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vessels, 372 in the wholesale trade, and 6,350 in manufacturing in- 

 dustries. Of the fishermen 429 also were engaged in the manufacture 

 of prepared fishery products. 



The total catch amounted to 162,939,491 pounds, valued at $4,897,- 

 170. This is an increase of 32 per cent in the catch and 16 per cent 

 in the value of the catch, as compared with the catch and its value 

 for 1928. Of the total value of the catch, that of lobsters accounted 

 for 40 per cent; cod, 11 per cent; clams, 10 per cent; and haddock 

 and sea herring, each 9 per cent. Of the total weight of the catch, 

 that of sea herring accounted for 56 per cent; cod, 11 per cent; had- 

 dock, 9 per cent; hake, 6 per cent; and clams and lobsters, each 4 

 per cent. 



OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR 



The catch of fishery products in Maine during 1929 was taken by 

 5,593 fishermen who used 79 motor vessels, 5,601 motor and other 

 small fishing boats, and 20 major types of gear. The vessels had a 

 combined capacity of 1,007 net tons. The fisheries accounting for 

 the greatest number of persons were the lobster-pot fishery employing 

 2,275 fishermen, the hand-line fishery employing 1,468 fishermen, the 

 fishery with forks employing 1,290 fishermen, and the trawl-line 

 fishery employing 1,092 fishermen. 



CATCH BY GEAR 



Four types of gear accounted for 83 per cent of the fishery products 

 taken in the marine fisheries of Maine during 1929. Listed in order 

 of their importance they were: Weirs, which accounted for 30 per cent 

 of the catch; lines, 24 per cent; purse seines, 15 per cent; and haul 

 seines, 14 per cent. The catch by weirs was principally herring; that 

 by lines was chiefly haddock, cod, hake, pollock, and cusk; that by 

 purse seines, principally herring and mackerel; and that by haul 

 seines, almost exclusively herring. 



OPERATING UNITS BY COUNTIES 



Hancock County was foremost in the number of persons fishing, 

 accounting for 31 per cent of the total. Washington County followed 

 with 20 per cent. Other counties employing a considerable number 

 of fishermen were Cumberland, Knox, and Lincoln. Cumberland 

 County accounted for 42 per cent of the total number of fishing vessels, 

 and Knox County followed with 27 per cent. Hancock County led 

 in the number of motor and other small fishing boats, accounting for 

 26 per cent of the total. Washington followed with 25 per cent. 



CATCH BY COUNTIES 



Fishing was prosecuted in the marine waters of 10 counties in 

 Maine during 1929. Ranked according to value the fisheries of Cum- 

 berland County were most important, accounting for 21 per cent of 

 the total catch and 24 per cent of the total value of the catch. Knox 

 County was next in the value of the catch accounting for 2 1 per cent 

 of the total quantity and 20 per cent of the total value. Other 

 important counties fisted in order of their importance with respect to 

 the value of the catch were Hancock, Washington, and Lincohi. 



