FISHERIES, BY STATES. 



197 



Of the total number of persons engaged in the 

 fisheries of the state, including shoresmen, 5,749, or 

 85 per cent, were reported for the Atlantic coast 

 district. The shore and boat fisheries are credited 

 with 53 per cent of the total number of persons em- 

 ployed. The number of proprietors and independent 

 fishermen was much higher, relatively, for the Great 

 Lakes district than for the Atlantic coast district, 



being 87 per cent of all persons employed in the case 

 of the former district and only 41 per cent in the case 

 of the latter. 



Equipment and other capital. The total investment 

 in the fisheries of the state was $3,832,000. The 

 amounts represented by the principal items are shown 

 in detail in the following table: 



VALUE OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER CAPITAL: 1908. 



The number and tonnage of the vessels and the number of the boats were as follows : 



