FISHERIES, BY STATES. 



TABLE 3. OREGON FISHERY PRODUCTS OF PACIFIC COAST DISTRICT: 1908. 



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i Includes apparatus, with catch, as follows: Dredges, tongs, etc., 58,000 pounds, valued at $7,200; pots and traps, 182,000 pounds, valued at $6,000: and lines, 54,000 

 pounds, valued at $2,200. 



Less than $100. 100 bushels. 3,700 bushels. ' 300 bushels. 700 bushels. ' 300 bushels. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



The fisheries of Pennsylvania may be grouped in 

 three districts, including, respectively, those of Dela- 

 ware River and Bay, those of Lake Erie, and those of 

 the Susquehanna River. The following summary 

 presents the chief statistics of the fishing industry for 

 the entire state in 1908: 



Number of persons employed 1, 250 



Capital: 



Vessels and boats, including outfit $280, 000 



Apparatus of capture 114,000 



Shore and accessory property and cash 87, 000 



Value of products 513, 000 



Comparison with previous canvasses. In comparing 

 the statistics as to the products of Lake Erie for 1908 

 with those for previous years, allowance should be 

 made for the results of a strike lasting seven weeks 

 during the fall season, and for the effects of certain 

 restrictive legislation recently enacted. In 1899 and 

 1890 large catches of lake herring, amounting to over 

 10,000,000 and 8,000,000 pounds, respectively, made 

 the quantity taken much larger than in succeeding 

 years. The total catch reported for the Delaware 

 River and Bay district in 1908 shows a marked im- 

 provement over the downward movement which took 

 place from 1897 to 1904. The principal data for 

 earlier canvasses are shown in the following compara- 

 tive summary: 



76786 11 15 



Persons employed. The statistics concerning the 

 persons employed in the fisheries of Pennsylvania in 

 1908 are shown in the next tabular statement. 



The only vessel engaged in transporting fish was 

 employed on Lake Erie, and the data pertaining to it 

 are included with those of the fishing vessels. 



Of the 13 shoresmen, 11 were connected with the 

 vessel fisheries. Thus, including shoresmen, 491 of 

 the total number of persons reported were employed 

 in connection with the vessel fisheries and 759 in con- 

 nection with the shore and boat fisheries. The excess 



