258 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
Table of products—Continued., 
Vessel fisheries. Shore fisheries. Total. 
Species. } 
Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. 
terring, fresh ws. .-2sl 22652 7,859,000 |} $39,295 | 150, 860, 500 $403,062 | 158,219,500 | $442,357 
lermnp sal tedessese cae eee 2,232,500} 27,953 672, 666 9,579 | 2, 305, 166 37, 5382 
ELernim osm Oke dash ceastce ase eee eee Wes R costes. 1, 279, 600 30, 800 1, 279, 600 30, 300 
Mackerel) fresh :—.-<-< 2 =225- 1,173,855 | 67, 167 216, 515 12, 423 | 1, 390, 370 79, 590 
Mackerel, salted_.........--- 833 O00 Mi (21) DOD RISE Oana ee ee | eae | 333, 000 21, 900 
Menhaden, fresha-=s...cecse- 240, 000 1, 800 900 Dal 240, 960 1, 805 
Menhaden, salted.........--. 2, 000 10 3, 800 57 5, 800 67 
Berehawihiltems: ste/5-e- ceo: 2 eR Sremrets reer eee eee ee 400 30 | 400 30 
Rereh i yiellOwiccs. so... tose callcnsmseemeseiiemecectces 450 30 | 450 30 
Bolloeke tireshi. 2. s-2cseces sc 1, 692, 694 14, 197 2, 640, 678 OPA Ey 4, 333, 372 36, 729 
Pollock Salted! ews oe 798, 624 8, 846 244, 375 4, 045 1, 042, 999 12, 394 
SAUTE eee me ncn k eOr neem oe {lepaayeteraninysa 60, 768 13, 394 60, 768 13, 394 
SS CUM UIe eeete eee eeeiee en| Mee eee MES ees cee. 8, 100 56 | 8, 100 56 
Shad fresh ......--9%-.225.-05 600 | 25 780, 799 26, 103 781, 399 26, 128 
Shaditsalited sane esas 49, 800 2, 046 17, 800 785 67, 600 2, 831 
SEM ae seee scees Sac oe ance | 72,200 | 4, 002 1, 053, 068 99, 053 1, 125, 268 103, 055 
Sime dybasssecceacceesee cores 1 efoto aistcpere ae | Bae Cees 13,715 2, 050 15,715 2, 050 
SUITS COM ec aecoeec een ceee wetted eee teehee aes 4,700 \ 495 4,700 495 
CaAWIAT Space owe a coeeeee Exc chn a sso eae ee 455 281 : 455 281 
UCIT ieee oa Ase eee re Sen ee amare Seen |omsrercrcleyetis 3, 530 132 3, 550 132 
PWOLGEHSH: 32 fac sees seit ce ee | 642, 784 AA OVS WS 2oecieas Scene oseeciece mes 642, 784 44, 618 
PLOUICON Pee eecer eminence 1,030 32 183, 510 2,489 184, 540 2,521 
Walhnbinigeesseemcene seer eees [Payot va pee steta rato ie artertat 91, 500 147 91, 500 147 
FVCTUSCHISHIA. sere er nesses 20, 500 OOM eerie ntecistal smeaeeeioe 20, 500 150 
EO DStOTS tapos ice os ee | 1,458,157 | 1380, 461 10, 705, 232 935,946 | 12, 163, 889 | 1, 066, 407 
@lamig fresh) es aaccscee ese a 102, 600 | 3, 120 4, 448, 760 156, 149 a4, 551, 360 159, 269 
@lamstsaltediss-o2- esc nce 225 27, 000 eres) 968, 200 34, 092 b 995, 200 35, 217 
SCAWOPS cece cacctemsacseas~c | 33, 440 4, 240 $1, 216 9,773 ¢ 114, 656 14, 013 
AWal Ineo BS AS See eo se ees nce me el seme secemee lm akece oe 85, 000 1, 000 a 85, 000 1, 000 
ISHN OCs sean mes osc scenes 4, 806 84 11, 250 45 16, 056 129 
IVETE Rec ss ee etna ene | 1,459, 447 13, 775 380, 175 4, 074 1, 839, 622 17, 849 
SOUMGSU: aaacctineesceeceeee sce 196, 654 15, 123 538, 675 4, 387 250; 329 19, 510 
MOMPWES 2s Pere cscs sete ee see 4, 987 124 2, 900 163 7,887 287 
I eye reteactar seca obec nie Gare Gall he ee eee eae | omer ae 9, 500 314 £9,300 314 
Mo telee soe eee _...| 58,277,321 | 920,765 | 189,113,050 | 1,998,007 | 242,390,371 | 2,918,772 
@ 455,136 bushels. b 99,520 bushels. ¢19,109 bushels. @ 8,500 bushels. e1,240 gallons. 
THE FISHERIES BY COUNTIES. 
The coast fisheries of Maine in 1902 were prosecuted in 10 counties. 
These were Washington, Hancock, Penobscot, Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, 
Kennebec, Sagadahoc, Cumberland, and York. 
Tn 1902 Washington County had 10,122 persons engaged in the vari- 
ous branches of the fisheries and related industries, the greater number 
of them employed in sardine canneries and smokehouses. In this 
county the investment was $3,702,346, and the products amounted to 
141,584,618 pounds, valued at $733,449. The most important species 
taken were herring and lobsters. 
Hancock County ranks second in the importance of its fisheries— 
the number of persons employed being 3,670, the investment $1,067,275, 
and the products 33,675,426 pounds, valued at $714,075. The yield 
consisted chiefly of cod, hake, herring, smelt, clams, and lobsters. 
Lincoln County ranks third in the number of persons engaged in 
the fisheries, fourth in the amount of capital invested, and fifth in the 
value of fishery products. It is the most westerly county of the state 
in which sardines are canned. Most of the canneries are located at 
Boothbay Harbor, a town of about 2,000 inhabitants, situated near the 
mouth of the Damariscotta River. Besides the herring used in the 
