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Yield of Shore Fisheries of Maine ix 1919, by Counties, Apparatus, and 



Species — Continued. 



SALMON FISHERY OF PENOBSCOT RIVER AND BAY. 



The greater part of the catch of Atlantic salmon in Maine is 

 usually taken in Penobscot River and Bay. In 1920, the latest year 

 for which statistics are available, there were 128 persons engaged in 

 the salmon fishery in these waters. The investment included 68 

 weirs and traps, valued at 86,175; 15 ^ill nets, valued at S240; rods 

 and lines to the value of SI, 500; 7 gasoline boats, valued at S700; 85 

 rowboats, etc.. valued at S2.845; and shore and accessory property, 

 valued at 81,365; a total of 812,825. The catch amounted to 1,598 

 salmon in number, or 15,135 pounds, having a value to the fishermen 

 of 87,210. The catch in 1919 was 1,322 salmon in number, or 13,557 

 pounds, valued at 85,771. The following tables give the extent of 

 this fishery by localities, in 1918, 1919, and 1920, and comparative 

 statistics of the catch for various years from 1895 to 1920: 



Extent, by Localities, of the Salmon Fishery of Penobscot River and Bay 



IN 1918, 1919, AND 1920. 



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