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Purse seines Gill nets 
Species Haul seines 
Mackerel Other Anchor 
Pounds Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value Pounds Value 
AlewiVes- tee 72, 000 $520 76, 500 S5Fln|246;'000 a S15-27 0s es se | ee 
Butterfish=+ == 235 B6OKS00:;| ONS4 La ee eee ee | ee estes 800 $23 
Code wee SP eee 200))) )) S02 eo a eee oe tone eee es 2,191,000 | 53, 274 
GUSK eet 28 8 2 EOE SEG Se BS ee eee | Seer al roe 4, 000 45 
‘Hels; common |. 223 = 22> = S| 2 eae Se eee 220900) 2,820. | aaa eee | ee eee 
Flounders: 
Grayisole.- 2 -eae- 2 8s 900 iE Sel SS Se See ee (ee 5 Seen eee 100 7 
Yellowtail and dab__-_- 37, 600 Ge ice See 2 eae | oy ae ae | a mega 29, 300 379 
Blackbacke_!-- ---_-_2- 200 A SUES aoe al eoe yo 2 1, 000 20 4, 100 106 
Muka: 26 the oe 100 6) [eae ee ee Cee alee eee Seen el eee 
Wnelassifie di ter ee a | ee ea ee | ee te eee ee el 100 1 
Haddock =... 4 eee 700 1 OF Ee Se (OS eee fe, eee ee ol (ee 698,000 | 16, 909 
Hakews. = et eae oe 100 | ee ee eS ee 1, 198, 400 14, 126 
Halibut. == 300 AQ nee 2 a EE ee a een eeee 600 78 
Herring {sen eae ee | Soe soiaed 100, 000 ROOM Ree | eee Se 1, 700 11 
Mackerel_-- 2-22 ee 8 t= 28;:858; 500'|S5452/0u eee eae ee eee: eS aera 227, 800 6, 917 
Pollo0cktecs 2322226222222 2, 800 EE ee eo] ee | er 8, 532, 500 | 82,075 
ROSGfSH eee ae eT Se ee | ee | ee Bee te eee 14, 100 211 
Soups Oe oo F eee 600 SORES eee SEU S| bon | Lea en een 
Shades: tues edt ere 900 22 3, 700 48 3, 000 56 20, 300 1,119 
SharksSe eee 2222. eee 6, 000 20 | EE S| ae eB a 16, 000 433 
Skates: 423.4.) 206 -__ bh aS... + BRE ee eee ee see eae eee eee a 200 3 
Stureeon =< =22- =< 226 P= SE eee 200 C4 (eel i Seared EL MSY 800 57 
Nina esse eo ee aS 7, 900 10 9698900 ni XS63:270)y| eae | | Re ee eee 
WENT GL a ee eS Sees eee ene | ren neces | ern |e eee | errr ree 300 3 
Wiolffish 2) [22a ae ee 2 Ze es | Sane ean. see eee || = Seen 900 25 
Total =a eee 29, 149, 100 |861, 389 |1, 150,300 | 37, 636 470, 900 4,173 | 12,941,000 | 175, 802 
Gill nets—Con. Lines 
Species ——— SS = Pound nets 
Drift Hand Trawl 
Pounds| Value | Pounds) Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
MIB WAV OSs ete see sore aoe 2, 500 C3) A) REPRE ag BP By i IAN i ttt 2; $9 
Bluefish. = She ee. 2, 600 297 | 40,100 | $3, 187 2, 000 $300 4, 300 440 
BF OMICO Ea ee ree ee Ee ee ee ea ee | ER Wes Uz pepe | (2) as 5, 000 344 
Butterfishies sess ae 7, 400 BPs) ||E Se SOE | |p 200 348, 500 14, 889 
COG area et 100 2 |174, 300 4,173 | 14, 589, 300 334, 849 21, 900 424 
CS Ke Se Re = ek ee ale ee ae | eee ee 4, 723, 600 S630 eS eee 
Eels: 
Commons 22222 Se. 2 ee ee eens eA oa a eee 300 33 
CONPGr sate ee en ee reel eee | eee am | nears 1, 000 8 1, 900 34 
Flounders: : 
Mray soles: 22.24 Bese): Fa eee Seem lee eau ee 2, 300 Ta ee eae eee 
MOM SOlOss sae eee |e Seen oe eee oe eee Ck | Re ce 47, 000 Ba Pots a |i ee al Ds 
Vellowtailvand'dabloss | zn 2s |S 100 2 166, 600 5, 482 100 2 
IBISck Dace eed ee eee a aes 600 24 189, 000 6, 981 16, 100 161 
10) fN(e Ts 6 eee (ee eee) ge ae eat | ES eee 11, 400 552 
WntclassifiedAGs 2. Sle ec TE ee a | ee | ee ee 100 ff 
Crayfish + eee 5 a ae | aT ee aes: 8 | eee 42, 400 1, 065 
PaAddcckeee re a es 15, 574, 100 45059505 bese eee 
Hakeucte t muhave ye. t Tunes 6, 132, 200 VIZ S: jocesoc sees | eee 
TET bias Ce Seno ORL E 12567200) | asl 0c 32> | ee eeaena | een 
Herring ses.) 9 S22 GOOi «| Ra eee es | ee eee 2,618,900 | 14, 199 
Mackerel________ 1, 600 13 5, 906, 100 | 172, 127 
Menhaden 04 2... POW Ss i aa ae De | ee re eee 36, 500 296 
Mollockscs sees a eee oe 1, 057, 100 15, 940 883, 700 7,925 
Roses eae) ee 3, 1 AOE | eee seeree | eee ate 
Salmontedas 2 oP Oe Bl es | ee | eee | ee a | ee 100 11 
S CMP Mee tora mets ee nail” © TIOOHIE «—s FSbL2SSQOO meets oO iee ames meen | org een 131, 500 1, 461 
SOAMDASS fon ee Pe le sae | es | ES BROOM cE LG | epecnee ene eaten | ec ee 7, 700 747 
Nea wobins = +-5222- lle. selec] 22/40 5 iis) See EE | NES ete Se 400 8 
oH O90 | SS Oe a enn een 0.4 (Monae weg <9 (ner ee OLE fel ieee ee APRN tal et Se 25, 500 884 
SARS peepee ere nee wee Me 500 13 40, 300 1, 353 
katesueere ene: coe doe SoBe eer a a Ades ee ees 200 4 400 4 
Skipperons billfish? ex = <j el Se ea S| sho dese lees oy teratne lu teed [On oe aes 800 116 
Sine) tena. 2 Se Sa EE TE 22,200 F| ie419: 70 | 2 SSS 8 SRS INS ee See ea see [Se eeener 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout,” 
Pray oe a ee ve ee OE RE ee | eee eee eee 180, 500 1, 863 
Stripedbass Saseaeiw NS weal | (eed sie owed 33,800 | 2,993 600 126 18, 200 2,115 
Sturgeqne tears SU lri he Beas es ee Se ea see eee 2, 300 196 
Swordtisha-sseiee wba 1, 400 WS r-heoce coeeelsesseesez 1, 000 | 07) eaten eee | | earecee 





