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New England States. It may be explained that the term “ Nova Scotia 
shore,” used here, means that the fish were taken off the coast of that 
province, in the open sea outside of jurisdictional waters. The same 
can be said of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and all other fishing grounds, 
except the “New England shore.” While American fishing vessels have 
the right to fish inshore over the greater part of the region included under 
the head of “ West of 65° W. longitude,” it may be stated that this is a 
bank fishery prosecuted at considerable distances from the coast. It is 
proper, however, to call attention to the fact that while the mackerel 
catch off the New England shore in 1888 was 8,322,943 pounds, worth 
$558,146, the combined catch off the Nova Scotia coast and in the Gulf 
of St. Lawrence reached an aggregate of only 2,144,200 pounds, with a 
value of $178,682. 
For this State as well as for others the products of the fisheries are 
shown in great detail by species and by special fisheries in a manner 
more complete than has heretofore been attempted, including even the 
secondary products, such as roe, fish oil, etc. 
37. Table of persons employed. 
How engaged. 
1887. 
1888. 
On fishing vessels 
11, 182 
28 
2, 618 
3,235 
11, 062 
29 
2, 681 
3, 265 
On transporting vessels 
On boats 
On shore, in factories, fish houses, etc * 
Total 
17, 053 
17, 037 
38. Table of apparatus and capital. 
Designation. 
1887. 
1888. 
No. 
Y alue. 
No. 
Value. 
Vessels fishing * 
830 
$3, 118, 006 
1,615, 239 
7, 150 
2, 050 
245, 699 
191, 000 
469, 949 
7, 576 
60 
980 
115 
3, 205 
171, 721 
46, 103 
630 
35 
911 
37, 605 
2, 092 
3, 490 
544 
5, 146 
3, 036, 544 
4, 239, 200 
814 
$3, 040, 323 
1, 539, 536 
7, 500 
2, 100 
251, 070 
167, 700 
494, 478 
8, 288 
60 
1, 455 
100 
3,805 
189, 829 
47, 794 
680 
35 
921 
40, 086 
2, 890 
3,840 
571 
5, 766 
3. 050, 738 
4, 251, 200 
Outfit 
Vessels transporting t 
Outfit 
11 
11 
Boats 
3,310 
382 
3, 333 
332 
Apparatus of capture— vessel fisheries: 
Seines 
Trawl lines, hand lines, etc __ 
Gill nets 
614 
20 
560 
30 
42 
200 
4, 031 
41 
2 
495 
26, 970 
628 
20 
785 
26 
46 
218 
4, 122 
46 
2 
500 
28, 532 
Snap nets 
Pots 
Dredges and rakes 
A pparatus of capture— shore fisheries : 
Haul seines 
Pound nets, trap nets, and weirs 
Gill nets 
Fyke nets 
Trammel nets „ 
Snap nets and dip nets 
Pots „ 
Trawl lines and hand lines 
Dredges and tongs 
Harpoons, spears, etc 
Rakes and hoes 
1,082 
282 
1,225 
297 
Shore property 
Cash capital 
Total . . . 
13, 205, 050 
13, 110, 765 
* Tonnage in 1887, 61,376,48 ; in 1888, 59,939.83, t Tonnage in 1887, 180 .31 ; in 1888, 189.91, 
