REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIE 



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II. The Collection of D.\t.\ and Statistics Relating to the 

 Commercial Fisheries. 



It would be impossible to estimate at all accurately the total 

 amount of fish caught in the waters of the state. The nearest to 

 accurate data that can be obtained are those derived from the books 

 of the transportation companies. The tables here submitted show 

 the amount of shipments and the yearly variation in shipments 

 from the city of Newport by regular transportation lines, but are 

 no indication of the total amount of fish caught. 



Table Showing the Number of Barrels of Fish, Lobsters, Crabs, Clams, Sounds and 



Roe Shipped out of the State from Newport by Regular Transportation Lines. 



Also the Number of Swordfish, Horse-Mackerel, Sturgeons, and Sharks 



for Each Month During the Year 1905. 



