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FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 



THE OYSTER INDUSTRY. 



The 03'-ster fishery of Rhode Island, in 1905, gave employment to 

 926 persons. The mvestment m vessels, boats, fishing apparatus, 

 and shore and accessory property amounted to $374,588, and the 

 yield from private and public areas aggregated 916,088 bushels of 

 market and seed oysters, valued at $929,963. 



Statement, by Counties, of the Extent of the Oyster Industry of Rhode 



Island in 1905. 



