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30. Table showing by apparatus and species the yield of the shore fisheries of Maine in 
1887, exclusive of the shellfish and lobster fisheries — Continued. 
Apparatus and species. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Apparatus and species. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Bag nets : 
Flounders 
Smelt 
Frostfish or tomcod 
Waste and refuse fish. . 
Total 
Fyke nets : 
Flnnrflsra 
27, 050 
388, 145 
440, 700 
140, 000 
$788 
31, 422 
3, 234 
262 
Dip nets : 
Smelt 
Alewives 
Alewives, salted 
Alewives, smoked 
Salmon 
2, 350 
212, 500 
749, 600 
107, 464 
350 
4, 000 
$71 
1,104 
13, 076 
3, 126 
57 
25 
1, 001,895 
35, 706 
Frostfish or tomcod . . . 
Total 
Spears : 
Flounders 
Eels 
110, 000 
3, 600 
2, 500 
1,177 
184 
10 
1, 076 264 
17, 459 
Smelt 
Frostfish or tomcod 
Total 
219, 975 
78, 935 
4, 379 
7, 103 
116, 100 
1,371 
Total 
Pots: 
Eels.... 
298, 910 
45, 817, 781 
11,482 
602, 202 
20, 350 
1,522 
Grand total 
31. Table showing by apparatus and species the yield of the shore fisheries of Maine in 
1888, exclusive of the shellfish and lobster fisheries. 
Apparatus and species. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Hand lines and trawl lines : 
Mackerel 
47, 400 
$3, 450 
Cod 
2, 356,035 
45, 417 
Cod, salted 
1, 509, 295 
38, 908 
Haddock 
2, 469, 934 
40, 323 
Haddock, salted 
751, 788 
13, 100 
Hake... 
2, 121, 665 
18,701 
Hake, salted 
1, 585, 793 
20, 615 
Pollock 
732, 763 
8,073 
Pollock, salted 
333, 260 
4, 000 
Cusk 
323, 950 
4, 372 
Cusk, salted 
37, 059 
412 
Halibut 
143, 795 
8, 033 
Cunners 
17, 500 
650 
Flounders 
10, 800 
172 
Bream 
26, 000 
270 
Catfish 
6, 200 
124 
Smelt 
601, 812 
47, 394 
Total 
13, 075, 049 
254,014 
Gill nets : 
Mackerel 
44, 040 
3, 646 
Cod 
28, 200 
604 
Menhaden 
1, 518, 600 
10, 691 
Shad 
278, 272 
7, 460 
Herring 
1, 812, 965 
11, 519 
Herring, salted 
1, 668, 800 
17, 830 
Herring, smoked 
18, 000 
540 
Salmon 
2, 282 
934 
Total 
5, 371, 159 
53, 224 
Seines : 
Mackerel 
1,000 
75 
Flounders 
455, 150 
8,907 
Smelt 
179, 600 
11, 366 
Hening. 
8,000 
70 
Waste and refuse fish.. 
105,000 
525 
Total 
748, 750 
20, 943 
Bag nets : 
Flounders 
29, 970 
857 
Smelt 
397, 538 
31, 696 
Frostfish or tomcod. . . 
432, 860 
3, 642 
Waste and refuse fish. 
142, 800 
268 
Total 
1, 003, 168 
36, 463 
Apparatus and species. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Weirs, pound nets, and 
trap nets: 
Mackerel 
162, 710 
$11, 015 
Cod 
12, 500 
255 
Pollock* 
63, 000 
126 
Cunners 
34, 900 
1, 023 
Flounders 
5, 000 
75 
Smelt 
93, 600 
4, 156 
Menhaden 
32, 400 
293 
Shad 
528, 984 
15, 408 
Herring f 
26, 863, 664 
98, 275 
Herring, smoked 
2, .189, 745 
72, 775 
Alewives 
632. 829 
6, 332 
Alewives, salted 
20, 550 
370 
Alewives, smoked 
133, 525 
4, 379 
Salmon 
202, 692 
40, 246 
Frostfish or tomcod . . . 
25,200 
55 
Butterfish 
22, 000 
360 
Waste and refuse fish. 
198, 400 
992 
Total 
31,221,699 
256, 135 
Dip nets : 
Smelt 
2, 000 
75 
Alewives 
350, 070 
1, 986 
Alewives, salted 
890, 300 
13, 915 
Alewives, smoked 
110, 615 
3, 062 
Salmon 
175 
29 
Frostfish or tomcod... 
4, 000 
25 
Total 
1, 357, 160 
19, 092 
Fyke nets : 
Flounders 
106, 000 
1, 217 
Smelt 
5, 000 
240 
Frostfish or tomcod... 
12, 500 
50 
Total 
123, 500 
1,507 
Pots: 
Eels 
23, 340 
1,650 
Spears : 
Flounders 
222,075 
4, 362 
Eels 
80,800 
7, 060 
Total 
302,875 | 
11, 422 
Grand total 
53, 226, 700~ 
654, 450 
‘Mostly waste fish. 
tlncluding the quantity subsequently canned. 
