172 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Industries of Massachusetts in 1919. 



' Does not include two plants which are shown under canning industry. 



' Includes two iiienhadcn plants operated in Connecticut. 



' Includ&s small quantities of .shark, bluckflsh, and porpoise oils. 



< Includes a .small quantity of dry glue. 



' Includes "sardines," cod, haddock, herring, mackerel, whiting, and fish roe. 



FISHERIES OF RHODE ISLAND. 



Rhode Island ranked third among the New England States in 1919 

 in the investment, c^uantity, and value of its fishery products, and 

 fourth in the number of persons engaged. The number of persons 

 employed was 1,646, of whom 317 were on fishing vessels, 44 on ves- 

 sels transporting fishery products, 795 in the shore and boat fisheries, 

 and 490 shoresmen in the wholesale fish establishments. 



The investment amounted to $2,249,536 and included 82 fishing 

 and transporting vessels, valued at $392,164, with a net tonnage of 

 1,594 tons and outfits valued at $168,235; 628 power, sail, row, and 

 other small boats, valued at $187,283; apparatus employed in the 

 vessel and boat fisheries to the value of $314,496; shore and accessory 

 property valued at $978,622, and working cash capital to the amount 

 of $209,300. 



The products of the fisheries amounted to 48,250,883 pounds, 

 valued at $3,296,578. The five most important species, arranged in 

 the order of their value, were: Oysters, 6,261,759 pounds, or 894,537 

 bushels, valued at $1,242,585; scup, 8,261,140 pounds, valued at 

 $817,846; lobsters, 1,694,327 pounds, valued at $360,679; menhaden, 



