156 REPOET OF COMMISSIONER OB^ FISH AND FISHERIES. 



THE LOBSTER FISHERY. 



During the summer of 1901 a canvass was made of the entire lobster 

 fishery of the Athmtic coast of the United States. The number of 

 persons engag-ed this fishery was 4,318, including 1,059 fishermen and 

 289 shoresmen. There were 191 vessels employed, aggregating 1,888 

 tons, valued with their outfits at ^i216,671. The boats in use, with 

 launches and steam vessels under 5 tons, numbered 3,960, and were 

 valued at $261,918. There were 208,563 lobster pots employed, worth 

 $221,111. Shore and accessory property was valued at $151,157, and 

 the cash capital amounted to $510,900. The total investment in the 

 fishery was $1,668,060; of this amount $960,529 is credited to Maine, 

 $570,923 to Massachusetts, $51,516 to Rhode Island, $59,133 to Con- 

 necticut, $11,589 to New York, $5,960 to New Hampshire, $2,320 to 

 New Jersey, and $90 to Delaware. 



The total yield of the fishery was 15,767,711 pounds, with a first 

 value of $1,390,579. The yield is credited to the States as follows: 

 Maine, 12,316,150 pounds, worth $1,062,206; Massachusetts, 1,805,012 

 pounds, $171,825; Rhode Island, 660,017 pounds, $58,026; Connecticut, 

 550,150 pounds, $51,481; New York, 156,260 pounds, $21,221; New 

 Hampshire, 205,122 pounds, $19,078; New Jersey, 10,800 pounds, 

 $6,400; and Delaware, 3,600 pounds, $336. 



Table showing details of the lobster fishery of the United States in 1900. 



