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Table XIII . — The New England vessel fishery for lobsters in 1887. 
State. 
Vessels engaged in 
no other fisheries. 
Vessels engaged part oi the time in 
other fisheries. 
Catching 
lobsters 
only. 
Trans- 
porting 
only. 
Both 
catching 
and 
trans- 
porting. 
Total. 
Catching 
lobsters 
only. 
Trans- 
porting 
only. 
Both 
catching 
and 
trans- 
porting. 
Total. 
Maine 
2 ' 
11 
2 
15 
13 
7 
3 
23 
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2 
2 
g 
1 
9 
Erhodo Island 
2 
2 
Connecticut 
15 
1 
16 
7 
1 
8 
Total 
21 
11 
3 
35 
28 
9 
3 
40 
Total lobster fleet. 
State. 
Vessels. 
Net ton- 
nage. 
Value 
of 
vessels. 
Value 
of 
outfit. 
Men. 
Maine 
38 
624. 54 
$24, 725 
$4, 755 
115 
Massachusetts 
11 
147. 18 
8, 250 
1, 900 
42 
Rhode Island 
2 
16.43 
1, 500 
372 
5 
Connecticut - 
24 
262. 61 
27, 600 
5, 500 
72 
Total 
75 
1, 050.76 
62, 075 
12, 527 
234 
Products. 
State. 
Lobsters caught 
by crews of 
vessels. 
Other lobsters 
transported by 
vessels. 
Total. 
Number. 
V alue. 
Number. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value. 
Maine 
234, 204 
100, 523 
11, 450 
293, 117 
$10, 170 
11, 503 
1,132 
27, 103 
1, 258, 645 
3, 000 
$65, 249 
150 
1, 492, 849 
103, 523 
11,450 
353, 117 
$75, 419 
11,653 
1,132 
32, 103 
M AHKaoh n setts 
Rhode Island 
Orvanecticnt 
60, 000 
5, 000 
Total 
639, 294 
49, 908 
1, 321, 645 
70, 399 
1, 960, 939 
120, 307 
