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46. Table showing by species and condition in which sold the yield of the shore fisheries 
of Massachusetts in 1887 and 1888 — Continued. 
Species. 
1887. 
1888. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
otal fresh and salted— Continued. 
Shad 
54, 519 
$2, 450 
87, 286 
$3, 271 
Spanish mackerel 
3, 988 
861 
2, 199 
487 
Smelt .. 
11,500 
1, 233 
10, 800 
1,152 
Squeteague 
126, 436 
6, 498 
167, 393 
8, 848 
Striped bass * 
19, 106 
1,915 
31, 779 
3, 093 
Sturgeon 
6, 400 
64 
4, 500 
171 
Swordfish 
20, 970 
897 
23, 420 
1,021 
Tantog 
655, 582 
22, 984 
580, 956 
21, 950 
Whiting ( Merlucius ) 
45, 901 
782 
69, 608 
1, 222 
Miscellaneous fish 
22, 279 
232 
22, 127 
241 
Refuse fish 
1, 010, 000 
976 
1, 110, 250 
992 
Squid 
496, 400 
5,242 
468, 200 
5,124 
Lobsters 
3, 311,508 
148, 509 
3, 472, 921 
162, 090 
Shrimp 
1, 000 
325 
1, 250 
450 
Oysters 
302, 281 
64, 115 
319,416 
66, 453 
Scallops 
236, 593 
36, 171 
141,082 
40, 286 
Clams 
2, 286, 5^0 
119, 402 
2, 418, 020 
126, 288 
Quohaugs 
284, 320 
21, 363 
209, 320 
14, 822 
Algae... 
102, 198, 200 
80, 641 
102, 105, 000 
73, 678 
Total 
133, 554,820 
1,086,643 
137, 958, 491 
1, 166, 543 
47. Table showing by species the yield of the pound-net fishery of Massachusetts. 
Species. 
1887. 
1888. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Albicoreor horse mackerel 
40, 000 
$125 
40, 900 
$134 
Alewives 
944, 550 
11,711 
887, 764 
11, C41 
Alewives, salted 
62, 700 
803 
80, 000 
1, 000 
Bluefish 
104, 632 
7,683 
104, 212 
6, 660 
Bonito „ 
Bonito, salted 
49, 547 
1,504 
119, 505 
1, 400 
5, 319 
84 
11, 655 
Butterfish 
433,314 
12, 005 
421, 172 
Cod 
12, 220 
327 
29, 313 
669 
Eels 
19,105 
895 
48, 647 
2, 334 
Flounders 
664, 654 
13, 010 
692, 602 
13, 918 
Herring 
3, 192, 978 
28, 371 
5, 181, 870 
48, 371 
Herring, salted 
110, 000 
1, 275 
114, 600 
1,339 
Hickory shad 
6, 300 
173 
3, 964 
86 
Kingfish 
2, 155 . 
121 
2, 533 
175 
Mackerel 
1,240,166 
64, 873 
1,763, 881 
104, 518 
Mackerel, salted .« 
245, 400 
25, 996 
196, 800 
16, 156 
Menhaden 
Menhaden slivers 
233, 840 
1, 107 
:577, 885 
5, 000 
1, 076, 876 
3, 048 
118 
Scup 
1, 703, 092 
52, 114 
32, 067 
Sea bass 
162, 085 
11, 087 
227, 389 
69, 724 
16, 255 
Shad 
46, 137 
2, 129 
2, 887 
Shad, salted 
1 , 200 
48 
2, 680 
104 
Spanish mackerel 
3, 888 
848 
1,945 
423 
Smelt 
2, 500 
205 
2,-800 
255 
Squeteague 
102, 683 
5, 388 
141,499 
7, 689 
Striped bass _ 
14, 099 
1, 815 
14, 551 
1,262 
Sturgeon 
800 
32 
2, 675 
107 
Tautog 
183, 974 
4, 839 
134, 647 
4, 645 
Whiting ( Merlucius ) 
45, 751 
780 
69. 600 
1,214 
Miscellaneous fish 
1,504 
82 
1,342 
89 
Refuse fish 
760, 000 
776 
810, 250 
792 
Squid 
491, 600 
5,168 
463, 400 
5,050 
Total „ 
10, 880, 874 
254, 785 
13, 291, 426 
.299, 464 
