The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-03-01
MAINE FISHERIES OF 1905.
Herring Lead. Falling off on CLANS and
Scallops. Lobster Catch Half Million
Larger Than Year Before.

Herring Lead. raining on vi tiams anu
Scallops, Lobster Catch Half Million
Larger Than Year Before.
Hon. A. r. Nickerson of Boothbay Har-
Dor, commissioner of sea and shore fisheries,
has Just prepared summary of the Maine
coast fisheries for the year 1905. The fish
leading in quantity caught is the herring,
from which are packed the commo n and
Russian sardine, kippeefred .s ana smoked ot;eel
caught during the year was 135, 1923 $50
pounds, valued at $954,6S1. Washington
county leads, with Hancock second and
Lincoln third.
There is invested in cold storage, fertili-
ger, canning and sardine plants, boats and
weirs in the State connected with the
herring fishery, S1,6S9,5 03, and there are
employed as fishermen and in the factories
and different establishments connected
with this industry 1888 persons, to whom
was paid $1,676,661 for labor, this being III
addition to the amount the fishermen re-
ceive for their catch.
The number of lobStOrS caught was {, 1885,
29s, or IL 1877 947 pounds, valued at 1884, 500,
and the number of men employed in this
branch was 1852 Lincoln county leads in
the production, with Knox second. This
fishery shows an increase over 1904 OF 52O,-
41O Holsters and an increase in the value of
S 327,47
Ill mt w. hei,aua that with a fair ohserv-
ance of the present law, and with what the
State and the United States are doing to
preserve this fishery, that Maine can hold
i i.,r plate q" nf III III nm;on
ing o'"'o' vi 'ie "o.
There were 54,ooo'o.9 pou ,1n Soo ol sIounu
fish caught, valued at Sl,lIo.5oe among
ground fish the commissioner includes cod,
haddock, pollock, hake, cuSk, haibut,
swordtish, founder, eel, pass, tomcod ana
Gunner. ne amount paiu loI laDoI aG lsu
stands and glue factories was $i2oo52'
Cumberland county STANDS nrst IN tnls line
with tOtal OIL 10, lf4,ooo pouhus'
The clans and scallops come next, show
ing production OF l3o pounds, valued
at $427, 627, showing falling OH OF 7o9, 5o2
pounds IRON that OF 1914. Inc money IN
vested IN TINS industry Is So3, loo, ana EN-,
ployment Is given 10 1919 persons, t1e Iotai
wages amounting TO S59,556; HANCOCK
county leads, with Knox second.
The alewife fishery shows the smallest
production for great many years, l,Slo,oIo
pounds, valued AT Sl3,42Z Lincoln county
stands at the head, with Hancock second.
The Shad hshery SHOWS TOTAL OF l,oo',.
200 pounds, valued at $50, the NUMBER OF
men employed being 2S5, and the value OF
the plants $2l,3S2 Sagadahoc county leads
in this fishery IN both productlon ana value
There were 65,044 pounds OF salmon taken,
valued at $13,S2S. AS usual Hancock coun-
ty leads'ln this fishery.
The mackerei fishery OF Maine makes
poor showing for 1905, as the few Schoohers
that are in this fishery from this State mar
ket their fish in New York and Boston
making it difficult to give correct report
The total catch as near as the commission .na
Ell is able to report 1t, was 552.5oo pounds,
valued at S3l,974 There were II boats and
vessels employed and 1856 fishermen.
The total number of smelts caught was
71o,59l pounds, valued at sS6,5SS Tins
fishery employs 7'6persons, and the several
plants are valued at ~ 2l., Lin W county
second.
BY an enactment OF the last Legislature
the commissioner Is allowed to set apart
certain waters and flats for experiments IN
clam and oyster culture. Up to the pres
ent time there have been planted 10 barrels
of oysters, 10 barrels IN the YORK; 10 IN the
Saco, 10 in the New Meadows and 10 in the
Damariscotta rivers. Those planted are
/ living and showing signs OF growth, ana
the commissioners believe they VIII sur
vive the winter.