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44. Table showing the number of vessels engaged in each fishery in Massachusetts in 1883, 
together with their tonnage, value , and number of crew. 
Fishery. 
No. of 
vessels 
en- 
gaged. 
Net ton- 
nage. 
Value 
of ves- 
sels. 
Number and nationality of 
fishermen. 
Amer- 
icans. 
British 
provin- 
cials. 
All ; 
others. 
Total. 
i 
Cod, on banks east of 65° W. longitude 
196 
16, 848. 20 
$882, 329 
1, 714 
986 
306 
! 3,006 
Cod, on banks west of 65° W. longitude 
163 
10, 405. 75 
535, 100 
1,320 
524 
224 
2, 068 
Cod Gulf of St. Lawrence 
2 
122. 05 
3, 080 
14 
11 
25 
Halibut, on banks east of 65° W. longitude*. 
42 
3, 564. 21 
235, 980 
330 
170 
107 
607 
Halibut, Greenland and Iceland 
6 
518. 27 
29, 100 
60 
11 
19 
90 
Mackerel, New England shore 
312 
14, 212. 15 
755, 724 
2, 573 
497 
203 
3, 273 
Mackerel, Nova Scotia shore 
28 
2, 438. 67 
150, 060 
350 
108 
25 
483 
Mackerel, Gulf of St. Lawrence 
53 
4, 512. 24 
293, 359 
619 
206 
75 
900 
Whale 
75 
16, 072. 26 
655, 670 
933 
323 
841 
2, 097 
Market 
161 
10,710. 39 
640, 285 
1, 588 
428 
306 
2, 322 
Shore 
137 
2, 876. 16 
169, 588 
732 
80 
48 
860 
Herring 
27 
413. 61 
19, 550 
119 
12 
1 
132 
Swordfish 
12 
324.21 
18, 000 
* 84 
10 
14 
108 
Menhaden 
8 
458. 61 
31,450 
95 
16 
3 
114 
Lobster 
10 
135. 97 
6, 950 
34 
2 
3 
39 
Scallop and clam 
8 
138. 23 
5, 950 
23 
4 
27 
* The vessels landing fresh cod, haddock, halibut, etc., caught on George’s Bank and New England 
shore are included in the market and shore fisheries. 
45. Table showing by fishing grounds the catch of the mackerel (by apparatus), the bank 
cod, the Grand and Western Bank fresh halibut, and the Greenland and Iceland halibut 
fleets of Massachusetts in 1888. 
Species. 
New England shore. 
Nova Scotia shore. 
Gulf St. Lawrence. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds, 
Value. 
Mackerel caught with seines, fresh . . 
Mackerel caught with seines, salted . . 
Mackerel caught with nets, fresh 
1, 583, 430 
5, 847, 160 
104, 920 
192, 000 
195, 593 
399, 840 
$90, 006 
410, 200 
6, 639 
12, 657 
11,273 
27, 371 
80, 000 
849, 200 
$4, 800 
61, 670 
1,215,000 
$112, 212 
Mackerel caught with nets, salted 
Mackerel caught with lines, fresh 
Mackerel caught with lines, salted — 
Cod, salted 
226, 240 
8,785 
Total 
8, 322, 943 
558, 146 
929, 200 
66, 470 
1,441,240 
120, 997 
Species. 
East of 65° West lon- 
gitude. 
West of 65° West 
longitude. 
Greenland and 
Iceland. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
God salted _ 
38, 562, 725 
7, 301,432 
181, 856 
$1, 074, 070 
401/154 
9, 509 
23, 661, 185 
$626, 312 
2, 700. 
$75 
Halibut, fresh 
Halibut, salted 
1,017, 643 
60, 247 
Total 
46, 046, 013 
1, 484, 733 
23, 661, 185 
626, 312 
1,020, 343 
60, 322 
Species. 
Total. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
fyf ackerel can ght, with seines, fresh 
1, 663, 430 
7,911,360 
104, 920 
192, 000 
195, 593 
399, 840 
62, 452, 850 
7, 301, 432 
1, 199, 499 
$94, 806 
584, 082 
6, 639 
12, 657 
11, 273 
27, 371 
1, 709, 242 
401. 154 
69, 756 
Mackerel caught with seines, salted 
Mackerel caught with nets, fresh 
Mackerel cauglit with nets, salted 
Mackerel caught with lines, fresh 
Mackerel caught with lines, salted 
Cod, salted 
Halibut, fresh 
Halibut, salted 
Total 
81, 420, 924 
2, 916, 980 
