SAMPLING OF 

 THE COMMERCIAL CATCHES 



The collection of ssunples from catches 

 landed by the purse-seine fishery was begun 

 at Lewes, Del., in 1952, From one to five 

 sEunples were obtained weekly at both Lewes 

 and Wildwood, N. J., during the 1952 and 

 1953 fishing seasons. Additional ssumples 

 were obtained at Tuckerton cind Port Monmouth, 

 N. J.; Gloucester, Mass.; and Portland, Me. 

 In 1954 periodic sampling was initiated at 

 Port Monmouth, N. J., cind Araagansett, N. Y. 

 A few additional samples also were collected 



at Gloucester and Portland. Beginning in 

 1955, samples for the most part were ob- 

 tained each day that the vessels landed 

 catches at Fernsindina, Fla. ; Yonges Island, 

 S. C. ; Southport and Beaufort, N. C. ; Reed- 

 ville, Va. ; Lewes, Del.; Port Monmouth, 

 N. J.; Promised Land, N. Y. ; Gloucester, 

 Mass.; and Portland, Me. Additional samples 

 were obtained at Reedville, Va. , and Port 

 Monmouth, N, J. , during the spring pound-net 

 season (April and May) in those localities. 

 A tabulation of the number of samples taken 

 at each locality from 1952 through 1955 is 

 given in table 3. 



Tatle 3 ---Number of samples taken from commercial catches, 1952-55 



Year 



Number of samples 



Locality 



Purse 

 seine 



Pound net; 

 and otheri' 



Total 



1952 



1953 



195I* 



1955 



Lewes, Del 



Wildwood, N. J 



Tuckerton, N. J 



Port Monmouth, N. J. . . 

 New Jersey coast . . . . 



Total . . . . 



Lewes, Del 



Wildwood, N. J 



Tuckerton, N. J 



Port Monmouth, N. J. . . 

 New Jersey coast . . . . 

 Gloucester, Mass 



Total . . . . 



Lewes, Del 



Wildwood, N. J 



Tuckerton, N. J 



Port Monmouth , N . J . . . 

 New Jersey - southern 

 Long Island coasts . . 



Amagansett, N. Y 



Gloucester, Mass 



Portland , Me 



Total . . . . 



Fernandina, Fla 



Yonges Island, S. C. . . 



Southport, N. C 



Beaufort, N. C. (Summer). 

 North Carolina (Fall) . . 



Reedville, Va 



Lewes , Del 



Port Monmouth, N. J. . . 

 New Jersey - southern 

 Long Island coasts . . 



Amagansett, N. Y 



Gloucester, Mass 



Portland, Me 



Total . . . . 



1+8 

 3 

 1 

 2 



5h 



66 

 6 

 h 

 2 



82 



58 

 8 

 2 



25 



91 



195 



27 



23 



3h 



67 



65 



139 



119 



138 



92 

 23 



28 



755 



12 



12 



12 



20 



2 



22 



56 



U8 

 3 

 1 

 2 



6 



60 



66 

 6 

 1+ 



2 

 2 



h 



8U 



58- 

 8 



2 



25 



12 

 91 



207 



27 



23 



31+ 



67 



77 



159 



121 



138 



22 

 92 



23 



811 



l/lncludes gill nets and haul seines . 



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