310 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
tance are flat-fish, flounders, mackerel, butter-fish, sea bass, alewives, 
bonito, striped bass, and tautog. 
The gill-net, seine, and fyke-net fisheries have changed little since 
1898, the most noticeable items being an increase in the catch of mack- 
erel in gill nets at Block Island, an increase in the catch of mackerel 
and squeteague by seines, and a decrease in the take of menhaden by the 
same form of apparatus. 
The line fisheries show a small decrease in yield since 1898, amount- 
ing to 1,972,116 pounds, worth $60,076 in that year, and 1,636,760 
pounds, worth $52,870 in 1902. This decrease has been principally in 
the catch of cod, which in the former year amounted to 1,161,812 
pounds, worth $31,907, and in the latter year was 606,450 pounds, 
for which the fishermen received $17,497. The line catch of blue-fish, 
mackerel, and sea bass also decreased, while that of haddock, flounders, 
squeteague, and tautog increased. 
The yield of clams, quahogs, scallops, and oysters with dredges, tongs, 
etc., aggregated 4,857,995 pounds, exclusive of shells, and was valued 
at $681,230. Of this quantity, 3,264,511 pounds, valued at $495,123, 
was taken by vessels and 1,593,484 pounds, valued at $186,107, by 
boats in the shore fisheries. Since 1898 the value of the mollusk fish- 
eries has increased $108,334. The greater part of this is in the yield 
of oysters, which has increased 150,651 bushels in quantity and 
$78,706 in value. 
The following tables show, by counties, species, and apparatus, the 
quantity and value of products taken in the vessel and shore fisheries 
of Rhode Island in 1902: 
Table showing by counties the yield of the seine fisheries of Rhode Island in 1902. 
Kent Newport. Providence. Washington. Total. 
Species. 7 
Lbs. | Value Lbs. | Value.| Lbs. |Value.| Lbs. |Value.| Lbs. | Value. 
Vessel fisheries: 
Mite kere lice sites stoic ste element 3, 150 $180) oot osseclncs Saccl sate cee dele ener 3, 150 $180 
Shore fisheries: 
Alewives, fresh...| 5,000 SUD) toe cececlmsericncce 1, 200 $40 | 28,500 | $405 | 34,700 520 
ALG wives* salted en's. dc accessor tceemee leawte tee aoe eee eee 166, 800 | 2,099 | 166, 800 2,099 
iBlue-hshie- eee = 80 Bil ocnutdaReSliowocce scl ste ce sBeleoe Sects] oeticem nese ete es 80 5 
IBOHIGO Wiese cena 100 ihe Pea ao Srai| erarcteerataiallla ate erase teil ora mtanaterel Sreciareenratel| teens 100 8 
Butter-fish: oc cec se 3,100 DTG is Be Tes See is ere 5 spl es pee me cal | Scare el] eee taco otal ape renee 3, 100 118 
Melseaco cst acces 1, 600 805] S2 Saeoane 190 | 25,500 | 1,470 
Flat-fish and 
flounders ....... 2, 000 552 | 62,850] 1,102 
Mackerel 90 | 205,800 | 9,550 
MINN OWS 2 os cement esas ces leoa cc ctelaeestosine eae mee | eee O00 "al QR leanne ees leone 2, 000 120 
leEKON Rasch ones osoalla 2,155 | 36,900; 2,165 
SCUP ia bees cece SADO0! |! ATT RE ae es alee a Ae See ee ee ees | eee 3, 500 110 
Nhades te. ce se 20 200 20 
SMC H aoe asics lca eres 638 6, 800 638 
Spanish mackerel. 100: i: BY) sees alist eae Samora lem caee | cement | arom ere 100 15 
Squeteague ....... 38, 800 522 | 268,500 | 5,877 
Striped bass....... 100 535 3, 967 545 
TaUtOR Se ciens osteiees 8, 000 50 9, 000 340 
Shrimp see aes Meese ors ois State erororee ee Ree eee a sh OOM em 240)\ | eeree sect eee 1, 200 | 240 
Totalenss- seek. 62,380 | 1,956 | 452,700 | 14,120 | 24,800 | 1,600 | 280,717 | 7,256 | 820,597 | 24, 9382 
Total vessel 
and shore...| 62,380 | 1,956 | 455,850 | 14,300 | 24,800 | 1,600 | 280,717 | 7,256 | 823,747 | 25, 112 
