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THE MOLLUSK FISHERIES 



Summary of Industry. 



Cape Cod Bay. > Pleasant Bay. 



Total. 



Area (acres), 



Number of men, . 



Number of boats, . 



Value of boats, 



Number of dories, 



Value of dories, . 



Value of implements, . 



Production, 

 " Little necks " : — 



Bushels, .... 



Value 



Quahaugs : — 



Busliels, 



Value 



Total : — 



Bushels 



Value 



1,000 



50 



30 



$23,000 



$1,250 



2,700 



$6,750 



24,300 

 $24,300 



27,000 

 $31,050 



500 

 25 



25 

 $500 



$250 



3,000 



$7,000 



3,000 

 _ $3,300 



6,000 

 $10,300 



1,500 



75 



30 



$23,000 



25 



$500 



$1,500 



5,700 



$13,750 



27,300 



$27,600 



33,000 

 $41,350 



Provincetown. 



No commercial quahaug fishery is carried on at Provincetown. A 

 few quahaugs, chiefly " little necks," are found in the tide pools among 

 the thatch on the northwestern side of the harbor. 



Swansea. 

 A quahaug fishery existed in Swansea until three years ago. Since 

 that time there has been no commercial fishery, though a few quahaugs 

 are still dug for home consumption. 



Truro. 

 Occasionally a few scattering quahaugs are found on the bars, which 

 extend out one-quarter of a mile from shore on the bay side. No 

 quahaug fishery is carried on. 



Wareham. 



The town of Wareham, situated on the northeast side of Buzzards 

 Bay and separated from the adjoining town of Bourne by Cohasset 

 Narrows, has a coast line indented with numerous small inlets, bays 

 and rivers, which afford excellent opportunities for the growth of the 

 quahaug. The villages of Onset, Wareham and part of Buzzards Bay 

 enjoy the privileges of this fishery. 



