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Persons ENGAGED, INVESTMENT, AND Propucts oF THE FISHERIES OF MAINE IN 
1919, By CountTIEs—Continued. 
Item. Washington. 4 York. Total. 
aes a es — ima = : =t 
pRODUCTs—continued. | 
Pounds. Value. Pounds. Value. Pounds. | Value. 
Tasca CTV 85 SESS RS gn Sg | A 905 $14 17, 322) $245 
Salmon: 
AVL EWG) 1 REELS ae SR ene 1, 280 Saal ieee sae as bas. Soe 20,610 7,926 
Kamp hainkye-: 3.5. bcc eee B10 (14 Oy Sere wi I AS 310 62 
Sale SCR eee So eee ee 4, 000 390) 446 53 414, 455 28, 393 
Sharks... ....- Sete a hei seltn. oo cet hie atharat Gc e-ciel| on Se setae 1, 845 54 39, 747 S84 
RaiCer Cnet ste sen Jase 8. a Seema peepee ae AN SE ee iene hall plonsataserle 2, 385 47 
(77: PERE, iO RR eae coe 36, 300 S, 226 8, 000 1575 523, 967 94,496 
Sbriped: bass:..2-........... 7s EE eee Be SA oo Sides el Sete s Ca ao bet 592 113 
SASL (9 NO ees Ree line opal t 2 3 a PRS, oti erate eereratoeta Eker ciclo ts ® 8,129) 1,714 
RUDI: Cr. o's dened at eee DI ee srw cinching | oye SEs aes esl ate preempted | Rs or ote 143} 297 
BHGKONS -£0 520-2 oo o- 2 dees cee Se eee ee ee Ee] Ir teas oc. Oke [Sa eee 110,400 11, 852 
ROL OTSRee sor ccc Aten ae Pea es wee NA ol ee. 90,102} 24,379 424,913) 104,734 
“LEVEN! a Re eA eee eC rea ae a [a eens ere eee Leah es 14 2 
RGM EOUS os eae fore dao ea ees 5, $25) AGB): trseceeeall sects c 147, 160 4,511 
UM ia 2 eee 4 Se ee Peas © ae Pee eee et Se ME Ie =| 2 crchecene es eel Clearer tre 31,909 2,040 
Whiting: | 
BOSH 2D -s taste eos aoe { 3, 333] DO ras setaben al seere teee s 654, 970 4,727 
Se Ged a5 etre rene sae hoc oH Se ee eel leek albo less eee |Leesiee Se | 3, 000 90 
SSCINITCL Shed oyster ted tecis sh nieae viciaes 1: Citreteie Bevo ao be einetactre + (Ber senteb ced baa. s ace 377) 4 
LOTASUGISE chen xia se Stee wrseteraistiee = ays fate SA9, 306} 206, 420 493,000) 128, 760 5,545, 884) 1,411,548 
GPS DS En airtht 5 ach ci sine ates - Pee er, Serial secret © nes woe choos allt SEE SIS | 170,575 3,595 
Clam S¥SOP bss on tccricle< somite ccs. G51, 910 43,365 12,600 2,770| 22,105, 734; 163, 209 
Sic UL VEL. oS CR 2 a ey See 2 Se a ae VA ye le ree eae ee gee 372,912! 31,416 
AVIRA ra tet ac, he: em Sime mc a steinl [nig soa cine AMS all are Ae ne SRA ciaiere-aroterateteil Crna ctetorm sie 416,970) 367 
Moneues aintkeheeks..<-i----- = /2-'.l 200 40 5, O00 150 5, 200 190 
RUST HOS CARS boars it elalcinin aw whale - 2:0 1] ee: Sat |e em 5, 212; 96 
Soh iihe ya: Ry ee Ree Seer | 29 1 7, SA7 386 18, 857| 778 
MMVRTS = aces AE oom 255.5 4.0s- Liste tebe 17,025 391 12,075 186 112, 387 1, 712 
LOLS Arter) 2 Oa ese ae Be a ET 3, 790 375 4, 875 520 5 8, 625! 895 
PTR fsa eee eit he oe os ot de 43,919, 195 520,561] 4,328,218) 312, 592) 147,958. 3: 2) 3. 889,035 
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£211,725 in number. 512,085 bushels. 51,150 gallons. 
2 210,573 bushels. 41,697bushels. 
* FISHERIES BY APPARATUS. 
In the fisheries of Maine in 1919 pots ranked above all other forms 
of apparatus in the value of their catch, with 5,793,784 pounds of 
lobsters, valued at $1,432,004, and 247,950 pounds of eels, valued at 
$20,480. 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 $397,322; 
hake, 15,230,183 pounds, valued at $309,878; and haddock, 3,857,610 
pounds, valued at $129,678. The yield of the pound net, trap net, 
and weir fishery amounted to 76,231,256 pounds, valued at $452,146, 
of which 74,043,982 pounds, valued at $362,339, were herring. Otter 
trawls taking mostly haddock, cod, and flounders, yielded 9,316,245 
pounds, valued at $296,356. Various species were taken in seines 
to the amount of 15,626,164 pounds, valued at $220,530, and in gill 
nets to the amount of 4,283,308 pounds, valued at $156,546. The 
catch with 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 apparatus employed in both the shore and vessel fisheries 
Rhounted to 147,956,369 pounds, valued at $3,889,035. 
