REPORT Ot' COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 5 



very plenty; from some cause they do not regain their former 

 abundance. We believe that to be due in great measure to the 

 want of access to pure water at the head waters of streams, a 

 trouble that besets all our fresh water spawners. 



Account of Fish and Lobsters shipped from Nenport hy the Old 

 Colony Stea7Rboat Line^ dtiring the year 1895 : 



Month. Fish. Lobsters. 



January 74 barrels. 20 barrels. 



February 91 " 1 



March 70 " 1 " 



April 186 " 41 *• 



May 11,794 " 275 " 



June 6,291 " 407 " 



July 3,544 " 833 " 



August 1,015 " 281 " 



September 644 " 170 '' 



October 544 " 37 " 



November 179 " 13 " 



December 190 " 40 " 



Total 24,622 " 2,119 " 



Approximate estimate of the amount of fish taken from waters 

 west of Point Judith : 



Barrels. 



Porgies 3,700 



Sea Bass 300 



Flounders 400 



Blue Fish 325 



Smelts 225 



Herring , 1,500 



Black Fish 90 



Striped Bass 10 



Menhaden 15,000 



Lobsters 150 



The fishing for porgies is reported as somewhat better than in 

 1894, but the catch of lobsters has fallen short of past seasons. 



