452 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
York City. The average tonnage of the vessels is 43.33 net, and 9 men 
constitute the average crew. 
Table XXI shows the vessel fishery for the year 1887, of the customs 
district of Philadelphia, comprising the ports of Philadelphia, Pa., and 
Camden, X. J. Oystering is the most important fishery interest of the 
district, 77 vessels out of the entire fleet of 90 vessels being engaged in 
the oyster fishery, while 4 other vessels followed both fishing and oyster- 
ing. Four vessels fishing only and 5 transporting fish complete the 
enumeration. The vessels had an aggregate value of $184,651, includ- 
ing apparatus and outfit, and carried 515 men. The value of the fishery 
products taken and transported was $335,179, of which $264,029 repre- 
sented oysters and $71,150 fish. 
Table I . — Number and nationality of men on vessels employed in New England food-fish- 
eries in 1886. 
Customs district. 
American 
citizens. 
British 
provin- 
cials. 
Other for- 
eigners. 
Total 
number 
of men on 
vessels. 
Percent- 
age of 
American 
citizens. 
Percent- 
age of 
British 
provin- 
cials. 
Percent- 
age of 
other for- 
eigners. 
MAINE. 
93 
34 
127 
73. 0 
27.0 
81 
81 
100.0 
310 
43 
4 
357 
87.0 
12.0 
1.0 
429 
42 
471 
91. 0 
9.0 
4 
4 
100.0 
Bfd fast 
352 
4 
356 
99.0 
1.0 
Wfl,Wnhnrnnprh _ _ _ _ 
438 
4 
442 
99. 0 
1. 0 
VV iar, asset 
300 
113 
413 
73.0 
27. 0 
Bath 
26 
1 
27 
96. 0 
4. 0 
Portland 
1,211 
24 
151 
15 
1,377 
89. 0 
10.0 
1.0 
Sano 
1 
25 
96.0 
v 4.0 
Kfinnphnnk 
60 
60 
100. 0 
York 
11 
11 
100.0 
Total 1 
3, 339 
393 
19 
3, 751 
89.0 
10.5 
.5 
NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
Portsmouth 
130 
12 
4 
146 
89.0 
8.0 
3.0 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Newburyport . . 
49 
4 
53 
92. 0 
8. 0 
frl Oil Cftstfir 
3, 365 
113 
1, 102 
726 
5, 193 
139 
65.0 
21. 0 
14.0 
Salom and Beverly 
26 
81. 0 
19. 0 
Marblehead 
251 
2 
2 
255 
98.0 
1. 0 
1.0 
Boston 
569 
106 
84 
759 
75.0 
14.0 
11.0 
Plymouth 
58 
3 
61 
95.0 
5. 0 
Barnstable 
940 
604 
869 
2, 413 
39.0 
25.0 
36.0 
Nantucket . 
14 
14 
100. 0 
Edgartown . . 
25 
25 
100. 0 
New Bedford 
78 
25 
103 
76.0 
24.0 
Total 
5, 462 
1, 847 
1, 706 
9, 015 
60.6 
20.5 
18.9 
RHODE ISLAND. 
Newport . 
341 
341 
100.0 
Bristol and VV arren 
6 
22 
6 
100.0 
Providenee 
2 
24 
83.0 
17.0 
Total 
369 
2 
371 
99.5 
.5 
CONNECTICUT. 
Stoninp'ton .. 
284 
17 
301 
94.0 
6.0 
New London 
297 
49 
346 
86.0 
14.0 
New Haven 
8 
8 
100.0 
Total 
589 
66 
655 
89.9 
10.1 
(Brand total _ _ 
9, 889 
2, 254 
1,795 
13, 938 
70.9 
16.2 
12.9 
