns from Wcy month to Cohasset. 

 G. THE DISTRICT OF PLYMOUTH : 



70. General review of the district. 



71. Scituate and Duxbury. 



72. Plymouth and its fisheries. 

 H. THE DISTRICT OF BARNSTABLE : 



73. Review of the fisheries of Cape Cod. 



74. Provincetown and its fisheries. 



75. Truro and Wellfleet. 



76. Fishing towns from Eastham to Dennis. 



77. The fisheries of Yarmouth and Barnstable. 



78. The fisheries of Sandwich and Falmouth. 

 I. THE DISTRICT OF NANTUCKET: 



79. General review of the district. 



80. Nantucket and its fisheries. 

 .1. THK DISTRICT OF EDGARTOWN: 



81. Review of the fisheries of the district. 



82. Martha's Vineyard. 



8:5. No Man's Land and its fisheries. 



84. The Elizabeth Isles. 



K. THE DISTRICT OF NEW BEDFORD: 



85. General review of New Bedford district. 



86. Agawam to Fairhaven. 



87. New Bedford to Westport. 

 L. THE DISTRICT OF FALL RIVER: 



88. General review of the district. 

 69. The fisheries of Fall River. 



90. The oyster interests of Tannton River and 

 vicinity. 



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