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FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1908. 



Table 5.— MARYLAND— PRODUCTS OF SHORE AND BOAT FISHERIES: 1908. 



i Includes apparatus, with catch, as follows: Dredges, tongs, etc., 35,676,000 pounds, valued at $1,695,000; dip nets, 2,809,000 pounds, valued at $59,000; otter and musk- 

 rat traps, 39,000 pounds, valued at $50,000; eel pots, 97,000 pounds, valued at $5,500; bow nets, 36,000 pounds, valued at $3,600; tr amm el nets, 11,000 pounds, valued at 

 11,200; harpoons, spears, etc., 800 pounds, valued at $100; and minor apparatus, 74,000 pounds, valued at $2,700. 



2 Less than $100. > 10,000 bushels. * 761, 000 bushels. s 143,000 bushels. « 349,000 bushels. ' 115,000 skins. » Less than 100 pounds. 



MASSACHUSETTS . 



In the value of fishery products and in the amount 

 of capital invested in the fishery industry Massachu- 

 setts ranked first among the states, while in the 

 number of persons employed it ranked third, Virginia 

 being first and Maryland second. Cod, haddock, and 

 mackerel were the most important species taken, the 

 catch of each of these being larger than that of the 

 respective species in any other state. Massachusetts 

 ranked first also in the catch of 15 other species or 

 forms of fish product, and second in 10 others. 



The preeminence of the state was due to the great 

 importance of its vessel fisheries, the headquarters 

 of which are located in a few ports, notably 

 Gloucester and Boston. On this account statistics 



are presented separately for the counties in which 

 these cities are situated, namely, Essex County and 

 Suffolk County; the statistics for the rest of the state 

 are presented under the head "All other counties." 

 The Essex County district takes in the ports along the 

 north shore of Massachusetts Bay, on Cape Ann, and 

 north to the New Hampshire line, with Gloucester as 

 the chief port. The Suffolk County district repre- 

 sents principally the city of Boston, while the group 

 "All other counties" embraces the counties of Nor- 

 folk, Plymouth, Barnstable, Bristol, l)ukes, and 

 Nantucket, including the ports on the south shore of 

 Massachusetts Bay, Cape Cod, and Buzzards Bay. A 

 summary of the principal statistics for the state and 

 for the several districts is given in the following tabular 

 statement : 



