The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 | Page 3

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| Searsport | 4 213 3 152 | | South Brewer | | 3 105 3 105 | Stockton and
Prospect | 26 1,530 20 1,183 | | Verona | 37 2,801 37 2,760 | |
Winterport | 7 467 7 467 | 1 10 | | --- ------ --- ------ | -- --- -- --- | Total |
193 12,474 184 13,146 | 10 189 11 199 |
*Includes accessories
| Boats and scows. | Total | | | investment. | | 1895 1896 | | | ---------
--------- | 1895 1896 | | No. Value No. Value | | | --- ----- --- ----- | ----
---- | Brooksville (Cape Rosier)| 3 $30 2 $20 | $450 $260 | Bucksport |
16 270 14 238 | 781 693 | Camden | 2 45 2 45 | 245 245 | Castine | 5 25
4 20 | 277 221 | Hampden | 1 12 1 12 | 38 38 | Islesboro | 7 94 6 79 |
1,019 954 | Lincolnville | 7 132 7 117 | 782 817 | Matinicus and | | |
Ragged Islands | 2 75 5 195 | 1,075 2,695 | Northport | 8 163 7 138 |

1,318 1,143 | Orland | 25 467 32 535 | 1,131 1,423 | Orrington | 2 11 2
11 | 168 168 | Penobscot | 30 436 28 413 | 2,023 1,834 | Searsport | 6
145 4 125 | 358 277 | South Brewer | 1 6 1 6 | 111 111 | Stockton and
Prospect | 33 413 31 383 | 1,943 1,566 | Verona | 35 1,100 36 1,110 |
3,901 3,870 | Winterport | 10 181 11 189 | 648 666 | | --- ------ --- ------ |
-- --- -- --- | Total | 192 3,605 193 3,636 | 16,268 16,981 |

TABLE. Catch | 1895 | 1896 | |-----------------------|-----------------------| |
No. of Weight | No. of Weight | Towns | salmon (pounds) Value |
salmon (pounds) Value |
--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Brooksville (Cape Rosier) | 163 2,092 $283 | 146 1,626 $190 |
Bucksport | 205 2,885 448 | 245 2,729 471 | Camden | 64 964 136 | 71
990 139 | Castine | 77 1,150 207 | 93 1,166 156 | Hampden | 30 510 102
| 32 448 90 | Islesboro | 474 6,551 1,042 | 643 8,265 1,313 |
Lincolnville | 205 3,240 583 | 297 3,503 525 | Matinicus & Ragged
Islands| 65 780 109 | 182 1,627 175 | Northport | 286 4,066 697 | 418
5,401 810 | Orland | 78 1,077 202 | 152 1,802 306 | Orrington | 65 1,101
165 | 82 1,150 161 | Penobscot | 485 7,270 1,313 | 959 12,483 1,992 |
Searsport | 458 7,278 1,456 | 426 5,112 818 | South Brewer | 63 1,071
161 | 170 2,380 309 | Stockton and Prospect | 629 10,067 1,713 | 829
10,471 1,590 | Verona | 908 12,555 2,337 | 1,421 17,761 3,172 |
Winterport | 140 2,354 402 | 237 3,311 499 | | ----- ------ ----- | -----
------ ------ | Total | 4,395 65,011 11,356 6,403 80.175 12,716 |

Comparative data relative to the salmon fishery.
In 1880 the catch of salmon in Penobscot Bay and River and their
tributaries was 10,016, having an estimated weight of 110,176 pounds.
The weirs and traps used numbered 230; the gill nets, 36. The fishery
yielded 169,894 pounds, valued at $32,800, in 1887; 192,177 pounds,
worth $38,049, in 1888; 140,469 pounds, valued at $31,156, in 1889,
and 92,282 pounds, worth $19,124, in 1892.
As previously shown, in 1895 193 traps and 10 gill nets took 4,395

salmon, weighing 65,011 pounds, valued at $11,356, and in 1896, 184
traps and 11 gill nets caught 6,403 salmon, weighing 80,175 pounds,
valued at $12,716.
Comparing 1896 with 1880, it appears that there was a reduction of 27
per cent in the number of nets used and a decrease of 36 per cent in the
number of salmon caught. A relatively large catch was made in 1887 to
1889, inclusive, and the decrease in 1896, as compared with those years,
was marked. From 1892 to 1895 the output declined nearly 30 per cent,
and the general tendency for the past eight years has been toward a
decrease, 1896 presenting a very pleasing contrast, of which the
fishermen all make mention.
Following is a continuous record from 1874 to 1896 of two of the most
successful salmon weirs. These are located on the east side of the river,
in the town of Penobscot, a short distance from the southern end of
Whitmore Island. The number of salmon taken in 1896 was 20 per cent
greater than in any previous year and over