824 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the New England States, 1879 to 1928 — Continued 



CATCH OF CERTAIN SPECIES: By States— Continued 



[Expressed in thousands of pounds, that is, 000 omitted] 



Year 



1879 



1880.. 



1887.- 



1888 



1889 



1892 



1897 (fiscal) 



1898-- 



1900 



1902 



1905 



1908 



1913.- 



1919 



1924 



1928- - 



Lobsters 



6,517 

 3,077 

 7,927 



Year 



1879- 



1880- 



1887- 



1888. 



1889. 



1892. 



1898. 



1902- 



1905. 



1908 



1919- 



1924. 



1928. 



Clams, hard ^ 



Clams, soft ' 



Maine 



« 



Mas- 

 sachu- 

 setts 



284 



209 



135 



(0 



610 



855 



1,332 



1,119: 



8761 



1,222 



l,661i 



Rhode 

 Island 



(') 



Con- 

 necti- 

 cut 



(') 



154 

 265 

 237 

 (=) 

 250 

 217 

 182 

 162 

 156 

 432 

 540 



i}) 



234 



151 

 54 



100 

 50 

 24 

 31 



Total i Maine 



(') 



3,184 



6,088 



6,007 



8,423 



4,169 



9,470 



5, 546 



3. 728 



5, 061 



2,106 



3,577 



3,621 



590 1 

 626' 

 544! 



994 

 1,2231 

 l,568i 

 1,381' 

 1, 0821 

 1,679 

 2,232 



Con- 

 necti- 

 cut 



Total 



(') 

 750! 



267 1 



266! 



264 j 



6 380! 



200 



225 



138 



42 



229 



44 



38 



8,923 

 9,022 



11,. 542 

 7, 466 



11,297 

 8. 345 

 6,376 

 7.294 

 4,993 

 6, 259 

 5,470 



Year 



1879 



1880 



1887 



1888 - 



1889 



1892 



1897 (fiscal). 



1898 



1902-- 



1905-. 



1908-. 



1910.. 



1919. 



1924 



1928.- 



Oysters ' 



I Maine 



(') 



New 

 Hamp- 

 shire 



(') 



Con- 



necti- I Total 

 cut 



(') 



2, 6921 

 11,0091 

 10,5691 

 10,401 

 14.9111 



(■) 

 14,6331 

 14,5711 

 25,811' 

 27, 636 

 23,690 

 12, 197 



8,020, 



5,0401 



12, 669 

 12,213 

 12, 084 

 16,871 



18, 544 

 19, 551 

 33, 220 

 37,324 

 41,594 

 19, 337 

 11,302 

 9, 373 



Scallops 8 



Maine 



(') 



221 

 180 

 295 

 116 



(') 

 167 

 115 

 415 



1,257 



Mas 



sachu- 



setts 



42 



(•) 

 2.52 

 K57 

 117 

 505 



(■) 

 876 

 397 

 263 

 502 



(') 



1,332 

 699 



1,354 



Rhode 

 Island 



(') 



125 



11 



5 



23 



316 



(') 



(') 



Con- 

 necti- 

 cut 



(') 



(') 



(') 



Total 



486 

 342 

 438 

 940 



1,208 

 646 



i,76:s 



1,477 

 1,268 

 l,7.5:i 



' Not available. Prior to 1889 some of these species were included under "Miscellaneous fish" or "All 

 other species." 

 ' Less than .500 pounds. 



' Shown on the basis of 8 pounds of meat to the bushel. 

 « Shown on the basis of 10 pounds of meat to the bushel. 

 ^ Included with soft clams. 

 ' Include.s hard dams. 



■ .'^hown on the basis of 7 pounds of meat to the bushel. 



■ Shown on the basis of pounds of meat to the bushel. 



Note.— It is possible that in some instances since 1889 a few of the above species are not shown by reason 

 of being included under "Miscellaneous fish" or "All other species." 



