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COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 



Table II. 



Table Showing Shipment of Fish, Lobsters, and Other Sea Products from Newport 

 for the Years 1906-1915. 



The Lobster Industry. 



The total amount of lobsters caught in Rhode Island waters in 

 1915 was 1,203,089 pounds, or nearly 200,000 pounds more than in 

 1914. Furthermore, the price was quite high, which made the value 

 of the catch nearly double what it was in 1914. The number of 

 undersized lobsters present in our waters was again reported by the 

 lobstermen as very large. 



The following tables have been compiled from data furnished by 

 William T. Luth, Chief Deputy under the Lobster Law. At the 

 conclusion of these a list of the licensed lobstermen is given as 

 prescribed by law. 



