FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 
Fisheries of Rhode Island, 1937—-Continued 
SEED OYSTER FISHERY: By GEar 
291 


Item 

OPERATING UNITS 
Fishermen: 
(OTE OSSOLS Se ee oe See Be ee 
On boats and shore: 
Regul 
Apparatus: 
Dredges 
YVardsatimou th: 1 eee 
Oysters, seed: — 
Public, spring 
Public, fall 


Total, exclusive 
Dredges Tongs of duplication 
Number : Number Number 
a ea Lae 34 Ne oh es 4 
ee |e a Se fo 3 Te 2 2 
bac |estac oo Sees = = 2 2 
ae 4 4 8 
obra Ly See eee 1 
ee 19: |: =e ee ee 19 
Ss a ee 2 2 
ono Sraascteasecswess 2 Z 
< EOE. Bee eee 2 
sesh Sih eae ue ee 3 
See al|= eee aoa eee 4 4 
Bushels| Value | Bushels| Value | Bushels| Value 
eel 2 O00) | $222 000) | seo. se 12,000 ; $12, 000 
SSA EE | a Oe se a 915 $549 915 549 
_---| 12,000 | 12, 000 915 549 | 12,915 12, 549 

Nore.—All of the persons, craft, and gear engaged in the seed-oyster fishery are duplicated among those 
fishing for market oysters or other species. 
Bristol County. 
CONNECTICUT 
Fisheries of Connecticut, 1937 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEar 
The seed-oyster fishery in Rhode Island was confined to 




Purse 
Item seines, 
mackerel 
Fishermen: Number 
COMEWESSOIS acs 4 =< 25s 3 See Ee a hens 
On boats and shore: 
ROU ET Ter ete armen ees a 3 
(OCCT) ees eS ee 
Totals. 2223S SSE SS 3 
Vessels, motor: : 
Pile tO SOUS Ss) >3 +. 5 uate eee meee ee 
11 to 20 tons 
21 to 30 tons 
Accessory boats 
He wat ah 
Wenethe yards.) 255 eee eto a tee 
pauare yards). 32>) ie ae... 2 
Hooks, baits, or snoods 


Gill nets 
Haul 
seines 
Drift Stake 
Number| Number| Number 
17 14 See 
97 46 12 
114 60 12 


25 1 
5 5 
30 24 



Lines 
Trot 
Hand with 
hooks 
Number| Number 
3D aoe ORS 
67 3 
12 4 
114 7 
6 Sees 
6: |e eee 
i] sR eee 
BA a (a 
145) |e 
43 4 
4 3 
117 26 
ee 7 ae 2, 800 



