324 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



The investment in the fisheries of Washington County, owing to an 

 extensive sardine industry, was nearly twice that of any other county, 

 amounting to $1,413,825. The investment in Lincoln County was 

 $750,622, in Cumberland $733,041, and in Hancock $552,491. The 

 largest number of vessels, 178, valued at $142,100, is in Hancock 

 County. Knox County has 98, valued at $90,000; Cumberland 73, 

 valued at $110,400; Lincoln 59, valued at $102,650, and Washington 

 57, worth $70,250. A comparatively small number is employed in 

 each of the other counties. A number of the transporting vessels 

 above included are steamers used in the lobster-carrying trade. 



In the vessel fisheries gill nets are used extensivel}^ in three counties, 

 and hand and trawl lines in four counties. Lobster pots are employed 

 in all but two counties, the largest number being in Hancock and Knox, 

 the former having 7,146 and the latter 4,140. 



In the shore fisheries the largest number of boats are in Hancock 

 County, being 1,419. Two other counties, Washington and Cumber- 

 land, each have nearly 1,000. The forms of apparatus most extensively 

 used are weirs and gill nets in Washington County, weirs in Hancock, 

 gill nets in Knox, weirs and gill nets in Sagadahoc, and gill nets in 

 Cumberland and York counties. Lobster pots are the most numerous 

 form of apparatus in all counties except Penobscot. 



Lincoln County leads in the quantity of products secured, with 

 32,323,528 pounds, valued at $521,186, but is exceeded in value by 

 Hancock County with 20,775,195 pounds, valued at $617,619. Wash- 

 ington County leads in the herring and pollock fisheries; Hancock 

 County in the cod, flounder, salmon, scallop, and lobster fisheries; 

 Knox County in the cusk and hake fisheries; Lincoln County in the 

 alewife, mackerel, menhaden, shad, and smelt fisheries, and Cumber- 

 land County in the haddock, sword-fish, and clam fisheries. 



In 1889 scallops were taken only in Hancock County, while they are 

 now secured in Washington, Hancock, Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, and 

 Cumberland counties. There may also be other grounds in various 

 parts of the State which have not yet been discovered. 



The three following tables show the extent of the fisheries in each 

 county of Maine in 1898: 



Table showing the number 



of persons employed in the fisheries of Maine in 1898. 



Counties. 



On vessels 

 fishing. 



On vessels In shore 

 transport- or boat 

 ing. 1 fisheries. 



Shoresmen. 



Total. 



Washington 



Ill 



649 



3 



24 



238 

 300 



16 

 325 



68 



63 1 1.285 



5,863 

 823 



7,322 



HancocJf 



32 



1,669 

 13 

 134 

 858 

 954 

 521 

 964 

 372 



3,178 



Penobscot 



16 



Waldo 







158 



Knox 



64 



15 



2 



37 



261 



940 



4 



336 



10 



1,421 



Lincoln 



2,209 



Sagadahoc 



543 



Cumberland 



1,662 



York 



450 











Total 



1,734 



213 



6,770 



8,237 



16,964 









