FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES 
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in. — Summary by customs districts of the vessel fisheries of Connecticut in 1889. 
1 Customs 
1 districts. 
No. of 
vessels 
fishing. 
Net ton- 
Value of 
vessels. 
Value of 
outfit, 
gear, pro- 
visions, 
fuel, etc. 
Number and nationality of fishermen. 
I Value of J 
| catch. 
Ameri- 
cans. 
j Portu- 
Swedes. 
jNorwe- 
! gians. 
British 
provin- 
cials. 
All 
others. 
Total. 

Stonington . . 
New London. 
New Haven.. 
Fairfield 
47 
39 
41 
73 
1, 302. 39 
1, 183. 57 
1, 302. 97 
1, 263. 67 
$96, 165 
56, 640 
200, 850 
158, 500 
$50, 480 
41, 110 
41, 500 
36, 231 
240 
204 
235 
206 
37 
5 
10 
^9 
12 
2 
4 
2 
10 
8 
6 
2 
2 
3 
261 
280 
257 
232 
$139,399 
132, 052 
587,325 
248,311 
Total . . . 
200 
j 5,052.60 
1 512, 155 
169, 321 
885 
52 
54 
6 
26 
7 
1,030 
1, 107, 087 
j Customs 
districts. 
No. of 
vessels 
trans- 
port- 
ing. 
Net ton- 
nage. 
V alue of 
vessels. 
Value of 
outfit, 
provjs- 
fuel, etc. 
Number and nationality of crew. 
Value of [ 
products | 
trans- 1 
ported. 1 
Ameri- 
cans. 
Portu- 
Swedes. 
Norwe- 
gians. 
(British 
provin- 
cials. 
All 
others. 
Total 
Stonington . . 
New London. 
New Haven.. 
| 
92. 83 
35. 75 
88. 50 
$5, 160 
1,400 
6, 835 
$800 ' 
250 
1,000 j 
11 
4 
16 
1 
*4 
16 
$11,301 
10, 800 
14, 528 


Total . . . 
14 
217. 08 
13,395 
2,050 j 
31 
i 
32 
36,629 
118. — Table sho wing by species and customs districts the yield of the vessel fisheries of Connecticut in 1889. 
Species. 
Stonington . 
New London. 
New Haven. 
Fairfield. 
Total. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Yalue. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
1 Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Bluefish fresh ‘ 
99, 500 
769, 700 
2,000 
81, 500 
900 
125, 890 
3, 050 
16, 100 
20, 300, 137 
9, 400 
445, 000 
112,600 
$4, 885 
25, 928 
50 
2,294 
15 
9,373 
320 
1,539 
42, 731 
185 
14, 000 
7,776 
353, 826 
753,718 
5, 780 
117, 790 
$18, 085 
453,326 
$22,970 
49, 696 
177 
5, 309 
15 
20, 293 
2, 331 
1, 539 
86, 812 
365 
16, 800 
13, 595 
105 
8,285 
947 
26, 064 
400 
830, 700 
8, 610 
12, 074 
Cod, fresh j 
Flatfish and floun- 
23, 768 
127 
3, 015 
7, 780 
199, 290 
900 
264, 890 
26, 170 
16, 100 
41, 338, 834 
j Haddock, fresh 
j Halibut, fresh 
Mackerel, fresh 
! Mackerel, salted . . . 
Menhaden, fresh . . . 
139, 000 
21, 320 
10, 920 
1, 855 
1, 800 
$156 
18, 838, 697 
8, 000 
75, 000 
96, 645 
2, 165 
101, 296 
9, 900 
96, 540 
3, 600 
39, 681 
180 
2, 800 
5,819 
2, 200, 000 

$4,400 
17, 400 
520, 000 
209, 245 
2,165 
146, 190 
21, 340 
446, 890 
3,600 
8, 332, 765 
Red snapper, fresh. 
Sea bass fresh 
Squeteagoe, frA 0 !; . . 
105 
6, 051 
437 
5, 776 
400 
Swordfisii. fresh 
Tautog, fresh 
] Lobsters 
' Qualiogs 
Oysters 
Seal and other skins! 
1 AVhale oil j 
Total j 
34,156 
11,440 
350,350 
1, 854 
510 
20,288 
10,738 
380 
6, 201, 657 
582, 925 
2, 131, 108 
247,775 
8,610 | 
4, 423 
91,651 
7, 651 
85, 050 
176,701 
22,453,374 ! 
139, 399 
20, 708, 327 
132, 052 
8, 401, 657 
587, 325 
2, 143, 646 
248, 311 
53, 707, 004 
1, 107, 087 
119. — Table showing by customs districts the average tonnage, value, crew, and stock of vessels employed in 
the fisheries of Connecticut in 1889. 
Customs districts. 
Average tonnage. 
Average 
value. I 
1 Average gross 
stock. 
F^fe. 
Fishing. 
Trans- 
porting. 
Trans- j 
porting. 
Fishing. 
Trans- 
porting.* 
Stonington 
27. 71 18. 57 
$2,046 
1, 452 
4,899 
| 2, 171 
$1, 032 | 
700 | 
976 | 
$1, 074 $160 6 
1,054 125 6 
1, 012 143 6 
496 ! 3 
2 
$2, 966 
$2, 260 
5,400 
2, 075 
New London 
New Haven 
1 Fairfield 
30. 35 17. 88 
31. 78 1 12. 64 
17.31 ; 
1 1 
3, 569 
14, 325 
3,401 
* The value of products transported. 
