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Fisheries of Massachusetts, 1938—-Continued 
CATCH: By GEAR—Continued 


Pots 
Species Push nets Otter trawls 
Crab Eel 
Value Pounds 
Pounds 
Pounds 
Herring smelt____- Roceoeee= 
King whiting or ‘‘kingfish”’ - 
Mackerelleks—. . -=.2.-s=42 

Spots eee eee ee 
Squeteagues or “‘sea trout,” 

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Mellowsperch--—-=.-==---—4|-- == oe Vi ae 
Grapshand==-- 9220222 ess ea a = 
WObSteCrs= 2 — 2a eee eee eee 
Shrimp2------2--—1-se- == =|_434-2.-5-|--2-2-5— 
Seallops: 
13) 2 ere eee eee 49,100) |$14, (624 ooo. 78 yee 2 oes eb Sass loa lk a ee 
Genet s Oe ees sot |b Se ae ee 9, 900 10495-2382 228 | Eero aes Eee ee Bee 
Squida: tee 2 22 etek aoe | ee ee 298, 100 4 Os |i sak se ol oa oe el a ee 
Total a= 2-2 s Tee 49,100 | 14,624 |400, 474, 200: |7, 868, 944 |1, 178, 100 | 27,473 | 42, 200 $4, 728 
Pots—Continued 
Species ae Harpoons Spears 
Tateton Periwinkles 
and cockles 
| 
Pounds Value |Pounds|Value| Pounds Value |Pounds | Value 
HelsNcommon= 62.22. Ae Ps on ee Alte | IV 8 i ee | x Be 8,800 | $839 
Swordfishset ==) 22225 == webs |2 eee | eee als Ee yl ee 1,821 800) |\:$306,,798:,|=2es === | Eoee 
MUNA eee wae = see csroc eee e 8 |taon ae eee ercer aan | Seas ae cee 36, 700 15439" | ee 
Crabsiinard!. - 32522-22222 - 114, 500 52 | (ee a 8 | ea HE ae i ee eae Eee ese 
Mobstersws—-=---.--- 2.24 - 2, 304, 700 AQT BOD NL ate NE 2 ee Al ee Re eee ane 
Periwinklesjand cockleés--_=-|7-_227_ 1 __ /Peaee tee 96001 $7470) sae ea eee ee Ore ee eee 
Mo tales jo cole 2, 419,200 | 500,861 | 9,600 | 747] 1,858,500 | 308,237 | 8,800| 839 
Species Dredges Tongs Rakes 
Clams: : Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
Hard sepublic..---2-=- 445, 400 $45, 923 106, 500 $12,462 | 1,573,900 | $186, 670 
Merd, private--22s. tee Oe | a eee 4, 200 518 
Soitwpublic i ee 26, 000 DIS AAS | BEE Se lhl generate |e eae, | oe 
SuLhonskimmer.-.-_ > SRL eS 2 ee es ee ee eee 1, 300 76 
Oysters, market: 
IRUbNeNSpRING =3- 22222 s ssa |ese eee | 6, 100 1, 150 1, 800 | 280 
Private, spring_......------- 78, 000 26, 051 141, 800 525964 |r 
Seallops: 
885, 300 ZBL 388 ||. at | ees 114, 200 40, 967 
5, 047, 300 BASSO) | ko ota ee Ek, a 
6, 482, 000 890, 063 254, 400 65, 876 1, 695, 400 228, 511 




