Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-04-05
.AI,E FISHERIES.

w;tb its peculiarly ragged and
ss'p'' ,ast and outlying islands,
snesen s,ec;al advantages for CONNER
s.bips. according to the special cen.
GU Mort Of the fisheries OF the United
~ . =, 1905. prepared under the super
ssN william NJ. stewart. CHIEF
w. .s.,,ean for manufactures.
'',''. .sstotal value, 50, s57. 600, of its fish
sa,ets for 1908, Maine ranked Sc
~ ta.ong the New England states and
s'ns among all states; in the value OF
So al. clans aud herring caught, il
'' 90 first; and in the value OF cod,
.s.,p and bake, second. In 1905 there
sssI persons employed In the in
~ sna q. e6a, 900 invested in vessels and
au Including outfit; s576,ooo in APP
,.,,,ss Of capture and sied,oo in shore
r. accessory property ane cash. The
"a of the equipment was greater in 1865
.soen al any previous canvass the
- - bsinT more tnan so per cent. since
~. - ~hsn the value was 81 $4,000 which
| - ,;.en 10 8. $4,000 10 1905. The value
.,sso va 81 ,a4, 900, larger investment
.s..thst reported at any subsequent can
,,.s prier 90 1905.
rss nambor Of persons employed, ea-
.,.,,ys a. shorcsmen, was 6,s57 in 1885;
.ini. faFe. and 9.207 in 1902. Contrary
,atb. general tendency toward decrease
,,,se total number employed, there was a
.r.Il increase from year 20 year on trans
,.,,,,ur yesssls. The general decrease can
: .xplained IN part by the increased use
i ,,sstn and motor boats, and other inn
easements. which iessened the demand
s9 mcn.
The value VI the boats employed in 1905
,n,sseuted q per cent. OF all capital IN
,,s,sd. the value OF steam and motor
to,i. alone forming q per cent. The in
vansnt IN power craft OF all kinds ag-
rrsaied sl,al5,Ooo, or 50 per cent. Of all
,.rlal Invested. For 1888, the report OF
tts bursau 81 fisheries showed only 7as
n.oliae boats tinciuding ] steamerl,
,f,h value Of s9g3. 900, while 10 1905 the
sesm and motor boats Numbered 2,272,
.i,h total value of $3.50. 900. There were
r.ess 900 Invested in craft and apparatus
Il capture for the vessel fisheries, and 81,
500 for the shore aud boat fisheries In
iss
Lobster and eel pots, which constituted
tie principal apparatus used in the lobster
Iadustry, far exceeded in number any
cher kind IN tue fishing industry OF
Nsine. There were i76.3so pots in use in
lss, of which number only 1885, were in
rssssl fisheries; the remainder being in
shore and beat fisheries.
OF the total product in 1905, q, 2so. 600
sss taken 10 lobster and eel POTS, ssio 900
By lines; s257 coo by pound nets, trap nets
aud wsirs; $4,000 by dredges, tougs,
rskes, hoes, etc; $4,000 by seines; and
smaller amounts by other means. Har-
pooas aud spears were used in taking
sHofdasa, seals, porpoises and cells.
The lobster catth OF 1908 vas valued at
n,5n,e1 or 81 per cent. OF the total value
giihs fishery products OF the State. The
value Of the lobster increased about 70 per
snt. from 1859 to 1895, and Is per cent.
tom isss to 1905. Cod, herring, clans,
ssddoek, and bake constitute the five
ether principal fishery products OF the
state. In iS9S smelts ranked 9th and
haddock seventh. The six species, inclgd-
Ing Holsters, furnished 50 per cent. OF the
total product Of the State IN 1905, az con
pared with rs per cent in 1889. The cod
podeet decreased in value about % par
cent from 1888 to 1895, but recovered the
los IN the following ten years, 80 that in
iss the value, $50, 900, was abou, the same
as IN ISIS The value OF the herring catch
10 lss, which was about Si30, fsoo, showed
Decrease Of about ~ per cent. as compared
WITH l&E, but an increase of about 60 per
cent, as compared with isss or IsSa The
alre, 81 600, OF the clam product in isOs
va y PEI cent. greater than in 1902, but
vas Kiss than in isaS. The haddock catch,
Taiued al $4,000 in 1908, was nearly twice
"a great a. in 1902, bot it fiuctnated in
Vhae Tbs value Of bake. sl6s, COZ in 1905,
"a sn0sn an increase at each canvass
''aee 1883, when the value was $4,000.
W tbs less important varieties, shad
Aieas SHOWS an increase in value at each
saesessiYe canvass, the product amounting
Y sAz,nd ia 1868. Ale@ives, valued at
aseA 10 1915. declined steadily since
n.y., While sealiops, $4,000, and haiibut,
s.oVA, decreased ia value until 1902 and
80 gained, Pollock, $4,000. and eels.
t11,VVli show increases from 1902 I o 1905;
1Ase snelts Sd5 600. swordfish. 1900,
s s-s,f s3t,U9. aud mackarel, 81 coo, show
ase!iaes the most marked decline being
J.. the value Of the markoret eaten be-
~ ssssh 1872 aud 1905, amounting 20 % per
lhe catch Of the vessel fisheries In 1903
' ssiued az SOS, 600, and that of the
'1 ~ end boat fisheries. e ,3sa. coo.
az lobster catch in 1878 was is per cent.
- az weight thHn in 1909. bat It's value
* Greater by SIX, 900, or rs per cent. In
- ths catch was 43 per cent. greater
.a1a W 1875, but the value was Il O00,0
M showtng the great increase in the
80 ~ eighteen Years. There has been
NJ hat similar Increase in ths price OF
'A s fishery products
M, ,ll,laa nshlng has been decreasing in
y VIZ rance yearly, the catch in 1908 being
!, ! ~ cent less in value than In 1902. IL
l''stl.ed thai owing to tins pollution Of
n, waters Il Is now Impossible for the
49, ,s'4 20 reach the spawning beds in the