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REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OP INLAND FISHERIES. 



Steamer George W. Humphrey with 1 gang 



Received from other boats 



" Seacounet " 1 " 



" Fearless " 1 " <^ 



Schooner Penekese " 1 • " 



.53.339 Barrels. 

 13,392 

 47,000 

 36,763 



9,977 



Total 377,607 Barrels. 



Year 1889. 



Fishing season from June lOth to November 20th. They were very 

 abundant on the whole coast of New England, from Montauk to East- 

 port, Maine. Our bay and rivers were well stocked with them from 

 June until September. It is interesting to note the fact that six weeks 

 good fishing were found on Nantucket Shoals, where a school of these 

 fish had never before been seen by the fishermen, and notwithstanding 

 the great catch it would have been largely increased but for the blowy 

 weather, and immense numbers left our coast. The catch this season : 



Steamer Joseph Church with 



" A. M. Hathaway 



" George Curtis 



Cora P. White 



" Seven Brothers .♦ 



" Fanny Sprague 



" George W. Humphrey 



Received from other sources 



" Seaconnet .. 



" Fearless 



Schooner Penekese 



Total 



RECAPITULATION. 



Total catch of Menhaden in 1886 232,471 Barrels. 



" " " "1887 175,667 



" " " "•l888 377,607 



" " " "1889 508,482 



