Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Maine Sardine Industry, 1960-1961

Annual reports of the Maine Sardine Industry Research and Quality Control Laboratory, including grade summaries and case distribution of sardines by can style (e.g., keyless, key open), pack style (e.g., oil, mustard, tomato), and average number of fish per can in a given season, 1960-1961

Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Maine Shellfisheries Association, 1954-1962

Records of the Maine Shellfisheries Association, including statement by the Research Director of the Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries regarding a proposed shellfish management program, 1954; lists of clam buyers and dealers for each coastal district in Maine, completed by the coastal warden for those districts, 1954; minutes for industry meetings of the Maine Shellfisheries Association, 1956, 1960, 1962; list of shellfish (including lobster and clam) dealers and processors, 1960; and list of maine clam dealers, ca. 1962

Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Lobsters – Size Change, District 4, 1952

Record of size changes in lobsters completed by the Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries Coastal Warden for District 4 during the period of May-December, 1952, including individual names and locations of lobster fishermen and/or dealers, and whether a measurement change has occurred. [Note: Oversized documents necessitated scanning some pages in two parts.

Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Canada, 1955-1963

Statistics for Maine landings from selected Canadian fishing areas by species and weight of fish, with some mention of boat names and number of fishing trips made to a given fishing ground, 1955-1963; also includes list of Portland, Me. and Rockland, Me. fishing boats used in Canadian waters, with boat names, location of fishing grounds, and total weight of fish landings, c. 1956-1958

Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Finny Fish, 1925-1965

Monthly landings of finny (ground) fish for the boats Vagabond and Alice M. Doughty II out of Portland, Me., including cod, haddock, hake, cusk, pollock, sole, flounder, and others, 1952-1953; statistics showing the comparative position of Maine relative to other Eastern United States coastal States in terms of total poundage and dollar value of fishery products, 1939-1951; total New [English] fisheries landings of Finny fish expressed in value and percentage by species of fish, 1952-1953; relation of Maine haddock landings to New England haddock landings expressed in total poundage and by type of gear, 1939-1953; table showing size composition of haddock caught on Cashes Ledge, Me. by the dragger Ethelena, expressed in length and average weight (gutted), 1954; tables showing relation of Maine otter trawl haddock catch to otter trawl haddock-redfish catch, otter trawl groundfish catch, and total otter trawl catch, expressed in total poundage, 1948-1953; principal commercial fisheries of Maine expressed in pounds and dollar value, including lobster, herring, redFish, soft clams, haddock, marine worms, and sea scallops, 1949-1953; chart showing total Maine winter flounder fishery statistics, 1925-1954; report on the Maine winter flounder fishery, 1955; report on the Gulf of Maine haddock landings, 1950-1960; news release from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service on the temporary improvement in haddock catches, 1961; letter to Maine fish packers and processors concerning a new firm specializing in frozen foods, 1961; reports on groundfish and other fisheries, 1961-1965; charts showing average monthly haddock catches, 1939-1948; handwritten tabulations of monthly landings for various species of fish by total poundage and price per pound, 1939-1949. [Note: Oversized documents necessitated scanning some pages in two parts.

Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Clam Management, 1955

Statement on the Proposed Shellfish Management Program appropriation for the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries concerning clam production in maine by pounds and dollar value and better management of decreasing stocks, 1955

Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Herrings and Sardines – Boats, 1949-1958

Inspection certificates issued by the Maine Commissioner of Sea and Shore Fisheries for sardine carriers owned by various sardine packing and canning companies in Maine, including the names of individual boats and factories, location of factories, and the total carrying capacity of the vessels in hogsheads, 1949-1957; memo from the Commissioner of Sea and Shore Fisheries concerning the Sealing of sardine carriers, 1949; lists of sardine boats and herring carriers, including the names of individual boats, name and location of factories that own them, total carrying capacity of the vessels in hogsheads and whether or not the boat has been Sealed or measured, 1949-1958; and an explanation of the method of computing the capacity of sardine carriers, n.d. [Note: Oversized documents necessitated scanning some pages in two parts.

Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Alewives, 1947-1952, 1965

Memos and correspondence of the Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries concerning statistics for alewives, alewife runs, alewife fishing regulations, and the construction of fish ladders, 1947-1952, and 1965

Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Lobsters – Size Change, District 2, 1952

Record of size changes in lobsters completed by the Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries Coastal Warden for District 2 during the period of May-December, 1952, including individual names and locations of lobster fishermen and/or dealers, and whether a measurement change has occurred. [Note: Oversized documents necessitated scanning some pages in two parts.

Records of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Boat Surveys, 1961

Surveys completed by wardens of various coastal districts in Maine that include the total number of outboard motor boats used at the “peak of [the] season” for various commercial fishing activities, including the lobster industry, clam and worm industry, weir fishing, seining, lobster pounds, and other miscellaneous fishing activities. the name of the warden is provided, but not the district or location. Also includes initial memo sent with the survey from the Commissioner of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries to all coastal wardens, as well as a final grand total for the surveys