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FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 



pounds, valued at $15,850. Near Cohasset, in this county, a few 

 men engaged in the Irish moss industry, the product amounting to 

 65,000 pounds, valued at $2,600. 



Nantucket County has fisheries of considerable importance, engag- 

 ing the attention of 488 persons. Of these, nearl}^ two-thirds are in 

 the shore fisheries. Ten vessels were engaged in fishing, one in trans- 

 porting, and 209 boats were used in the shore fisheries. The appa- 

 ratus utilized by vessels and boats consisted principally of seines, 

 gill nets, pound nets, lines, lobster pots, dredges, tongs, and rakes. 



The total weight and value of the products was 1,885,236 pounds, 

 valued at $118,824. The principal species, fresh and salted, were as 

 follows: Cod, 828,700 pounds, $33,018; bluefish, 41,960 pounds, 

 $4,005; mackerel, 81,690 pounds, $4,577; pollock, 322,616 pounds, 

 $7,919; clams, hard, 6,200 bushels, $10,850, and scallops, 19,600 

 bushels, $44,100. Compared with the returns for 1902 this county 

 shows an increase of 1,115,906 pounds and $51,701 in value of its 

 fishery products. 



The following tables give the extent of the fisheries in each county 

 of Massachusetts in 1905: 



Statement, by Counties, of the Number of Persons Engaged in the 

 Fisheries of Massachusetts in 1905. 



