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Industries related to the fisheries of Rhode Island, 1929 



TRANSPORTING 



1 statistics relative to persons engaged and compensation for three firms which were engaged in manufac- 

 turing functions are included in this table. One of these was exclusively a manufacturer and the other 

 two only manufactured incidentally. The products manufactured, consisting principally of canned clam 

 products and oyster-shell products, were valued at $344,929. 



CONNECTICUT 



The fisheries and industries related to the fisheries of Connecticut 

 in 1929 employed 2,335 persons, which is 7 per cent less than the 

 number employed in 1928. Of the total number of persons, 1,708 

 were fishermen, 10 were employed on transporting vessels, and 617 

 in the wholesale and manufacturing industries. 



The total catch amounted to 54,878,155 pounds, valued at $^,635,- 

 493, which is a decrease of 24 per cent in the catch but a gain of 10 

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

 value in the previous year. Of the total value of the catch, that of 

 haddock accounted for 36 per cent; oysters, 35 per cent; flounders, 9 

 per cent; and lobsters, 6 per cent. Of the total weight of the catch, 

 that of haddock accounted for 51 per cent; oysters, 16 per cent; 

 flounders, 15 per cent; and cod, 5 per cent. 



OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR 



The catch of fishery products in Connecticut during 1929 was 

 taken by 1,708 fishermen, who used 99 motor vessels, 4 sailing ves- 

 sels, 31 steam vessels, 792 motor and other small fishing boats, and 

 16 major types of gear. The vessels had a combined capacity of 

 6,905 net tons. The fisheries accounting for the greatest number of 

 persons were the otter-trawl fishery, employing 599 fishermen, and th^ 

 oyster-dredge fishery, employing 349 fishermen. 



