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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION, 
11. — Table showing the nationality of persons engaged. 
Nationalities. 
In vessel fish- 
eries. 
1889. 
1890. 
In shore fish 
eries. 
1889. 1890. 
On shore. 
1889. 1890. 
Total. 
1889. 1890 
Americans, white 
Americans, colored 
British provincials, white. . . 
British provincials, colored 
Italians 
Portuguese 
Spaniards 
Norwegians 
Swedes 
Greeks 
French 
Chinese 
Others 
311 
47 
14 
530 
23 
22 
30 
5 
14 
335 
1, 293 
48 
534 
13 
123 
592 
164 
47 
29 
27 
19 
57 
23 
8 
6 
17 
1,420 
570 
121 
162 
53 
28 
56 
9 
7 
29 
239 
157 
6 
271 
181 
2 
8 
1 
3 
1,843 
738 
139 
694 
53 
50 
79 
38 
6 
17 
5 
1 
76 
2, 026 
799 
136 
754 
61 
57 
76 
32 
7 
29 
3 
3 
85 
Total 
996 
1, 085 
2,338 
2, 517 
405 
466 
3,739 
4, 068 
12. — Table of apparatus and capital. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
Number. 
Value. 
N umber. 
Value. 
132 
$201, 200 
145 
$213, 990 
2, 196. 61 
2, 356. 67 
125, 919 
23, 750 
139, 813 
27, 750 
18 
21 
240. 56 
280. 21 
4,145 
137, 890 
105, 942 
4, 765 
147, 538 
115, 991 
1, 954 
2, 075 
Apparatus of capture — -vessel fisheries : 
8 
735 
9 
850 
17 
465 
26 
690 
18 
900 
17 
800 
1, 511 
161 
1,584 
217 
20 
27 
i 
30 
6 
180 
1, 049 
1,139 
14, 540 
18, 998 
3, 746 
683 
Apparatus of capture— shore fisheries : 
156 
11, 955 
17, 530 
196 
654 
714 
114 
3^186 
670 
136 
107 
109 
1,791 
2, 401 
1,373 
135 
2, 068 
295 
323 
2, 622 
1, 388 
135 
168, 002 
470, 450 
183, 207 
486, 600 
1, 281, 190 
1, 369, 294 
Note. — In addition to the above fishing property, the alligator hunters of the west coast of Florida 
had, in 1889, 76 boats, valued at $1,250; outfits and provisions, valued at $3,540, and 294 guns, valued at 
$4,410; and in 1890 the same number of boats, with $3,518 worth of outfits, etc., and 283 guns, valued 
at $4,245. 
