356 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table showing, by counties, the yield of the seine fisheries of Massachusetts in 1898 — Cont'd. 



Species. 



Barnstable. 



Dukes. 



Bristol. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. Value. 



Lbs. 



353, 744 

 170,000 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 



Alewives, fresh 



Alewives, salted 



Blue-fish 



273, 000 

 48,700 

 12, 752 



83,111 

 877 

 638 



290, 383 

 10,000 



84, 165 

 150 



84,338 

 1,975 



967, 127 



234,300 



122, 752 



2,500 



43,023 



1,000 



16, 188 



6,679 



7,900 



3,000 



4,638 



25,200 



812, 214 

 3,072 

 6,138 



Cod 







2,500 

 8,750 



63 



438 



63 



Perch 







34,273 



2,499 



2,937 

 30 



Scup 







Shad 











16, 188 

 4,200 



818 

 254 



818 



Smelt 







2,479 



211 



465 



Squeteague 



6,300 



3,000 



3,000 



25,200 



126 



240 



45 



1,183 



174 



Striped bass 











240 



Tautog 



1,638 



34 







79 



Shrimp 







1 183 















Total 



371,952 



6,220 



338,773 



7,059 



555,382 



7,886 



1,434,307 



27,413 





Total vessel and 

 shore 



2,310,307 



44,232 



389, 773 



7,644 



555,382 



7,886 



22,229,387 



549,057 





Table showing, by counties, the yield of the gill-net fisheries of Massachusetts in 1898. 



Si)ecies. 



Essex. 



Suffolk. 



Norfolk. 



Plymouth. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



8305 

 141 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Cod 



631,300 



811,567 



n.-joo 



9,400 











Haddock 











Herring, fresh 



924, 575 



219, 600 



101,080 



97,000 



17, 781 

 3,465 



11,246 

 5,391 







81,000 



8810 



Herring, salted 













Mackerel, fresh 











14,400 



576 



Mackerel, salted 

























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Total 



1, 973, 555 



49,450 



26,900 



446 







95,400 



1,386 













Shore fisheries: 

 Herring 



175,000 

 34,850 



1,575 

 2,550 



300,000 



4,000 100,000 



81,500 



20,000 

 5,200 



200 



Mackerel 



260 













Total 



209.850 



4,125 



300,000 



4,000 1 100,000 



1,500 



25,200 1 460 







Total vessel and 

 shore 



2, 183, 405 



53,575 



326,900 



4,446 



100,000 



1,500 



120, 600 1 - 846 









Species. 



Barnstable. 



Nantucket. 



Dukes. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



263,350 



813,056 



38,600 

 18,000 



82,002 

 520 







301,950 



18,000 



673, 900 



44,600 



1,012,175 



219,600 



472,260 



167,300 



16,800 



850 



815, 058 



Bonito 







520 



Cod 



25,100 

 .35. 200 



502 

 355 

 100 







12, 374 



Haddock 











496 



Herring, fresh 6,600 



Herring, salted. 











18, 691 











3,465 



Mackerel, fresh 345, 280 



14,824 



4,180 



122 



95 



11,500 



390 







27, 036 



Mackerel, salted 70,300 



Squeteague 4. 800 







9,571 







12,000 



8120 



242 



Striped bass 



850 







95 



Total 













751,480 



33, 234 



68,100 



2, 912 



12,000 



120 



2,927,435 



87,548 



Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish . 



47, 240 



2,489 



89,950 

 2,600 



1,202 

 78 







137, 190 



2,600 



635,000 



104, 840 



150 



5,250 



12,000 



3,691 



Bonito 







78 



Herring 



40,000 

 63,915 



400 

 2,982 







7,675 



Mackerel 



875 



150 



1,200 



140 

 15 

 36 









5,932 



Pompano 



15 



Squeteague 



4,050 

 12,000 



105 



180 







141 



Tautog 







180 















Total 



167, 205 



6,156 



94,775 



1,471 







897,030 



17.712 











Total vessel and 

 shore 



918,685 



39,390 



162,875 



4,383 



12,000 



120 



3,824,465 



105,260 





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