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U. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of Massachusetts, 1929 — Continued 

 CATCH: BY counties— Continued 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting. — In 1929 there were 98 persons in Massachusetts 

 engaged primarily in transporting fishery products by means of 

 vessels. In this trade 16 motor vessels and 4 sailing vessels, having 

 a combined capacity of 885 net tons, were operated. The size of 

 vessel in most popular use ranged from 5 to 10 net tons. 



Wholesale. — There were 143 wholesale establishments in Massachu- 

 setts engaged primarily in handling fresh and frozen products. 

 These establishments employed 2,166 persons, who received $3,512,- 

 992 in salaries and wages. Suffolk County alone accounted for 92 

 of these establishments. 



Manufacturing. — There were 36 establishments in Massachusetts 

 in 1929 engaged primarily in the manufacture of fishery products 

 or by-products. They employed 1,522 persons, who received 

 $1,978,282 in salaries and wages. The products manufactured, 

 consisting principally of cured and canned fish and liquid glue, were 

 valued at $6,030,304. 



Detailed statistics of most of the production of canned fishery 

 products and by-products may be obtained from Fisheries Document 

 No. 1095, "Fishery Industries of the United States, 1929." 



Fishermen's prepared products. — In addition to the output of 

 prepared products by manufacturing firms, there were 1,015 fisher- 

 men in Massachusetts who prepared fishery products. Their output, 

 consisting principally of salted cod, herring, and mackerel, amounted 

 to 1,966,804 pounds, valued at $79,553. 



