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FISHEKIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 
64. — Table showing by, counties and species the y ield of the vessel fisheries of Massachusetts in 1889 — Cont’cl. 
Species. 
Nantucket. 
Dukes. 
Bristol. 
Total for State. 
Pounds. 
Yalue. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 1 Yalue. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Swordfish, salted 
Tautog, fresh ■ 
2,400 
$84 
7, 200 
33, 972 
2, 200 
54, 200 
80, 225 
6, 800 
14, 875 
62, 000 
43, 933 
251, 383 
2, 160, 309 
6, 171, 518 
37 
98, 268 
$334 
2, 055 
44 
696 
3,836 
664 
2,905 
2, 754 
1, 316 
5, 026 
77, 768 
488, 524 
7, 750 
320, 115 
18, 972 
$955 
fish, salted ... 
29, 225 
1,535 
Claras (soft) 
400 
7, 175 
50 
1,305 
Scallops - 
Halibut bus 1 
7, 000 
$1, 400 
700 
200 
Sounds 
4, 149 
5, 457,480 
37 
97, 068 
15 
149 
427, 560 
7, 750 
320, 031 
Oil fish 
Oil whale 

161, 025 
14, 084 
Whalebone 
Total 
70, 000 
5, 275 
334, 467 
23,048 6,083,126 
1 
776, 805 148, 047, 973 
1 
4,778,185 
Certain averages which throw considerable light on the vessel fisheries of the 
various counties are given in the following table. The greatest average tonnage is 
found in Bristol County, in which the whaling vessels constitute a prominent part of 
the fishing fleet; in Nantucket County, where the shore fishery with lines and nets is 
the principal branch, the vessels have the least average tonnage; the extremes, as 
represented by these two counties, are 166.64 and 6.85 tons, respectively. The average 
value per ton is, singularly enough, greatest in Nantucket County and least in Bristol 
County. Among the important fishing counties, the average value per ton is greatest 
in Essex County. The average value of vessels is naturally greatest in Bristol County, 
in which the vessels are largest, after which comes Essex County. The same state- 
ment applies to the average value of apparatus and outfit and the average number of 
crew. The average value of catch per man is highest in Plymouth County and lowest 
in Nantucket County. After Plymouth come Suffolk, Essex, and Bristol. In the 
average stock per vessel Bristol County takes considerable precedence over any other, 
with $9,710; then come Essex with $6,465 and Suffolk with $6,266. For each ton 
employed Plymouth County in 1889 took products to the value of $136, Suffolk 
County $112, and Essex County $101. For each $100 invested in the vessel fisheries 
the last-named county also took products worth $101, while Plymouth County is 
credited with $194 and Suffolk County with $117. 
65. — Table showing by counties certain average figures for the vessels employed in the fisheries of Massa- 
chusetts in 1889. 
Counties. 
Net ton- 
nage. 
Value 
jper ton. 
Value 
per 
vessel. 
Value of 
apparatus 
and outfit . 
No. of 
men to 
vessel. 
Value of 
catch per 
man. 
Value of 
catch per 
vessel. 
Value of 
catch per 
each ton 
employed. 
Value of 
catch per 
each $100 
invested in 
fishing 
vessels. 
Essex 
64. 21 
$58 
$3, 742 
$2, 689 
13 
$499 
$6, 465 
$101 
$101 
Suffolk 
55. 73 
55 
3,058 
2, 305 
12 
529 
6,266 
112 
117 
Plymouth 
27. 93 
43 
1,200 
763 
7 
583 
3,793 
136 
194 
Barnstable 
62. 69 
44 
2, 778 
2, 003 
12 
302 
3, 693 
59 
77 ! 
Nantucket 
6.85 
64 
438 
58 
2 
165 
330 
48 
67 
Dukes 
32.14 
39 
1,245 
1, 016 
6 
184 
1,152 
36 
51 
Bristol 
166. 64 
47 
7, 882 
6, 122 
435 
9, 710 
58 
69 
The comparative importance of each of the principal fishery products in the various 
counties is shown in the next table. The figures represent the percentage of the value 
of each species to the total yield in each county. 
F. C. B. 1890—9 
