184 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Persons EnGAaep, INVESTMENT, AND Propucts oF FISHERIES OF CONNECTICUT 
IN 1919, By CountTIES—Continued. 
Item. | New Haven. New London. Total. 
PRODUCTS—continued. 
Pounds. Value. Pounds. Value. Pounds. Value. 
Menhaden tes... eee 102, 350 $350 | 6,615,600 | $91,827] 6,736, 564 $93, 312 
Rerchy.yellowe-eaeeoe eee oes ehorshrte eee acl emia 2,461 201 6, 108 595 
Pickereless eat. @ Mose rma ne be tite wc wievetere tial temic clecisteete 611 88 1,079 143 
IPOUOCK ae eee ast ete canis oi Be Soe San Mee ceeetsee 10, 135 717 10, 135 717 
SPIT ena olga Vay eae ea ee a Ihgh 2 eae 2 | PE Set 1, 980 202 1, 980 202 
Seaibassss ewer soowen ees owe cea 210 60 3,345 468 3, 555 528. 
Nad ese aaa ee sere es Peek ee 327 83 98,088 | 18,618 463, 203 86, 637 
SKatesesecmetrn osc cbic Stic a ates geen aes Sie ee | ene Ce 400 10 1 
Sich ea eee ees oe Ree ee | BE Se, «Sa Ne Cree eee 21, 103 3, 580 25, 217 4, 466 
SCUeteARIO fo: he ee cee esl 808 58 19, 547 2,968 23, 076 3, 257 
Stripedtbasss.2t. 525 cossahoeseence 21 5 3, 939 944 4,810 1, 059 
ye ais sree a leicianl lletateretainala otal] Sietatale eters Sere | elmer creratars 25 5 
bbe cuscessctl|seckocoaes 14, 950 1, 006 99, 053 7, 488 
ab gale a teen ee reese ame |etetncinee Somat meee ee ocae | ere rere te nee lle ae arene 105 ll 
3 ANG sR Seana geen ee eee ae ae ie 86,948 | 14, 711 88, 428 15, 006 
500 50 20, 633 1, 957 21, 942 2,068 
Bes AS Se Se OSS Benes) ees Seem [sciaimercrsrs: 455 37 455 37 
SOAS SIC RS She eis Sere Soto a Se nies alessio faa eee 5,114 550 5,114 550 
SNe Wane Se SE co SPRUE esis Sm a ae en aelste erate ols eeeiaina a 9,317 175 9,317 175 
163,674 | 45,633 423/895 | 96, 547 740, 848 189, 157 
Ps ok PON Eee SN SA ECS. Sy Elen: Smear ane ee Gena ae 3,612 258 3,612 
Vem (5007 ings cost De 4S ce aad th 1 49, 976 18, 912 
pak | 208, 950 30} 5418) Sheesh sas ots aas ee 2 229,150 32,070 
ie A oe OE a MRE RO St [enka 38,400 | 13, 717 8 38, 400 13, 717 
Oysters: 
Market— 
Rubles a. Si Sas ee | 106, 708 15, 210 7,000 3, 000 4136, 654 21, 900 
Private EMS A OeEN! Abr as. [2 250685 7A [12491 630) nomen eae |e eae 5 4,826,668 | 471, 766 
Seed— | | 
PuUpliCw.2a8,5 eee sac yee | 106, 631 10} 0048) 2-2 a occ nate eecee 6 740, 516 | 68, 349 
IPTIEVOLC= - eas eee ee eee | 1, 517, 411 WG2Y G2 es Rare cota leoleceicreiaate 7 6, 493, 865 | 525, 001 
Motalice meets sweetest | 4,591,239 | 509,891 | 9,706,507 | 366,845 | 23,652,647 | 1, 700,638 
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16,247 bushels. 86,400 bushels. 5 689,524 bushels. 7 927,695 bushels. 
2 22,915 bushels. 419,522 bushels. § 105,788 bushels. 
FISHERIES BY APPARATUS. 
Dredges employed in the oyster fisheries of Connecticut in 1919 
were the most productive form of apparatus. In*the vessel fisheries 
dredges took 11,844,084 pounds, or 1,692,012 bushels, of oysters, 
valued at $1,037,717, and in the shore fisheries dredges, tongs, rakes, 
and hoes took oysters to the amount of 353,619 pounds, or 50,517 
bushels, valued at $49,299, and clams to the amount of 279,126 
pounds, or 29,162 bushels, valued at $50,982. The catch with pots 
amounted to 768,078 pounds, valued at $192,629, of which 740,848 
pounds, valued at $189,157, were lobsters. Otter trawls caught 
flounders, giant scallops, and hake to the amount of 2,359,221 pounds, 
valued at $103,031. The catch with purse seines amounted to 
6,625,240 pounds, valued at $93,812, the principal species taken being 
menhaden to the amount of 6,608,400 pounds, valued at $91,765. 
Gill nets, used principally in the taking of shad, yielded 443,551 
pounds, valued at $76,175. The quantity of shad taken with gill 
nets amounted to 374,823 pounds, or 86,567 in number, valued at 
$69,201, of which 53,822 were roes and 32,745 were bucks. Various 
species were taken with lines, amounting to 201,763 pounds, valued 
at $24,241; with pound nets, amounting to 379,371 pounds, valued 
at $22,047; and with seines, amounting to 189,160 pounds, valued at 
$21,680. All forms of apparatus employed in both the vessel and 
shore fisheries yielded a total of 23,652,647 pounds, valued at 
$1,700,638. 
