Table 6.— Expenses of seven stop seiners, in dollars 



[In dollars] 



1956 



1957 



Average 



Percent 



Gas & oil 



Boat repair 



Engine repair 



Equipment repair 



Rope 



Food 



Clothing 



License 



Other 



Total 



Average per seiner.... 



2,150 

 1,750 



525 



775 

 1,185 

 4,200 



350 

 87 



605 



11,627 

 1,661 



2,085 

 1,560 

 1,200 



750 



970 

 3,651 



335 

 87 



490 



11,128 

 1,590 



2,118 

 1,655 



863 



762 

 1,078 

 3,925 



342 

 87 



548 



11,378 

 1,625 



18, 

 14, 

 7, 

 6, 

 9, 

 34, 

 3, 



0.8 

 4.8 



100,0 



Table 7. --Values, expenses, and earnings of United States herring carriers 



[In dollars] 



Annual catches of the lift net fishery in 1956 

 and 1957 were worth about $3,000. The in- 

 vestments in lift net gear averaged about 

 $100 per net. The number of persons engaged 

 in the lift net fishery has varied from year 

 to year, from about 6 to more than 50. In 

 1957, there were three lift nets. 



Lobsters 



The lobster fishery of the Passamaquoddy 

 Project area has always been of minor im- 

 portance. Lobsters are not abundant there, 

 and the catches made along the U.S. shore 

 are small (table 10). Within the area, the 



10 



