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Pots 
Species ae 5 
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Crab Eel Lobster Enos 
Pounds | Value |Pounds| Value | Pounds Value |Pounds Value 
Meals; iCOMMONYRe= soon ee ee ee | eee EAL) dC: COR Ts RR ea eas Se a a eae ee a 
Crabs: 
1 R176 Ween antes (eae co 8 ollie a8 vote AlN bie 6 les) ote seal 326, 200) sSOn G74 eee eee Ps 
ROCK ee ee neee 1, 500 $75 TOOWlWe ) pr Oy) 2-2-4422 eee 
Tobsters teen oe es ee | een eee. eee eee eee 773, 700 178; 060) ete 2s Eee 
Poriwinklesjand(cockless= 22 Sees e | Ee PE eeeee |e 300 15 | 60,100 | $1,617 
Notale sass sss ee ee 1, 500 75 | 57,300 | 4,941 |1, 100,200 | 187, 749 | 60,100 1,617 
Species Harpoons Spears Dredges Tongs 
Pounds| Value |Pounds| Value | Pounds Value | Pounds | Value 
Hels;icommoneeas=s aia e a eb 13;5900)4||$1,,384:/02__.-. <=. ||--e aes ea | ae ee ee 
SWoOrdfishess. 922: aoe) 2 330; 000% | $435603 tees eeen e - .2 ole eae see ae eee 
Clams: 
ELard wpublicheeee. 2-- 8 ||| 55s EE eee tole 131, 100 | $14, 444 |1, 817, 400 |$232, 165 
ard Sprivate: p= 55 tees | PERS SSeS he oaks Se See | Pees he 65, 100 7, 943 1, 800 262 
IMGTISROISH 80a teat (NE 2 Ra 2 Le 5, 000 479 -|issa2 nos = 
Oysters, market: 
PLGA FoI on ee ee | ne I ee | ona s oo ee tel 1, 200 333 
TBAB OV esi EU can rapa ae Peres see eee nee [eee ct 9 | online 12,300} 2,556 15,700] 1,906 
IPrivalens prin race le ee te O88 2) 1, 839, 400 | 232, 242 2, 200 481 
TEA BAGEL hel fo la oo sere ee ee ees ates eater] [eect ars | ba ee are ca 2, 379, 700 | 323, 287 2, 200 481 
Scallops ayigee 2s Lo oe eat Se eel ce ers ee 97, 800"|' 1951235 a2a=net ees | eee 
Stari shia a en | Set a |b ee ee eee 12, 000 840 Woo | 
Rota beens ares toe 333, 500 | 43,603 | 13,900 1, 334 | 4,542,400 | 600, 914 /|1, 840,500 | 235, 628 
Species Rakes Forks Hoes By hand 
Clams: Pounds Value Pounds | Value | Pownds| Value | Pounds) Value 
Hand spublicuse 2s se- 265;°900))|| $335464 | Sees eee ee ee eee eee ee 
Softaqpublics=-ts = 222 J OS. . 73, 800 | $4,960 | 79, 500 | $5,662 | 17, 100 $1, 071 
SurfionskimMm ers a2 Fs 32 | a | a oa EE Be ok 8, 000 670 4| et eee 
Oysters, market: 
Publichspring a2" --- 36, 000 4, 50 7~| Saeeee | PCL *|_ 22 22> ae ee 
Level ey he, stil 41, 400 SOSH | See Se OR ee hl 2 se | ee Se 
G NG SS a Se Se ae 343, 300 43, 056 73, 800 4,960 | 87, 500 6, 332 | 17, 100 1,071 
OPERATING UNITS: By couUNTIES 
Item Bristol Kent | Newport sake Washing 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
Omgvesselsss-<._ +2" 5225's > ssa ea rae ee er erene soe) 53 3 179 23 31 
On boats and shore: 
Regi lars cies sh esa ee hse ed ene eee 47 112 144 10 116 
Casta Res the on he BS oe eee Pee eee: 108 240 204 43 173 
Motals: to=20 3 eee eee 208 355 527 76 320 
Vessels: 
Steam: 
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ESCOtZO CONS! 2s ee ee ee as eee ere oo Te tec oe oee |e ee 
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AN STOLOOILONSS 2 = oo 52) ee eee eee ete ee | ee eee eee 
SletolGOtonsl == Joe a ee 1 || SS Se |p Meet is PS 
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