360 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table showing, by counties, the catch by lobster and eel pots in Massachusetts in 1898, 



Species. 



Essex. 



Suffolk. 



Norfolk. 



Plymouth. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Lobsters 



10,200 



$1,224 















Shore fisheries: 

 Eels 



56,000 

 326, 007 



2,800 

 32,422 















Lobsters 



346,625 



830,355 



48,000 



$4,800 



498, 610 



§39, 991 



Total 



382, 007 



a5,222 



346,625 



30,355 



48,000 



4,800 



498, 610 



39, 991 



Total vessel 

 and shore... 



392,207 



36,446 



346,625 



30,356 



48,000 



4,800 



498,610 



39,991 



Species. 



Barnstable. 



Nantucket. 



Dukes. 



Bristol. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Eels 











5,000 

 4,000 



$150 

 360 







5,000 



70,941 



9,500 



$150 



Lobsters 



Winkles 



41,100 

 9,500 



$3,730 

 475 



7,500 



$750 



8,141 



$488 



6,552 

 475 



Total 



50,600 



4,205 



7,500 



750 



9,000 



510 



8,141 



488 



86,441 



7,177 



Shore fisheries: 

 Eels 



59, 170 

 142,653 



2,616 

 11,840 







48, 770 

 143, 634 



2,387 

 10,289 



11,000 



87, 671 



330 



8, 421 



174,940 

 1,622,800 



8,132 

 141,150 



Lobsters 



29,600 



3,032 







Total 



201,823 



14,455 



29,600 



3,032 



192,404 



12,676 



98, 671 



8,751 



1,797,740 



149, 282 



Total vessel 

 and shore... 



252,423 18,660 



1 



37, 100 



3,782 



201,404 



13, 186 



106,812 



9,239 



1,883,181 



156,495 



Table showing, by counties, the catch by dredges, tongs, rakes, and forks in Massachusetts 



in 1898. 



Species. 



Essex. j Suffolk. 



Norfolk. 



Plymouth. 



Lbs. 



Value. Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 

 Clams, hard 











24,000 



62,500 



7,400 



48,545 



195, 200 



550.000 



$2,600 



Clams soft 



1, 186, 240 



$87,242 1 210,600 



$10,530 





4, 125 



Mussels 





130 



Oysters 











9,844 



Scallops.. 





1 





i 



22,120 



Irish moss 









150,000 j $4,500 



17,875 













Total 



1 , 186, 240 87 . 242 210. 600 



10, 530 



150,000 



4,500 



887, 645 



56,694 











Species. 



Barnstable. 



Nantucket. 



Dukes. 



Bristol. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Oysters 



210 

 50,912 



$50 

 6,123 

















210 

 110,984 



$50 



Scallops 



36,480 



$4,071 



12, 152 



$1,528 



11,440 



$1,144 



12,866 



Total 



51, 122 



6,173 



36,480 



4,071 



12,162 



1,528 



11,440 



1,144 



111, 194 



12, 916 



Shore fisheries: 



Clams, hard 



Clams, soft 



Mussels 



218,456 

 11,611 



21,398 

 697 



6,400 



640 



110,400 



11,295 



151,280 



14, 791 



510,536 

 1,470,951 

 7,400 

 708, 365 

 764, 528 

 700,000 



50, 724 

 102, 594 















130 



Oysters 



631,820 

 215,992 



144, 341 

 23,697 











28,666 

 187,000 



2,000 

 18,700 



156, 185 



Scallops 



102, 336 



9,688 



64,000 



8,000 



82, 105 



Irish moss 



22, 375 



Total 



1.077,879 



190, 133 



108, 736 



10,228 



174,400 



19,295 



366,280 



36,491 



4, 161, 780 



414,113 



Total vessel 

 and shore . . 



1,129,001 



196,306 



146,216 



14,299 



186,562 



20,823 



377,720 



36,636 



4, 272, 974 



427,029 



