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Summary of the yield — Continued 



Species 



Swordfish 



Tautog 



Tileflsh 



Tomcod 



Tuna or horse mackerel.. 



Whiting 



White perch 



Other fish 



Squid 



Clams, hard, public 



Clams, hard, private 



Clams, soft, public 



Clams, soft, private 



Clams, razor 



Oysters, market, private . 



Oysters, seed, public 



Oysters, seed, private 



Scallops 



Scallops, sea 



Cockles 



Crabs, hard 



Lobsters 



Shrimp 



Spawn 



Livers 



Sperm oil 



Alewife scales 



Irish moss 



Shore fisheries 



Pounds 

 97, 640 

 130, 214 



Total. 



2,191 



122, 913 



6, 306, 572 



27,600 



20, 393 



2, 103, 943 



1,011,888 



4,000 



2, 381, 750 



138, 600 



22, 800 



343, 000 



47, 600 



119,000 



528, 894 



120,600 



12, 580 



1, 750, 998 



1, 603, 821 



750 



11,335 



460 



3,000 

 115,000 



54, 596, 571 



Value 

 $17,046 

 11,400 



74 



5,604 



56, 740 



3, 525 



613 



52, 027 



305, 478 



1,500 



2so. r,r„s 



17, 095 



3,040 



181, 775 

 5,325 



12, 450 



182, 303 

 42, 100 



5, 159 



53, 865 



534, 282 



600 



250 



14 



1,500 

 5,175 



Vessel fisheries 



Pounds 

 1, 635, 352 

 1,000 

 38,000 



585 

 205, 880 



188, 251 



30, 498 

 18, 000 



75, 780 



208, 421 

 155, 125 

 99, 227 



3,052,767 188,766,122 



Value 

 $330, 575 

 120 

 3,040 



28 

 52,911 



86, 036 



10, 684 

 6,550 



23, 155 



12, 751 

 4,617 

 6,410 



Total 



Pounds 



1, 732, 992 

 131,214 



38,000 

 2,191 

 122, 913 

 6, 306, 572 

 27, 600 

 20, 393 



2, 104, 528 



1, 217, 768 



4,000 



2, 381, 750 

 138, 600 



22,800 



531, 251 



47,600 



119,000 



559, 392 



138, 600 



12, 580 



1, 750, 998 



1, 679, 601 



750 



219, 756 



155,585 



99, 227 



3,000 



115,000 



7,746,831 243,362,693 



Value 



$347, 621 



11,520 



3,040 



74 



5,604 



56, 740 



3,525 



613 



52, 055 



358, 389 



1,500 



280, 668 



17, 095 



3,040 



267, 811 



5,325 



12,450 



192, 987 



48, 650 



5,159 



53, 865 



557, 437 



600 



13, 001 



4,631 



6,410 



1,500 



5,175 



10, 799, 598 



Summary by counties 



RHODE ISLAND 



In 1924 Ehode Island ranked fourth among the New England 

 States in the number of persons engaged, investment, and yield of 

 her fisheries. The total number of persons employed was 1,176, of 

 whom 334 were on fishing vessels, two on transporting vessels, and 

 840 in the shore or boat fisheries. The investment in the fisheries 

 amounted to $1,135,567 and included 81 vessels valued, together with 

 their outfits, at $429,353; 511 motor boats valued at $229,800; 482 

 sail and row boats valued at $18,977; gear to the value of $276,517; 

 and shore and accessory property valued at $180,920. The total yield 

 of the fisheries amounted to 20,535,327 pounds of fishery products, 

 valued at $1,818,858. The leading products, named in order of value, 

 were lobsters, 1,696,346 pounds, valued at $462,000; oysters, 2,583,686 

 pounds, valued at $458,364; mackerel, 2,380,700 pounds, valued at 

 $156,933 ; and flounders, 3,099,425 pounds, valued at $118,915. 



Fisheries. — The yield of the vessel fisheries amounted to 12,342,412 

 pounds, valued at' $868,501. Dredges were most important in the 



