FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 
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FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES 
(Area XXII) & 
The yield of the commercial fisheries of the New England States 
(Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Con- 
necticut) during 1938 amounted to 631,520,300 pounds valued at 
$18,275,182 to the fishermen, representing a decrease of 6 percent in 
volume and 8 percent in value as compared with the catch in 1937. 
These fisheries gave employment to 20,248 fishermen, as compared 
with 19,624 in 1937. 
There were 421 fishery wholesale and manufacturing establishments 
in the 5 States in 1938, as compared with 400 in 1937. In 1938 these 
establishments employed 12,162 persons, paid $6,969,883 in salaries 
and wages, and produced manufactured products (canned, cured 
packaged, and byproducts) valued at $19,967,143. In 1937 the 
wholesale and manufacturing firms employed 12,122 persons, paid 
$7,705,479 in salaries and wages, and produced manufactured products 
valued at $24,038,947. 
Fisheries of the New England States, 1938 
SUMMARY OF CATCH 


































Product Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
[iGabs! 2.) gees ae 50, 672, 500 $729, 207 55, 500 $4, 563 | 518,357, 800 | $10, 876, 387 
Bhollfishs Gtolen 22) 3... 4s 16, 534, 100 1, 791, 643 740, 200 104, 572 19, 492, 700 | 2, 293, 000 
AN te | Ms Eee 67, 206,600 | 2,520,850 | 795,700 | 109, 185 | 537, 850, 500 | 13, 169, 387 
Product Rhode Island Connecticut Total 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
Speers eee ae SN og Fee 2 5, 957, 800 | $196, 492 6, 154, 500 | $207, 146 581, 198, 100 | $12, 013, 795 
SAL GC Opes ae = 7, 871, 100 859, 082 5, 684, 100 |1, 213, 090 50, 322, 200 6, 261, 387 
Ropaipeee- ee woes £ a 13, 828, 900 |1, 055, 574 | 11, 838, 600 1, 420, 236 631, 520, 300 18, 275, 182 
OPERATING UNITS: By STATES 
Tem Main ey Massachu-|} Rhode | Connec- Total 
e © shine setts Island ticut 
Fishermen: Number | Number Number | Number | Number | Number 
Un he] Ce a, re ee CS ee 4, 109 252 278 p23 
On boats and shore 
pit =. ee 2, 394 120 3, 842 416 265 7, 037 
Opie 2S ae ee ee 3, 480 187 3, 051 714 656 8, 088 
TI a, eae oh 1/6358 307 11,002/ 1,382] 1,199! 20,248 
Vessels: 
Shire oes Sa So ea 2 ee eee (fe ee 14 3 3 20 
INemtonnige pee 2 eo eines So 2S Sree To |b saeee = 2, 589 45 581 3, 215 
WAG Gees. 232 oe ee eee Nh | eee en 395 63 65 645 
INGTON AC Omen nae a Se 0m | eee 16, 205 731 1, 202 19, 313 
at as eck a |S —— |S Se 2 
Total vessels______.--.-------- 1097'| ame ewe 409 66 68 665 
Total net tonnage_____-_------ be |= ae 18, 794 776 1, 783 22, 528 



6 This is the number given this area by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It 
should be explained that there are included under this area craft whose principal fishing ports are in the 
area but at times fish elsewhere. 
and southern traw] fisheries in area X XIII. 
246406—41——7 
Notable examples are the groundfish fishery in area X XI and the mackerel 
