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CATCH: By countTiEs—Continued 



































































Species Nantucket Norfolk Plymouth Suffolk 
Pounds | Value |Pownds| Value | Pounds | Value Pounds Value | 
WMimsséls; seat ur). 1 ade) sierath | y titee | 2 shiek ATS eae a | 9, 700 $148 | 
Oysters, market, private, 1 
SPiN ess = Se Be Se | | an eS ee 2653008!' $0: GOO} |... eeme ia | Peees = 8 | 
Periwinkles and cockles.--| 7,000 | $290 |_-_--___|--_-_-_- 800 167s) oss = aS 2d | 
Scallops: | 
DaYoe =e eee 35300) a4 ou eae eens = 115 400).)) 4, S64. | es sess ee ee J 
Sen. eite= 22>. See 1, 300 Ua Oe ee Se Petes © Wipe 2. Se 5 (eae es ees 186, 600 17, 687 | 
Squide eo ee eee ee | ee | eee 1, 300 63 18, 400 457 
TrishpmOss)so-cece tse Se a ee | ee 1, 800 $160 T69}O600) “15; 254. |2= == see anee See Se { 
BIGOG WOLTOS sot tl eae | ee |e i 1, 000 16, 900 4,049 | 
Sand worniss--— soe Ses ee ee 100 12 14,300 | 3,450 120, 300 22, 054 
otal] A2ss-. 4 eee 6, 570, 200 | 208, 497 363, 800 | 55,033 |6, 198, 400 |320, 545 (338, 399, 400 | 6,911, 695 
RHODE ISLAND 
Fisheries of Rhode Island, 1938 ( 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR { 
‘ 
Purse . Lines 
Tea seines, | Haul on Pound | Float- | 
mack- | seines drift nets traps) al 
erel Hand | Trawl | Troll Pp | 
Fishermen: Number) Number| Number Number| Number) Number| Number| Number 
Onivessels's : 14+ Res RE ree Eee eee 7 |) t= 43 2 7 | ees a a aie 
On boats and shore: | 
Replat 2 eee Pee 2 1c 70 14 26 13 46 
Casual. ie eset Up 2S Se be ad Seeded Yl [eek ESS 20 2 3 Chal eee 
SPotalins = 8. Tees 5 ee 2 65 ia 133 18 31 20 133 
Vessels: Sail = ci hal Sa S| | | ee 
Steamby es Ba ey, Ree ed eat | sees eal a ei eae 2 
NetitentiapeUSee sb PUNT WR sip fa) 2 ol 2 a FN oe SE eee 20 
Mrotonste Sani Naas Ra Ses 2 22 1 5 
Netonnace:_ 2 en i. Fee ete | ee 18 161 10 69 
Motalivessels’.- Se eeeaa pe | 2 22 1 7 | 
Motnlnet tonnapes] 2 ses alee Sl ecu er st 18 161 10 89 | 
Boats: 
Jia Way i) be eg ol I ee go ft |: oh ee Ps 42 8 20 11:5) SS 
Other hess ea! ion: oer eh ee Es Oil ieee ese 25 | See ae 14 Af | 
-ACCESSOLYDORTS oo a ben 1 eee 2 15 7 cede Se cs fet 17 
Apparatus: : 
INgim Berea S-3-stee eee tee 1 16 16 230 43 64 21 37 
eng th yardsse se seee ean ee 120 D407 |e Pa |e 2g aE S| ee ee ee 
Square yards sees Meee ek eae eae | Er | ee a LAG 4G Ite «PER ae Be TB Bees | ee | eee 
HOOKS: aitsOr SHOGGS eee eee |e eee re | ene 279 | 19, 053 64 cae Eee 
Pots 
Fyke | Dip | Otter | Box - | Har- Dredges 
Ttem nets | nets | trawls| traps pase BA poon | SPears|" Glam ’ 
Eel 
ster and 
cockle 
- Num- | Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num- 
Fishermen: ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber 
Onrvessels: 3 5. 7. Re Te a PVA WE SEM [it GS 30), |S 6273|-= sees 15 
On boats and shore: 
Regulars Oita. 2 8 18 2 8 173 14 37 20 12 
Casale sr eis 1 21 2 3 19 77 8 6 Ay) t ea 
Motalse:.. 1 2re. 3 29 64 5 27 285 22 105 24 27 
avessels: MOtOr===- 22-0 1-se 9a |e: ek i ee Ca} fee i EM a 163 |e2a He} |e OSs 5 
INGECONNALSL = ose eee |e keen | SR aD VS4 i s2_2. 2) CAN per ian ee 214 ees 52 
Boats: 
Motor an... See hb el 12) eee 15 156 Valiemel 1 6 
Others to ee 1 77 pees» 4 11 8 1 eee 237, |seaes 23 
BAICCESSOLYDOAUS = oo en a ese ase | eee eal | | secant ee | mee | De ee | (al Pepa Tae |b eerie 
Apparatus: 
INUumpersSe2 == 38 29 35 2 | 1,087 |28,995 | 1,033 49 24 12 
SYATOStAE OU Eee es [eee | bene ae £3523 Meee Wee re | MS a | HE EO Re eee le 12 





