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Table showing, by counties, the yield of the hand and trawl line fisheries of Rhode Island 



in 1898. 



Species. 



Bristol. 



Providence. 



Kent. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



"Value. 



Lbs. 



Value, 



Shore fisheries: 

 Eels 



6,400 

 1,000 



S288 

 30 



6,667 



S360 







Scup 







Squeteague 



300 

 1,000 



12 

 50 







Tautog 



11,000 



440 



1,200 



860 







Total 



18,400 



758 



7,967 



422 



1,200 



60 







Species. 



Vessel fisheries: 



Blue-fish 



Cod, fresh 



Cod, salted .. . 

 Flounders . . . 



Haddock 



Mackerel 



Sea bass 



Tautog 



Total, 



Shore fisheries: 



Blue-fish 



Cod, fresh 



Cod, salted 



Eels 



Flounders and flat-fish. 



Haddock 



Mackerel 



Scup 



Sea bass 



Squeteague 



Tautog 



Total. 



Total vessel and shore 



Newport. 



Lbs. 



57, 200 



487, 486 



181, 376 



27, 250 



316,800 



91, 300 



17,650 



26,800 



1, 205, 862 



Value. 



$2,860 



11,827 



7,544 



415 



7,319 



4,496 



914 



837 



36,212 



29, 000 



335,000 



52,500 



3,000 

 20,000 

 45,900 



5,000 

 16, 800 

 51,000 



558, 200 



1, 764, 062 



1,450 

 6,635 

 2,100 



30 



550 



2,580 



150 



504 



1,224 



15, 123 



51, 335 



Washington. 



Lbs. 



700 



400 



1,100 



2,500 

 29, 225 

 76, 225 



12, 553 

 20, 725 

 5,800 

 1,300 

 1,550 

 3,305 

 26, 204 



179, 387 



Value, 



20 



Total. 



Lbs. 



57,200 



487, 486 



181,376 



27,950 



316, 800 



91,300 



17,650 



27,200 



48 I 1,206,962 



125 



621 



3,280 



677 



414 



530 



38 



98 



157 



1,513 



31,500 



364, 225 



128, 725 



13, 067 



15, 553 



40, 725 



51,700 



2,300 



6,550 



20,405 



90, 404 



7,453 



765, 154 



180, 487 



7,501 I 1,972,116 



Value. 



82,860 



11, 827 



7,544 



443 



7,319 



4,496 



914 



857 



36, 260 



1,575 



7,156 



6,380 



648 



707 



964 



3,110 



68 



248 



673 



3,287 



23, 816 



60, 076 



Table showing, by counties, the catch of eels and lobsters by pots in Rhode Island in 1898. 



Species. 



Newport. 



Bristol. 



Washington, 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Lobsters .\ 



90, 333 



86,523 







2,000 



8160 



Shore fisheries: 

 Eels 



28,700 

 370, 700 



1,116 



27, 468 



39,200 

 2,500 



81,520 



188 



70,125 

 112,533 



2,265 



Lobsters 



8,951 



Total 



399, 400 



28,584 



41,700 



1,708 



182, 658 



11,216 



Total vessel and shore 



489, 733 



36, 107 



41,700 



1,708 



184,658 



11, 376 



Species. 



Providence. 



Kent. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Eels 



13, 334 



8800 



9,866 



8518 



23,200 

 92, 333 



81,318 



Lobsters 



6,683 



Total 



13, 334 



800 



9,866 



518 



115, 533 



8,001 



Shore fisheries: 

 Eels 



103, 000 



5,820 



27,000 



1,232 

 



268,025 

 485, 733 



11, 953 



Lobsters 



36,607 



Total 



103, 000 



5,820 



27,000 



1,232 



753, 758 



48,560 



Total vessel and shore 



116, 334 



6, 620 



36, 866 



1,750 



869, 291 



56, 561 



