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REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 



Table of Fish, Lobsters, etc.. Shipped from Newport by Regular Transportation 

 Lines Out of the State for the Past 18 Years. 



One or two facts are noticeable in these tables. First, the number 

 of barrels of fish shipped in 1905 is less than for any year since 1900. 

 This does not necessarily indicate any particular scarcity of fish, 

 but merely that changes are taking place in regard to the transporta- 

 tion lines made use of by the fishermen in shipping their catch. 

 From the somewhat scanty data at hand there can be no doubt that 

 the amount of fish caught has not appreciably decreased in the last 

 ten years. The gradual development of the crab industry is also 

 noticeable. The market for crabs is becoming better every year. 

 Your Commission believes that, as the lobster experiments are now 



