T VII. 



NEW JERSEY AND ITS FISHERIES. 



A. GENERAL REVIEW OF THE FISHERY INTERESTS OF THE 



STATE. 



136. STATISTICAL EECAPITULATION. 



GENERAL SUMMATION. iNew Jersey produced in 1880 $3,176,589 worth of fishery products, 

 taking the sixth place in the list of fish-producing States. In some special fisheries it takes a 

 higher rauk. Its oyster products, valued at $2,080,625, are exceeded only by those of Maryland 

 and Virginia. Its crab fisheries, from which the fishermen realize 8162,612, are more extensive 

 than those of any other State, while its quahaug fisheries are second only to those of New York. 

 In the menhaden fisheries it stands fifth on the list, the oil, scrap, and compost produced in 1SSO 

 being valued at $1-16,280. Its river fisheries are of minor importance, the total yield being only 

 2,752,000 pounds, netting the fishermen 801,435. 



STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION. The following statements show the extent of the fishery 

 interests of the State for 1880 : 



Summary statement of persons employed. 



Persons employed. 



Number. 



Number of fishermen 5, 659 



Number of shoremen 419 



Number of factory bands 142 



Total j 6,220 



Detailed statement of lapital invested and apparatus tmploycrl. 



Apparatus specified. Number. Value. 



Vessels (10,443.94 tons) 590 $545,900 



Boats 4,065 223,903 



Pound-nets j 27 19,800 



Fykes, pots, and baskets I 3,417 15,966 



Gill-nets 852 25,203 



Purse-seines 20 8,000 



Drag-seines 41. r > [ Si), 570 



Minor apparatus, including outfit i 132,800 



Factories and other shore property , 470,000 



j Additional cash capital 20,000 



Total capital 1,492,202 



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