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FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 



Seines. — Next to lines in importance are seines, the catch with 

 whicli was 20,496,717 pounds, vakied at $908,343. Of this amount 

 16,502,859 pounds, vakied at $859,933, were taken in the vessel fish- 

 eries, and 3,993,858 pounds, valued at $48,410, were taken in tke skore 

 fiskeries. Purse seines are used in tke vessel and kaul seines in tke 

 skore fiskeries. Tlie leading species taken in seines were mackerel, 

 kerring, and alewives, tkese tkree constituting more tkan four-fiftks 

 of tke catcli. Pollock, menkaden, cod, skad, wkiting, etc., were also 

 taken in considerable quantities. Tke mackerel were taken along tke 

 coast from Cape TIatteras to tke Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Marck 

 until late in tke fall, wkile most of tke kerring were taken off New- 

 foundland during tke winter. 



Statement, by Counties, of the Yield op the Seine Fisheries of Massa- 

 chusetts IN 1905. 



