FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 
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THE VESSEL FISHERIES. 
It is in the vessel fishery that the principal decline has occurred, the number of 
craft being 23 in 1880 and only 15 in 1889. The shore fishery is the most important 
branch in which the vessels of the State engage, 11 out of the entire number following 
this fishery to a greater or less extent. The fishery for mackerel with seines, nets, 
and lines ranks next, employing 7 vessels. The market, halibut, swordfish, menhaden, 
and lobster fisheries have a single vessel in each. The details of tonnage, value, and 
crew for each fishery are brought out in the following table. 
53. — Table showing the number of vessels engaged in each fishery in New Hampshire in 1889, together ivith 
their tonnage, value, and number of crew. 
Fisheries. 
Ho. of 
vessels 
en- 
gaged. 
Net ton- 
nage. 
Value. 
Humber and nationality of 
fishermen. 
Ameri- 
cans. 
British 
provin- 
cials. 
All 
others. 
Total. 
Market 
1 
68. 93 
$2, 800 
6 
4 
2 
12 
Halibut 
1 
68. 93 
2,800 
6 
4 
2 
12 
Mackerel, caught with seines 
4 
186. 91 
11, 700 
43 
4 
1 
48 
Mackerel, caught with nets 
1 
14. 63 
1,000 
5 
5 
Mackerel, caught with lines . . . . 
2 
42.42 
1, 900 
12 
12 
Shore 
U 
337. 06 
16, 400 
4 
4 
96 
Swordfish 
1 1 
30. 93 
1, 600 
9 
9 
Menhaden .... 
j 89. 63 
6, 000 
16 
16 
Lobster 
19. 41 
1, 300 
6 
6 
From the next table it is seen that, taking the value of the products as a basis, 
the shore vessel fishery yields about three-fourths of the total catch, followed by the 
halibut, mackerel, menhaden, market, swordfish, and lobster. If quantities only are 
considered, the menhaden fishery ranks second and the market fishery third. 
54. — Table showing by fisheries and species the yield of the vessel fisheries of New Hampshire in 1889. 
Fisheries and 
Shore : 
Cod, fresh 
Cod, salted 
Cusk, fresh 
Haddock, fresh . 
Haddock, salted 
Hake, fresh 
Hake, salted — 
Pollock, fresh . . 
Total 
Market : 
Cod, fresh 
Halibut: 
Halibut, fresh . 
Pounds. 
Value. 
639, 355 
195, 000 
33, 500 
826, 025 
90, 000 
227, 295 
110, 000 
7, 000 
$14, 182 
5,325 
350 
14, 821 
1, 112 
2, 353 
1, 400 
70 
2, 128, 175 
39, 613 
103, 900 
1, 800 
87, 600 
6,132 
Fisheries and species. 
Mackerel : 
Mackerel, fresh. . 
Mackerel, salted. 
Total 
Swordfish : 
Swordfish, fresh . 
Swordfish, salted 
Total 
Menhaden : 
Menhaden, fresh. . 
Crustacean : 
Lobsters 
Grand total 
Pounds. 
Value. 
19, 700 
$1, 770 
24, 600 
2, 359 
44, 300 
4, 129 
25, 100 , 
1, 159 
3,600 
180 
28, 700 
1,339 
464, 000 
2,100 
14, 175 
645 
2, 870, 850 
55, 758 
