INLAND FISHERIES. 11 



Fish. Lobsters. Sword-fish. 



September 2,099 barrels. 263 barrels. 



October 1,417 " 117 " 



November 1,009 '• 94 " 



December 610 " 28 " 



Totals 38,184 barrels. 4,793 barrels. 166 barrels. 



Table shoioing the shipments offish, lobsters, and sivord-fish by the principal 

 transportation lines from Newport during the last ten years. 



Fish. 



1891 18,032 bar 



1892 26,832 



1893 24,452 



1894 17,861 



1895 24,622 



1896 33,064 



1897 25,098 



1898 34,065 



1899 34,917 



1900 38,184 



re Is. 



Totals 277,087 barrels. 



III. A Continuation of the Observations on the Breeding of 

 Native Marine Animals. 



Facts coucerning- the breeding- of various marine animals are 

 being- collected and filed for future publication. 



IV. The Location of Fish-traps within the Waters of Narra- 

 gansett Bay, and the Collection of Statistical Data 

 Bearing upon Their Ownership. 



With the publication of the report for 1898, the State first came 

 into possession of definite data respecting- the location and owner- 

 ship of fish-traps. Assisted by the boats of the U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission, your commission has again visited all the fish-traps, lo- 



