308 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES, 
43. Table showing by fisheries and species the yield of the vessel fisheries of Massachusetts 
in 1888. 
Fisheries and species. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Fisheries and species. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
« 
Bank: 
Cod 
Cod, salted 
Cusk, salted 
Haddock, salted 
Halibut 
Halibut, salted . 
Hake 
Hake, salted 
Pollock 
Pollock, salted . 
Halibut fins 
Total 
Market : 
Cod 
Cod, salted . . 
Cusk 
Cusk, salted . 
Grouper 
Haddock 
Halibut 
Hake 
Hake, salted. 
Pollock 
Red snapper 
Swordfish . . 
Total 
Halibut: 
157, 629 
$3, 585 
62, 450, 150 
1, 709, 167 
157, 496 
1.627 
402, 061 
4, 314 
1, 033, 078 
70, 388 
245, 353 
13, 060 
20, 334 
200 
710, 457 
7, 352 
1,700 
20 
768, 185 
7, 625 
2, 800 
135 
65, 949, 243 
1, 817, 473 
14, 496, 816 
338, 961 
139, 642 
4, 072 
302, 900 
4, 109 
600 
9 
8, 289 
212 
31, 989, 775 
592, 203 
770. 240 
69, 297 
2, 696, 083 
28, 169 
4, 850 
45 
1, 301, 848 
13, 628 
153, 377 
4,772 
2, 309 
127 
51, 866, 729 
1, 055, 604 
Shore— continued : 
Mackerel 
Menhaden 
Perch or cunners 
Pollock 
Pollock, salted . . 
Sea bass 
Soup 
Shad 
Shad, salted 
Striped bass 
Squeteague 
Swordfish 
Tautog 
Algae 
Total 
Mackerel : 
Herring 
Herring, salted . . . 
Mackerel 
Mackerel, salted . 
Menhaden, salted . 
Shad, salted 
Swordfish, salted . 
Roe 
Total 
Menhaden (salted) 
Swordfish 
550 
$45 
20, 000 
91 
8, 400 
624 
1, 428, 092 
15, 683 
363, 481 
4, 857 
34, 935 
2, 547 
71,811 
2, 342 
95, 000 
2, 145 
58, 000 
1, 600 
245 
20 
3, 151 
124 
25, 496 
1,155 
52, 236 
2, 144 
45, 000 
2, 500 
14, 134, 033 
272, 265 
93, 750 
913 
50, 600 
'732 
1, 963, 393 
112, 673 
8, 503, 200 
624, 200 
698. 200 
14, 815 
2, 000 
50 
40, 000 
1, 582 
' 5,000 
200 
11, 356, 143 
755, 165 
2, 789, 200 
7, 868 
213, 182 
10, 246 
Cod 
Cod, salted 
Halibut 
Halibut, salted 
Hake, salted... 
Halibut fins ... 
Total 
Shore : 
Bluefish 
Bonito 
Butterfish 
Cod 
Cod, salted 
Cusk 
Cusk, salted 
Flounders 
Haddock 
Haddock, salted 
Halibut 
Halibut, salted 
Hake 
Hake, salted 
Kingfish ( Scomberomo • 
ms) 
5, 546 
149 
149, 960 
3, 543 
7, 267,929 
399, 250 
1, 091, 493 
62, 603 
5,685 
60 
67, 600 
3, 267 
8, 588, 213 
468, 872 
99, 414 
8, 484 
315 
11 
9,593 
283 
6, 856, 933 
138, 810 
912, 722 
21,401 
40, 740 
557 
17, 500 
302 
9, 527 
235 
2, 937,151 
49, 653 
123, 510 
1, 328 
135, 323 
7, 421 
125 
8 
581, 258 
5,616 
202, 692 
2, 254 
833 
25 
Herring: 
Alewives 
Alewives, salted 
Herring 
Herring, salted.. 
Shad, salted 
Squid 
Total 
Mollusk : 
Clams.. 
Scallops 
Total. 
Lobster 
Whale : 
Whale oil . 
Whalebone 
Ambergris , 
Total 
4, 500 
18 
3, 400 
47 
154, 000 
1,443 
1, 595, 000 
20, 064 
17, 800 
547 
18, 000 
150 
1, 792, 700 
22, 269 
19, 750 
1,556 
15, 929 
2,910 
35, 679 
4, 466 
270, 554 
10, 846 
4, 649, 954 
328, 148 
124, 675 
338, 138 
424 
9, 930 
4, 774, 6714 
676, 216 
Note.— T his table does not include 1,962,535 pounds of fish oil, valued at $72,385; 38,722 pounds of 
sounds, valued at $5,808; and 315,590 pounds of tongues, valued at $9, 469. 
