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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
66. — Table showing by counties the percentage of value of each species or product taken in the vessel fisheries 
of Massachusetts in 1889. 
Species. 
Essex. Suffolk. Plymouth. Barnstable. Nantucket. Dukes. Bristol 
Alewives, salted 
Bluefish, fresh 
Butter -fish, fresh 
Cod, fresh 
Cod, salted 
Cunners, fresh 
Cusk, fresh 
Cusk, salted 
Flounders, fresh 
Groupers, fresh 
Haddock, fresh 
Haddock, salted 
Hake, fresh 
Hake, salted 
Halibut, fresh 
Halibut, salted 
Herring, fresh 
Herring, salted 
Mackerel, fresh 
Mackerel, salted 
Menhaden, fresh 
Menhaden, salted 
Pollock, fresh 
Pollock, salted 
Red snapper, fresh 
Sea bass, fresh 
Scup, fresh 
Shad, fresh 
Shad, salted 
Spanish mackerel, fresh.. 
Swordfish, fresh 
Swordfish, salted - 
Tautog, fresh 
Miscellaneous fish, fresh. . 
Miscellaneous fish, salted. 
Lobsters 
Clams (soft) 
Scallops 
Halibut fins 
Sounds 
Tongues 
Oil, fish 
Oil, whale 
Ambergris 
Whalebone 
Total 
[. 002 ] 
.04 
2. 92 
1.02 
1.24 
12.14 
.87 
30. 33 
7,’ii 
11.37 
The customs districts of Massachusetts having fishing vessels are 10 in number 
and correspond to some extent with the counties. Table 67 shows in great detail the 
quantities and values of products taken in each district. Table 68 gives a summary 
of the vessel fisheries classified by customs districts. A series of average figures is 
presented in Table 69. 
67. — Table showing by species and customs districts the yield of the vessel fisheries of Massachusetts in 1889. 
Species. 
Newbury port. 
Gloucester. 
Salem and 
Beverly. 
Marblehead. 
Boston. 
Lbs. | Value. 
Lbs. Value, j 
Lbs. 
Value. 
Lhs. 
Value. 
Lbs. 
Value. 
Alewives, salted 
6,600 
6, 000 
7, 890, 608 
44, 682, 140 
$66 j 
180 
178,948 
1,178,811 | 
Butter-fish, fresh 
Cod, fresh 
Cod, salted 
144,000 1 $3,280 
6,000 175 
402, 993 
1, 520, 013 
$8, 849 
38, 411 
1, 129, 600 
235, 000 
$24, 882 
7,160 
4, 077, 470 
1, 695, 370 
80, 000 
75, 456 
$103, 978 
39, 295 
1, 120 
756 
Clirvnftrs fresh _ _ 
Cusk fresh . . . 
261, 622 
399, 405 
2,971 | 
6, 853 j 
1,500 
16 
Cusk, salted 
Grouper, fresh .... 
16, 868 
10, 304, 670 
269 
157, 959 
Haddock, fresh 
Haddock, salted 
Hake, fresh 
71,000 1 1,460 
16, 459, 375 
605, 875 
1, 683, 810 
838, 948 
8,242,125 
972, 237 
197, 000 
650, 200 
304, 361 
8,643 
18,977 
11,955 
553, 864 
48, 807 
1,790 
9, 303 
53, 000 
78, 505 
4, 273 
16,250 
1,450 
i 2, 693 
935 
820 
34 
287 
102 
125 
818, 500 
16, 190 
182, 000 
1, 855 
1. 678, 523 
16, 787 
Hake, salted 
473 
47 
190, 956 
18, 776 
Halibut salted 
Herring, fresh . 


14, 200 
161 
60, 750 
245, 000 
377 
3, 369 
Herring, salted 
49, 600 
612 

