SHAD FISHERIES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST. 



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Staieinenf, h;/ irattr areas, of the boats, apparatus, etc., emploijed in the shad fisheries of 

 Virginia in 1896. 



Stake nets. 

 No. Length. Value. 



Chesapeake Bay : 



AVestoru shore 



Eastern shore 



James Kiver and tributaries: 



Below Chickahominy Kiver 



Between Chickahon'iluy and Appomattox rivers 



Above Ai)poiiiattox Kiver 



Chickahominy Kiver 



Apjiomattox River 



York River iind tributaries: 



York River 



Panumkey River 



Mattapoiii River 



Mobjaek Bay 



Rappahannock River: 



Below Deep Creek 74 



From Deep Creek to Leedstown ; 142 



Leedstown and above ; 56 



Potomac River: 



Below Mattox Creek ! 84 



Above Mattox Creek | 241 



.$26, 505 

 3,995 



2,311 

 2,225 



610 

 1.406 



365 



5,157 

 1,530 

 1,542 

 3,615 



7,011 



2,218 



618 



6,455 

 11,495 



Yards. 

 12, 740 



$1, 340 



2^440 



990 6, 461 

 53 378 



27, 164 



400 

 5,733 



Total 



i2,( 



77, 058 9, 378 | 90, 214 



Drift nets. 



No. Length. Value, 



No. Length. Value. 



James River and tributaries : 



Below Chickahominy River , 



Between Chickahominy and Appomattox rivers 



A bove Appomattox River 



Chickahominy River 



Appomattox River , 



York River and tributaries: 



York River 



Pamunkey River 



Mattapon'i River 



Rappahannock Kiver : 



From Deep Creek to Leedstown 



Leedstown and above 



Potomac River : 



Above Mattox Creek 



Yards. 



69, 727 

 11,020 

 28, 842 

 6,720 



$6, 220 

 1,535 

 1,775 



Yard.?. 

 1, 400 

 1,450 



$730 

 1,025 



51, 341 

 46, 601 



3,712 

 13, 080 



4,209 

 3,936 



335 

 1,445 



Total 1,370 



043 25, 998 42 



2,425 

 1,225 



1,250 

 770 



1,155 

 475 



a Hedges. 



F. R. 98 12 



6 Fyke nets. 



c Fall traps. 



