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vessel fisheries, yielding 2,550,786 pounds, valued at $451,545, con- 

 sisting almost entirely of oysters. Trap nets were next, with a yield 

 of 4,319,015 pounds, valued at $174,945, of which mackerel and scup 

 were the most important. Otter trawls yielded 2,178,650 pounds, 

 valued at $79,068, most of which were flounders. Purse seines, lines, 

 harpoons, lobster pots, gill nets, and tongs, named in order of im- 

 portance, made up the remainder of the shore and vessel fisheries. 



The shore and boat fisheries yielded 8,192,915 pounds of fishery 

 products, valued at $950,357. Lobster pots yielded 1,657,079 pounds, 

 valued at $438,888. Pound and trap nets took 4,162,046 pounds, 

 valued at $184,866, consisting of various species of fish, the most 

 important of which were mackerel, butterfish, scup, and flounders. 

 Tongs, rakes, hoes, forks, and shovels together yielded 515,900 

 pounds of clams and oysters, valued at $149,980. Dredges, lines:- 

 haul seines, otter trawls, harpoons, eel pots, fyke nets, spears, dip 

 nets, winkle pots, and gill nets, named in order of importance, took 

 the remainder of the yield of the shore and boat fishery. 



Wholesale trade and industries. — The wholesale fishery trade was 

 carried on in 25 establishments, valued at $284,563, carrying cash 

 capital of $60,700 and employing 217 persons, to whom $173,604 

 were paid in salaries and wages. Canning and by-products indus- 

 tries were carried on in three establishments, detailed statistics of 

 which may be found in the table including Rhode Island and 

 Connecticut. 



The following tables and summary statements present the detailed 

 statistics of the fisheries of Rhode Island in 1924. 15 



Yield of the vessel fisheries of Rhode Island in 1924, oy apparatus and species 



15 For statistics on persons engaged, vessels, boats, gear, and investment in the fisheries 

 refer to page 297. 



