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especially abundant, a number of good catches were reported. In the 

 upper part of the bay the general fishing was excellent. Many quite 

 large squiteague were caught. The hickory shad were not quite so 

 abundant as they were last year. The hand line-fishing for scup was 

 as usual very poor, as very few of these fish reached the upper part 

 of the bay. 



FISH^TRAPS, SET IN RHODE ISLAND WATERS, AND LIST OF TRAP 



OWNERS. 



A table giving the number and distribution of the fish-traps in 

 Rhode Island waters for the past fourteen years is given below. 



The steady increase in the total number of traps which it will be 

 observed, continued up to and including 1910, was lacking this past 

 year, and a slight decrease (6 traps) took place. Most of this decrease 

 was in the Off Shore Division, where the fishermen abandoned certain 

 sets. As will be seen on the accompanying chart (Chart III), the 

 string of scup traps off Sakonnet have been extended a little 

 farther off shore. The outmost trap was approximately ten miles 

 southeast of Seal Rock, and about six miles south of Sakonnet Light. 



In the accompanying table the following arbitrary divisions have 

 been made for the sake of convenience: 



I. Providence River. — South to a line joining Warwick Point and 

 Popasquash Point. 



II. Greenwich Bay. — The West Passage south of Providence 

 River division and north of a line drawn east and west, touching the 

 southern part of Hope Island. 



III. West Passage. — The West Passage south of the Greenwich 

 Bay division, north of a line drawn due west from Beaver Tail and 

 west of a line connecting the south point of Prudence Island and 

 North Point, Conanicut Island. 



IV. Mount Hope Bay. — North of Railroad Bridge, Tiverton, and 

 a line connecting Bristol Ferry and Mussel Shoal Light. 



