FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 



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Table showing, by counties^ the yield of the line fisheries of Connecticut in 16'i^S. 



Species. 



Fairfield. 1 New Haven. 



Middlesex. 



New London. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 











891,035 



445, 980 



26, 250 



112,800 



7,850 



4,220 



217,019 



500 



15, 500 



$29, 147 



10, 764 



973 



856 



573 



192 



10, 55-1 



15 



620 



891,035 



445, 980 



26, 250 



112, 800 



7,850 



4, 220 



217, 019 



500 



15,500 



$29, 147 



10, 764 



973 



Cod 











Flounders 











Haddock 











856 



Mackerel 











573 



Soup 











192 



Sea bass 



1 









10 554 



Squeteague 











15 



Tautog 





1 









620 

















Total 













1,721,154 



53, 694 



1,721,154 



53,694 















Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



3,000 

 4,000 

 1,000 



$200 

 160 







50, 700 



$2, 525 



4,300 



215 



58, 000 

 4,000 

 3,000 

 1,000 



30,300 

 3,000 

 1,700 



24,000 



500 



2,940 

 160 



Cod 







Flounders 



45 











2, 000 



1,000 



27, 200 



68 



120 



1,410 



113 



Mackerel 











120 



Sea bass 



Squeteague .. 



Striped bass 



300 

 3,000 



30 

 180 



1,000 



$50 



1,800 



108 



1,598 

 180 



1,700 

 2,500 



200 











200 



Tautog 



11,800 

 500 



944 

 25 



125 



1.200 



60 



8,500 



4i5 



1,644 

 25 



Tonicod or frost- 

 fish 



1 

















Total 



23, 600 



1,584 



5, 200 



375 53,700 



2, 693 



43,000 



2, 228 



125,500 



6,880 







Total vessel 

 and shore.. 



23, 600 



1,584 5,200 



1 



375 ! 53,700 



2,693 



1, 764, 154 



55,922 



1,846,654 



60, 574 



Table showing, by counties, the catch by pots and spears in the fisheries of Connecticut in 1898. 



Species. 



Fairfield. 



New Haven. 



Middlesex. 



New London. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Lobsters 



8,320 



$926 









413, 307 



$29, 356 



421,627 



ft.S0. 282 













Shore fish(>rie?^; 

 Eels 



53,100 



4,000 



36, 940 



4,615 



200 



3,815 



33,350 $2,646 



46,220 $2,483 



1,200 48 



31, 980 3, 804 



72,070 



4,260 



204, 740 



5,200 



676, 565 



14,004 



Flounders 



248 



Lobsters 



36,120 1 4,253 



571, 525 



41,594 



53, 466 





Total 



94,040 



8,630 69,470 | 6,899 



79,400 1 6,335 



643, 595 



45, 854 



886, 505 



67, 718 



Total vessel 

 and shore.. 



102, 360 



9,556 69,470 j 6,899 



79,400 6,335 



1,056,902 



75,210 



1,308,132 98,000 



1 



Note. — The flounders and part of the eels shown in the above table were caught by spears. 

 Table showing, by counties, the catch by dredges, tongs, rakes, etc., in Connecticut in 1898. 



Species. 



Fairfield. New Haven. 



Middlesex. 



XewLon- 





Lbs. 



Value. Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value.! Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Oysters 



4, 356, 002 



$409,194 8,921,661 



$731, 759 









1:^.277.663 



$1, 140, 953 















Shore fisheries: 

 Ovsters 



546, 140 



204,800 



44, 300 



50, 160 



47, 140 681, 880 



25,865 27,200 



5,224 138,500 



,5,016 



51, 278 



3,785 



11, 870 



89 60o! $4 850 35, ooo' $4,850 1,335,620 108.118 



Clams, hard 



Clams, soft 



Scallops 



2^000 '250 234,000 



14,500 1,695| 2,500 250 199,800 

 i 50,160 



29, 900 



19, 039 



5,016 











Total 



845, 400 



83,245 850,580 



66, 933 



106, 100 



6,795 37,500 5,100, 1,839,580 162,073 



Total vessel 

 and shoro 



5,201,402 



492,439 9,772,241 



1 



798, 692 



106,100 6,795 37,500 5.100 15,117,243 1,303,026 



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