| Show NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES I 1 IN iq those fisheries the capital invested is estimated at in 1888 they gave employment to per sons son the value of the output for that year is placed at of which three fourths consisted of general food products the length of the new england coast line adapted for fishing is miles captain collins of the united states fish commission says in his report that massachusetts still stands at the head of all the states in the value and importance of its fisheries As in other states there has been a falling oft off in the number of vessels employed particularly in the wb whale ale fishery where the fleet declined from vessels in 1880 to 74 in 1888 however though the vessels have diminished in number they have increased in size and value in this claw class of shipping there has been an actual increase of tons since 1880 in 1888 fishermen were employed in massachusetts of these were americans british provincials and 2175 of other nationalities this makes the percentage tag e of aliens about 40 it was thought before this report thattie that the alien percentage amounted to 80 |
