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Fisheries of Rhode Island, 1935—Continued 
CATCH: By GEAR—Continued 
Species Tongs | Rakes Forks Hoes 
Clams: Pounds Value | Pounds | Value |Pouwnds| Value | Pounds | Value 
ards publics. 22 =e 198263700) |S165; 916) | 2renwOOn petecon|. ae | eae ee ee ena 
Sottpublict. 2 5 ee. EL. 5 | eee ses 30, 400 | $1,897 | 278,800 | $17,845 
‘Oysters: 
Market, public, spring - --- 16, 500 1,897 12, 300 S030) aso S32 |e = eee eee ee 
Market, public, fall_-__---- 16, 800 2, 297 12, 900 S170) S52 lis ose 
Periwinkles and cockles- ------ peem lOO! 7 |en2- 225}5---+---|--------|------==|--------- =------- 
MOvale s= 2S ee eee 1, 860, 100 | 170,117 | 298,900 | 33, 442 | 30, 400 1, 789 | 278, 800 17, 845 
OPERATING UNITS: By COUNTIES 
Item Bristol Kent Newport | Providence Mieste: 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number Number 
(OM ASE) REE Se ee ae eet ee 3 4 192 2 
On boats and shore: 
Raya DUE oe eee 29 107 17 10 107 
CORSE LS 2 es oe a eae ie ee ee 104 368 161 138 103 
Potala to ao ee ee 164 479 529 |_ 175 236 
Vessels: 
Stearn ace ah oe NE ee see se | | ee 4 oF eae 
INeGtonnaAge:= 2 SSS urNar see ts eee 7 1263 eer eee 
IMACS Raye bed eee ee Se 8 1 48 3 10 
Nie ttOnTay C=ae es a eee ee 118 11 428 142 105 
motallvessels==— =. == oe 8 1 52 6 10 
Totalunetitonnage. 22 ees: 118 11 502 268 105 
Boats: 
IVE OC OT ASL R = 2 oe ieee GAs Ae ge The ae 47 128 188 15 82 
Others.) Sere Se Sb ee ee 62 308 87 114 95 
PACCESSONYEDOBUS 2) oon nas Se Neen eee 2 oe eee TO eee eee 7 
Apparatus: 
Purse seines: 
Wis @lkerel tres (5 Sn ae eee ee oS eo eo Dis, | heehee 2 SS ee 
Mengthssyards: se 82 ioe ae eS So Eee B00" 2. HAY SaaS 23 ea ee 
Wier liss; litte sao Aes ea a 2 | eee UY pene Ce ee LR ea 
mengthpyards 2302: See ee OLA oo Seo eee 400% | eee Se 2 ona ee 
ETaliseiness essen: +a) Sas Ree ese DH (nis SEAT ae ay 1 5 1 
mencthhey abdss as sss see 125) eee 20 342 200 
Gill nets: 
Square yards 
Drift: 
Floating traps 
Fyke nets 
Otter trawls 








On stenes. a2 ee 5s ao eee 14 7 tes see eg ee 12 8 
WArdsiat mouth=.- 2) - eee 21 3h feet eee 18 12 
Scallops 200s eee 104 357 300 28 129 
Vards atunouthes 2 seee= see 78 285 238 25 105 
Tongs: 
Oysters ot 8 soe eee 2 ZN eB oe Dae Eel eee st ie? 10 
O Pepa ee 2 eee ts 92 385 76 113 63 
Rakes: 
OVsterss-s-- 22 sete os ee ee a ee zl | ee eee oS ee es | Sees Eee eee 12 
Others Gao eee 7 (| eee 1 21 
OTS oe ae a a Eee A eS 2 wo es |e a ae 7 
OCS hen benno eee eee 21 29 2 18 16 

