FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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Persons Engaged. Ixvestmext. and Products of the Fisheries of Maine ix 

 1919, BY ("ouxTiEs — Continued. 



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Washington. 



York. 



' 211,725 in number. 

 - 210,573 bushel*. 



■• 12,085 busheL'i. 

 M,697bushels. 



■- 1.150 u'alloi:.;. 



FISHERIE.S BY APPARATUS. 



In the fisheries of Maine in 1919 pots ranked above all other forms 

 of apparatus in the value of their eateh, Avith 5,798,784 pounds of 

 lobsters, valued at §1,432,004, and 247,950 pounds of eels, valued at 

 820,480. Lines ranked second with 32,992,588 pounds, valued at 

 .?978,134, the principal species taken with lines .arranged in the order 

 of their value being: Cod, 7,432,231 pounds, valued at .1397,322; 

 hake, 15,230,183 pounds, valued at S309,878; and haddock, 3,857,610 

 pounds, valued at S129,678. The yield of the pound net, trap net, 

 and weir fishery amounted to 76,231,250 pourwls, valued at $452,146, 

 of which 74,043,981^ pounds, valued at §302,339, were herring. Otter 

 trawls taking mostly haddock, cod, and flounders, yielded 9,316,245 

 pounds, valued at 8296,356. \'ari()us species were taken in seines 

 to the amount of 15,626,164 pounds, valued at 8220,530, and in gill 

 nets to the amount of 4,283,308 pounds, valued at $156,546. The 

 catch w'ith hoes and forks, consisting principally of soft clams, 

 amounted to 2,122,704 pounds, valued at $163,576; and that with 

 harpoons, consisting mostly of swordfish, amounted to 452,633 

 pounds, valued at $106,499. The combined catch of all forms of 

 fishing Mp[)aiatus cmploved in both the shore and vessel fisherie» 

 amounted to 147,956,369" pounds, valued at $3,889,035. 



