United States Depar-bnent of the Interior 

 Osoar L» Chapman, Secretary 

 Fish and Wildlife Service 

 Albert M. Day, Director 



Special Scientific Report - Fisheries 

 No. 7 



A SURVEY OF TBE SPORTS FISHERY OF 



THE MIDDLE ATLA.NTIC BIGHT IN 1948 



By 



Raymond J. Buller and Harlan S» Spear 

 Fishery Research Biologists 



CONKNIS 



Preface Page 



Introduction • • •••• 1 



A* The charter boat fishery* ••••• 2 



a* Description. ... •••••••.•• 2 



!• The boats 2 



2# Numbers and locations of charter boats. . . 2 



3* Charter boat fishing methods. .•••••• 3 



4. Species taJcen by charter boat fishermen • • 4 



5. The fishing grounds ...•••••.•.. 4 



b. The 1948 charter boat season •.•••••••. 5 



0. The abundance of predominant species in the 



1948 charter boat catch 7 



B« The party boat fishery • 9 



a. Description •••• 9 



1. The boats ....... 9 



2. Numbers and locations of party boats. ... 9 

 3* Party boat fishing methods. ..»••••. 10 



4. Species taken by party boat fishermen ... 10 



5. The fishing grounds •••. 10 



b* The 1948 party boat season •..•.•••••• 11 



0* The abundance of predominant species in the 



1948 party boat catch. ..... 14 



C. Summary ..••.....•.•..•.....•.• 16 



Common and scientific names. ••..••.•.••••.••• 17 



Literature Cited 19 



Appendix A. Tabulation of 1938 data 20 



