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Fisheries of Massachusetts, 1937—Continued 
CATCH: By GEAR—Continued 
Species Harpoons Spears Dredges Tongs 
Pounds Value |Pounds| Value | Pounds Value | Pounds | Value 
Helsscommon: 2... --2-1_2.|52. eee | ee 5, 800 $467 22. =<. -2882.|- eRe | ee ee 
Swordfish? 515-5 Seat ee ANAT SR A00} S220 aise |p sae A a eto | | 
TRUE TET Deis Ualegepees tag ay 0 Pe (ag aes (ae Ree (Ie ee AT a Psa 8 
Clams: ; 
[Hard publ! © 22s oat eee bere - =| | 8 oe ol 378, 200 | $37,816 | 117,900 | $9,478 
1S ETAL 6) AGE ee eee Oe | eee (ee ee ee ee a ee Foe 5, 000 363 
Oysters, market: 
1 ELT S) EXCESS) 0) ees a fe ee ee eee 400 100 | 23,000 8, 125 
PETIVGLE SSDEING vemos oe eee ook ee en op eee | 2” 2 7 55,000 | 18,603 | 129,300] 49,175 
Periwinklostang cockles! 2: ""| 5s seeseen | 2 Leta Ed Tee |2 2 900 15y| Soe Se ee 
Scallops: 
IBY = 2 ets eae a ete, eae |e lk Dei aca be Sabet | penne 151079;,000) | 185,065 i | meee eee | ee 
Ie) ae ee Remar eae eae 8 ee ee ee ee 4, 969;;800) 5525502): | semeearemeen | nae 
mMmOalerwete teases oe 1,414, 000 | 229,305 | 5,800 467 | 6,483,300 | 794,161 | 275,200 | 67,141 
Species Rakes Forks Hoes By hand 
Clams: Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds Value | Pounds | Value 
Hard spublic=—--- 1 Se 778, 400 | $60,243 | 19,200 | $1,309 6, 800 $486: | REO se ee 
Hard private-.-.-. 22! 5, 000 8004-2 Heer tt |. 222-5 =| Oe ee 
EAD) as cee ae || re | Se Se 725, 500 185888) || se eee | ee ee 
Softwpublie::<. 2. t 28 eee ee 309, 400 | 28,145 | 5,204, 700 | 463,182 |_________|________ 
DOLL APULVALO= 2.2 — =. 2 On| ee | | ee. 52, 500 4537502 SBE Ts BETS ae 
Surf, or Skimmer ___-_-__-- 1, 700 LOO bead ees cesses. cee. |--e | ee ee 
Scallops Wayeesssss=- 22h SANGOUII 21 josh esteceeee | 2-2. |... 2. sse5.|_ 2s | eS | ee 
TEPER 2 Se eR 2 a a 8 a 5 ee ees eee 182, 400 | $16, 193 
PEC] yo eee eh | ee (ee ei | | ee) 2 oo | 120, 000 720 
Blood wWorms==. 52... Ft) | Pee ae 24,200 | 5,800 3, 200 01 | Pe S| ee 
Handworms=!5, 0... |b | aaa 174, 900 | 31, 520 35, 000 4,340) 2. 7) 
pRotale, see =) ve 869, 700 88, 246 | 527,700 | 66,774 | 6,027,700 | 495,042 | 302, 400 16, 913 
OPERATING UNITS: By countTIESs 
Barn- : 7 . | Nan- Pl yewalies 
Item Stable Bristol | Dukes | Essex tucket Norfolk mouth Suffolk 
Fishermen: Number| Number|Number| Number |Number|Number| Number| Number 
Ontvesselst.. ...... | oe ea 132 358 58 1, 502 685) Sees 54 eee 2, 150 
On boats and shore: 
em aiare...-- 3 een 736 326 316 964 143 83 516 480 
@asualet! _ .. = 1s ae 587 532 317 368 30 155 336 284 
otal’. 22. 3-552) anne 1, 505 1, 216 691 2, 834 231 238 852 2, 914 
Vessels: 
Steam: 
Sito 00 TONS =o.) ee 7/ 
111 to 120 tons 2 
131 to 140 tons 1 
161 to 170 tons 2 
LiiGo.180 tons. 2. = ee 1 
181'¢o190, tons. 2 aes ees 1 
201to210;tons.. -- 52 10 
2115601220 tons_.1 4 2 
ZAC O50 TONS. -2 905 1 
261 to0;240'tons__1-_>=-_ 1 
AMT) 271 | Cee es oes Oe ee ee |e eee || 1, 22 Se a ee 28 
Net) tonnage. eee al aes Me ls 184 ||. 2.7 eee ee ee 4, 758 







