FISHERY INDUSTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1936 75 
FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES 
(Area XXII) 4 
The yield of the commercial fisheries of the New England States 
(Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecti- 
cut) during 1935 amounted to 655,430,400 pounds, valued at $17,- 
983,594 to the fishermen, representing an increase of 31 percent in 
volume and 33 percent in value as compared with the catch in 1933, 
the most recent previous year for which catch statistics are available. 
These fisheries gave employment to 18,449 fishermen, as compared 
with 17,073 in 1933. 
There were 380 fishery wholesale and manufacturing establishments 
in the 5 States in 1935 as compared with 362 in 1933 when the most 
recent survey of these establishments was made. In 1935 these 
establishments employed 10,561 persons, paid $6,456,456 in salaries 
and wages, and produced manufactured products (canned, cured, 
packaged, and byproducts), valued at $22,838,942. In 1933 the whole 
sale and manufacturing firms employed 9,177 persons, paid $5,410,072 
in salaries and wages, and produced manufactured products valued at 
$14,322,274. 
Fisheries of the New England States, 1935 
SUMMARY OF CATCH 



Product Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts 
? Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
ISHIMaE Pee el ee) ea 95, 785, 000 | $1, 076, 277 146, 400 $10, 730 489, 824, 600 | $10, 807, 598 
Shellfish etetse. 22a ee 16, 434, 000 2, 232, 965 207, 700 50, 860 13, 592, 800 1, 340, 293 
“i tta\ rs) | eee eS ee eS 112, 219, 000 8, 309, 242 354, 100 61, 590 503, 417, 400 12, 147, 891 
Product Rhode Island ~ Connecticut Total 
: Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
DISH epee heen ee le 14, 275, 900 $301, 477 9, 104, 400 | $342, 870 609, 136, 300 | $12, 538, 952 
Shelifishiete eters aoe ee 10, 248, 000 946, 424 5, 811, 600 874, 100 46, 294, 100 5, 444, 642 
MR Ota) Cee elon oe re 24, 523, 900 1, 247, 901 | 14, 916, 000 |1, 216, 970 655, 430, 400 17, 983, 594 
6 This is the number given this area by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It should 
be explained that there are included under this area craft whose principal fishing ports are in the area but at 
times fish elsewhere. Notable examples are the groundfish fishery in area X XI and the mackerel and 
southern traw] fisheries in area XXIII. For a clearer understanding of the statistics published in this sec - 
Hon, the reader is referred to the section in the latter part of this document entitled ‘‘Statistical survey pro- 
cedure.”’ 
