SHAD FISHERIES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST. 



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Stalemeni, Inj ivatrr areas, of the number and value of shad catu/hl in each form of appa- 

 ratus employed on the Atlantic coast in 189G — Continued. 



It has been customary heretofore to report the yield of shad in 

 pounds, but various causes have combined to render it advisable to 

 report the yield according- to the number. It is hoped that this sacri- 

 fice of custom will not involve any loss of clearness. The weight of 

 these fi.sh ranges from 1 to 10 pounds, averaging about 3f pounds. For 

 convenience of those who prefer reckoning shad according to their 

 weight, the following summary is presented, showing, by States and by 

 sexes, the number and weight of the shad yield in 1896. 



