FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 
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VI.— THE FISHERIES OF CONNECTICUT. 
GENERAL REMARKS AND STATISTICS. 
The fisheries of Connecticut rank next in general importance to those of Maine. 
Some special branches are of greater extent than elsewhere in New England, and others 
are of minor consequence compared with neighboring States. The general fisheries for 
food-fish are of less importance than in Rhode Island, but the taking of oysters reaches 
greater proportions than elsewhere in this region, and in the extent of its menhaden 
industry Connecticut ranks second. This State is the only one, in addition to Massa- 
chusetts, which now prosecutes mammal fisheries of commercial importance. 
The river fisheries were investigated to the limits of tidewater except in the case 
of the Connecticut, which was canvassed for 10 miles above its mouth to Essex. 
Condensed statistics for this State, covering the three points of persons employed, 
apparatus and capital, and products, are given in the following tables : 
110. — Table of persons employed. 
How engaged. 
No. 
On fisbin 0 * vessels 
1, 030 
32 
1, 252 
733 
1 On transporting vessels 
In shore fisheries . . 
On shore, in factories, fish-houses, etc 
Total 
3,047 
1 
111. — Table of apparatus and capital. 
Vessels fishing (tonnage 5,052.60) 
Outfit 
Vessels transporting (tonnage 217.08) . . 
Outfit 
Boats 
Apparatus of capture— vessel fisheries 
Seines 
Lines 
Pots 
Harpoons 
Dredges, etc. 
Apparatus of capture— shore fisheries: 
Haul seines 
Pound nets 
Gill nets 
Fyke nets 
Lines 
Pots 
Spears 
Dredges, rakes, etc 
Shore property 
Cash capital 
Total 
j Ho. 
Value. 
200 
$512, 155 
134, 652 
14 
13, 395 
2, 050 
1,353 
98, 595 
12 i 
5,020 
1 745 1 
995 
1 1,785 j 
5, 240 
1 22 
264 
23, 150 
43 
2, 730 
113 ! 
37, 800 
62 
2,524 
1 440 
2, 230 
1 
280 
j 9,771 
19, 719 
! 215 
205 
6,525 
1.647,105 
312, 200 
2, 820, 834 
