Table 8. — Value of herring landings in 

 Passamaquoddy Project area, 1948-57 



number of lobster fishing licenses has varied 

 between 56 and 78 during 1948-57; however, 

 most of the fishermen operate outside the 

 impoundment area. About 15 to 20 part-time 

 fishermen catch lobsters for their own use. 

 The total annual landings in both high and 

 low pools averaged only about one thousand 

 pounds. Total investments in lobster traps do 

 not exceed $400. 



Mollusks 



There are three commercially important 

 mollusks in the Passamaquoddy Project area. 

 They are in order of importance: clams, 

 scallops, and periwinkles. During 1948-57 

 the annual value of the clam landings ranged 

 from about $16,000 to $90,000 and averaged 

 almost $60,000 (table 11). The scallops had 

 an average annual value of over $15,000, 

 with a range of about $7,000 to $29,000. The 

 periwinkles annual average value was almost 

 $2,000 with a range of about $200 to over 

 $5,000, Preliminary information indicates that 

 clam production in the Project area declined 

 about 100,000 pounds in 1957, representing a 

 decrease in value of about $32,000 from 1958; 

 scallop landings dropped to $1,635 — the lowest 

 value in recent years. 



Investments in the mollusk fishery were 

 small. The 108 clam diggers in the area had 

 equipment worth about $3,000. Locally owned 

 scalloping equipment was less than $5,000. 

 A periwinkle fisherman requires nothing more 

 elaborate than a galvanized pail, so his in- 

 vestment is negligible. 



Table 9 Value of groundfish landings in low pool, 1948-57-'- 



[In dollars] 



""■ About $100 worth of cod are caught yearly in the high pool. 

 ^ Handline and longline only. 



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