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Table of products—Continued. 
Vessel fisheries, Shore fisheries. Total. 
Species. 
Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. 
LOS Case See ee ean ae | 27,200 | $1,360 424,540 | $20, 930 451,740 | $22, 290 
Flat-fish and fiounders..........--. 374, 100 9, 251 760, 770 18,588 | 1,134,870 27, 839 
aM OCK Sree etre en seine seem cieioame | ? 5 2, 231 506, 195 14, 265 
ICK-OnyeSHAG ers see ome ninteramisels © 3: 673 34, 760 700 
PINES TINA so aete one auEtes saunee Bee : 5 196 3, 430 364 
Mackerel . 5 16, 873 615, 600 32, 950 
Menhaden . 980 | 471, 000 1, 156 
Minnows.. sons k 120 | 2, 000 120 
LADINO) th = Bo nUbeS eens baneeCeHabeS oe : 2,395 | 40, 400 2, 395 
POMOC eas eae essere Se se Sails lwo : 300 | 30, 000 300 
Scopircseeneo ase sae sennceenecsicae ,o72 46,282 | 6,833, 290 160, 854 
iSO LOPE CG Bea oeao bette ee ana Se recrs j 7,458 | 247, 220 13, 018 
io) St: OL Sas ea mee ener BPS ote dora se aenme 2, 283 | 30, 786 2, 465 
Slat Goat Agro oobOSsaoTe a co SreccE HOnSsnaceses| Socoaddech 10, 600 942 | 10, 600 942 
Spanish mackerel --.:----- 22... 2... 220 32 190 32 410 64 
SOUNeEtCREUG HE Saeesonen seeeemincce as 635, 640 15,597 | 2,522, 475 60, 256 | 3, 158, 115 75, 853 
Soni dea sae ess tii eeaeek 24, 700 585 69, 150 1, 946 | 93, 850. 2,531 
Siripedibasstppocee eee se ceeeee aes 30, 510 2, 567 19,577 2, 360 | 50, 087 4,917 
SWwOKdetish ese es ss Sener ares 126, 900 Ghift 63a eamereticsisa espe oaoe 126, 900 6, 743 
PRONTO Re eee ear meses e= sions, sie 33, 400 1,211 244, 750 8, 068 278, 150 9,279 
deni ako aeeeraaCaaaoesanonna ls cooceacocad Eoueoncaon 2, 400 i 2, 400 90 
WHINE eo) ce secckicaeacss sce scnss 39, 500 395 65, 000 924 | 104, 500 1, 319 
Miscellaneous fish ....-...--.------ 26, 500 | 262 141, 600 150 168, 100 412 
[SINE So qéakeedeoneadlessecarecodd ssccos aodces| poecconeS 1, 200 240 1, 200 240 
MODSUCIS he sea ceec see ate ecocaaeeae 17,010 1, 745 380, 295 37, 743 397, 305 39, 488 
(Chili p ininGl — Sessd Gok sveskepeadseeda lsnoupeceases| OSEoEGaens 6, 400 400 6, 400 400 
CEDIE, SOW oocebaacmpscooessoantosaa lpdaoovegaudT Jnttteesaee 9, 386 1, 760 9, 386 1, 760 
Clamaistrecicemaaccooec ates sce acces 1, 600 200 2638, 300 32, 314 a 264, 900 32,514 
Quahorsierssscssestcr sss neesee eee 1, 440 220 215, 800 35, 236 6 217, 240 35, 456 
BCOUAPS ee smeeeacesed=+-os sees cee. 4,140 758 115, 512 24,450 |~ ©¢119, 652 25, 208 
Oystersimarket? 325-2 2.42¢esece mee 3, 141, 131 | 486, 263 474, 222 75, 028 | 23, 615, 353 561, 291 
" (Oysters. S€ed)- 5.2. 02.2s05 sss. -22e' 116, 200 7, 682 524, 650 19, 079 e 640, 850 26, 761 
MOA ceciass sss a 5-S0s hice, 11, 252,986 | 698,211 | 10,360,978 | 457,490 | 21,6138, 964 | 1, 155, 701 
a26,490 bushels. 6 27,155 bushels. ¢19,942 bushels. 4516,479 bushels, e€91,550 bushels. 
THE FISHERIES BY COUNTIES. 
All five of the counties of Rhode Island are interested in the coast 
fisheries. 
Newport County has the most extensive fisheries, the, number of 
persons employed being 862, the investment $583,421, and the pro- 
ducts 13,778,347 pounds, valued at $387,934. Providence County, 
which is next in importance, had 447 persons employed, $209,504 
invested, and a yield of 2,911,028 pounds, valued at $377,673. The 
fishery products of this county consisted chiefly of oysters. 
Following are three tables giving the extent of the fisheries of the 
state for the year 1902, by counties: 
Table showing by counties the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Rhode Island 
e in 1902. 
Boat or 
On ves- | On ves- . 
Counties. sels fish- |sels trans- shore Shores- Total. 
in erkint fisher- men, 
Bo Perens: | men. 
STIS ON aoe re seniaie mctee = = nic Srctaeeleinis,cteels 3 a cocimenteelaislarge EB Mes sae eae 97 125 | 265 . 
RC eee aiekinere oes ec we pete, ec ee cere ey SO Renee ats = Avo. 99 | 291 
NIQIAND A io: Sot acs bneeee erga san spcleeeraeoee sacecor 231 9 396 226 862 
ET OVICOH COME tata ence to ance Saat awinine eee nine oan. ne a/a 68 3 145 231 | 447 
\WUEYG} ES Had 10) 0 SES pe ee eae es har Se ae 33 2 206 11 252 
TOGA nes ease ak ee mise aaaanseaacesceicmeeccces 394 14 1,017 692 2,117 
