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CATCH: By COUNTIES 
















Species Bristol Kent Newport 
Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
Alewives__.-._._-_- 22;'500| |} $200)=- == Se 2 58, 300} $342 
SAN) CHOWACS 2 ee cere Wl Bese ae hele 2 DE Se 32, 000 290 
Bluefish, + Aces seo ana Seaatelae se SRS 2 60,000) 4, 393 
Bonito: se = SO es a ES as | 39, 600) 3,643 
IButterlishea222- es |b eA eee 2, 500 $125) 471, 800} 16, 162 
(Offs ee AS 2 100 | eee se Sp ae Be 946, 300| 28, 539 
Crevalle Stes coca ocks| Sassen el ease ll cee eee |e ee 2, 000 20 
Cunners St oo oe ae een eee eee eee ee + 13, 100 165 
Eels: 
Common.__-_-_:__ 2, 700 167} 29,700) 2,869} 40,800) 2,554 
Conger ster 225 21) OR 5) | ee ee Rs | eee 8, 300 287 
Flounders: 
Yellowtail and 
dabr ee = 500 2722 es ee 302,700) 5, 837 
iBlackhacks2— >: rants sells | ee ae 869, 400} 28, 165 
liaker sess. oe |b ths el ER ee ees ke es 77, 500} 3,323 
Grayiisheeeees mee 2, 000 30 | Peete (Pee PEE ho) Seu ees 
add ock= Bite 282 |b Se ae ee | ea 1, 200 39 
Hiakee Rass 2 |e) Te eee 11, 500 195 
18 (jnabale ee Gts ye mreess | Eee Say eh ee ee 112, 800} 1,976 
ICKOn ys Ad ae ee een ees | Pena eee ea ot 11, 000 173 
King whiting or 
COS aye CCCs See | ce boede Uae e || 2 es S| 900 58 
IVI CK Gre lm meses ees te Oa | ee ee eS 494, 300) 15, 626 
LW) oveXG aah! Sk EES Pee Eas Ra ee ee ee 12, 000 57 
EOMOCK eee ob eee. | Ee ke 242,000} 3,429 
SCUDIOTIPOLE Vy. e eon | teen ee | Pee | SVS 1, 621, 200) 32, 177 
Gai ASS meee es. RE Aa SEA Peers ea. Pee ee 146, 400} 10, 014 
SLAIN C0) Oya a el SE SE PS | a ee SE ee 55, 700 367 
Nady ease ee ees 4, 200 A052 hess ee 300 30 
iS) FE) os es ON REF ee | Seo |, Se) 500 6 
Silversides_-.______- 400 Alte * SO es ee Sr 3 
Skatestas sa eee 100 bs | EPS © Se |e 221,300} 1,175 
$3] O10) eae dels Sache eh Bases] [om 2 Cerro tel Uh oe Maka [reals Seach | Mikaag 20! || Wn | a a 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea 
trout; eraye- 100 8 300 21 20,800} 1,447 
DLTipedsbasses sale (Ea Ee eee | le ee 179, 900} 16, 405 
AE UIT COT ess |e Sa | eine ee See 200 2 
SURO GENS Fie | ea] gee | ee es | es 308, 800) 40, 117 
Mawitoge Ie 4, 000 157 6, 200 246 50, 800} 1,972 
Thimble-eyed 
ITIAC Ore ee ee Re ee See ae a 4, 700 94 
CLT eae A it ete IE 8 ee ee 42,200} 2,991 
AVvihifenpench see cis ee eee ee | ee ee eo | ee 
Wihiting= swe 2 400 B22 55 See ee 923,000) 9, 420 
Crabs: 
Jalygol. So Sec oe ee 241,300} 7, 240 26, 700 800 41,900) 1, 258 
Soft and peel- 
(co Sk eee | SEE ere ey) | Se See oe Me Ee 8 ee eS 8 || eee 
B20 10) cs abees pe deepee.| | ep eiyae ss 5 mer teen (Pu echt Suet [deter alld oo || aaa 
pots Sp Sees 20, 800} 5, 200 23,100} 5,770) 493, 700/116, 377 
ams: 
Hard, public___| 734,300} 91,538] 985, 400/131, 408} 188, 500} 21, 670 
Hard, private__ 58, 700| 7,343 6, 4: 600 |e _ ne 
Soft, public_-___ 25,900} 1,621 43,500) 3, 266 6, 400 510 
Surf or skim- 
THETS Fo ee | | Se ee ee ae a 8, 000 670 
Mussels, sea-----_- 1, 900 187 3, 100 202 |e. eee EE oo 
Oysters, market: 
iPubliesspring?” |e 2 |e RR a 2 ee eee 
Public walle = =| Pease so eae 19, 200) 2,063 400 60 
Private, spring_| 870, 200} 99,469} 63,000} 9,000|_-_-----_]------- 
Private, fall____|1, 298, 500/175, 916 63;,000)) 29) 0G0 | 222s ee 
Periwinkles and 
cocklesa*S os 2a: 9, 000 S00 See baa ee ae 13, 000 677 
Scallops: 
Bay oe ee 9,600} 1,199} 38,000) 7,912) 20,700) 4,300 
(SY pm cage ae St | Sree il lye [es Se tes bpm pe ue ol 
Squidhes 3 ee-weee = 2, 000 AQ ieee eee teas 783, 900} 10, 711 
Starfishe sss ees | Se ee a et Stee 12, 000 840 
Motalaseeese 3, 309, 200/391, 266|1, 310, 100}173, 372/8, 951, 800 




Providence 
Pounds | Value 
26, 400) $2, 824 
116, 300] 14, 594 
1, 800 
33,000) 2, 062 

262}. 
Washington 
Pounds | Value 
137, 400} $1, 374 
77, 800 
7, 600 
2, 000 20 
6, 400 53 
82,800] 771 
100 1 
2, 000 60 
100,000] 4, 206 
117,000} 799 
8,100) 142 
57,200] 807 
100 6 
46,900 327 
300 32 
2,900; 49 
80,700] 321 
400 8 
43,000] 3, 158 
137, 200] 8, 380 
700 56 
23, 300| 3, 201 
1,000} 180 
93,600/ 558 
22,500 675 
400| 150 
1, 600 80 
236, 200] 50, 736 
189, 900) 20, 863 
~ 61,600) 4, 234 

834, 200)114, 172 
874, 200/119, 172 
38, 400 



388, 581/1, 890, 200 253, 631/3, 386, 100/191, 114 

