30 COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 



FISH-TRAPS SET IN RHODE ISLAND WATERS. 



The accompanying tables show that the number of fish traps 

 steadily increased until 1910, since which time they have as steadily 

 decreased. 



Table VI. 

 Fish Traps Set in Rhode Island Waters in 1915. 



Providence River 8 



Greenwich Bay 10 



West Passage 15 



Mount Hope Bay 12 



Sakonnet River 90 



East Passage 18 



Off Shore 68 



Block Island 11 



Watch Hill 14 



Total 24& 



Table VII. 



Total Number of Traps Set in 1898 and Every Fifteenth Year. 

 1898 119 



1900 135 



1905 240 



1910 283 



1915 246 



Deep Water Fishing off Newport in 1915. 



The catch of fish in the deep water off Newport was considerably 

 below that of 1914. There were however some rather large catches of 

 mackerel and about an average quantity of scup. The deep water 

 traps were put down about the first week in April and were retained 

 until the first of July. 



Scup (Stenotomus chrysops). — The first scup of the season in 

 Rhode Island waters was caught on April 18th, and as usual came from 

 Point Judith. This was ten days earlier than in 1914. On April 

 28th the catch had increased from single specimens to barrel quant i- 



