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Species Mathews Middlesex Nansemond New Kent 
Pounds Value | Pounds | Value |Pounds| Value |Pounds| Value 
(AllawivVesmen ee ene 2, 968, 000 |$20, 776 44, 600 $500), esa tees eee ee 83,300 | $1, 166 
Bluefish ie ness ee oa 49,100 | 2,461 12, 700 TAG) LESe See |e ee 
euaee ¢ Cee aee. es eas a? QTENTOON REA T4A TA Geass 28a 4|5--5=- 2-222 laa) [ao ee a oe ae | ee 
ea Rn a lan eee Sars PRRs nde fa Uy 3 acne 10, 200 S0FE ae Pilate dete 200 6 
Catfish and bullheads. -------- 500 15 9, 000 240 | 2,400 $103 | 23, 100 753 
OG) 32 MENS Eee eee 1005 | Menem Obae eee = ee eee ea |e eee ee ee oe Pere = 
Croakers =) 2 eee ee eee 18, 921, 900 |201, 731 356, 400 3,481 | 24,000 C110) pee ese perc 
Drum: 
IBT aC ke ea ese ee 900 Gil sano... tao Sos. = S| SS oe ee eee 
Rediojrediish= == === 2, 000 13 600 31 | | epee en | ee wh | fe Sepa = 
Eels: 
(Opi Nata ke Ll pe eee Soe lee | ee ee ee || SoS 600 30 
Gorigerssie= 52 es SS ce ee 1, 000 2 Ag) (esse aie ee ease =) |e Pe Be) eee [eee 
Mlounders#=2322 25-02 153, 500 | 8, 803 1, 300 68222 Sa Eee 400 20 
Gizzardishads=aes 14, 200 102 24, 900 345 | 51,000 765 | 7,800 65 
TSK GUS es pee nee a ee 800 1 (93 (ae nein S| ee es foc ones cllensseeee|sasese=e|s== 
Elanvestfisnes=--2 eee eee 151, 100 SMOQ2e|an- 0. PAE AEs § ok SESE See ee eee oe eee 
ickonysnad= = eee a 34, 700 694 460 60 2 | See 200 6 
King whiting or ‘‘kingfish’’____ 4, 800 71 ae |e) (mune ah | [teh nl ates| | Se [eae NS 
Miackereisat 240-8 pee a eee 200 Br sees Sete bos\|5- 22 Ah | Pe SS ee ee 
IMenhadenm=- === seen == ose 372, 000 AGH Miso. oe elacs noe = oll > ae ee | a ee ee 
Miglin pes #225 ese eee anos 14, 300 EPR ee at aa |S ae (ee | af SS 600 24 
Scape se Soe ee re aa TSIS400N meat CS inl sees =< oe en laa ee | ee en ll ee 
Séaibass’.2 =" So ee aoe eee 81, 900 121° (0 0 | ae i | ieee en] (Ee ee | ey | et realli a ee 
Shade Seen ee 1, 387, 100 |124, 839 6, 200 680 | 7, 100 819 | 18, 800 1, 986 
Se Gels tesa a ee | ee a de 2, 400 Skis = Seal eS ee ee eee 
Spanish mackerel___--------__- 1GASSOON| MONOOS S| Saeane - 2 alan Ragas |S xa cot||* Hchaeet ag | ee 
Spot ween seen See ee 940, 100 | 19, 049 49, 500 958) ||| 222 S52 | Pee |b aeee | eee 
Squeteagues or ‘“‘sea trout”’ 
Ly fee Seen hele eens Eee 2, 142, 900 | 23, 669 23, 900 733 | 15, 000 450 700 21 
Spoteam seat ees 34, 200 | 2,733 305100" |" T400t/ 222 2225 | Sree |e eae 
Stripeds passa ean ae 69,000 | 4,830 29,800 | 2,076 | 10,000 900 | 3,600 365 
SUITE CONS setae eee ee 4, 800 F5OT | nas At ele ae foes a ed | ee | ee 
Tautog= 22s ee eae 100 Da eee we ee 2 semenall oes Saarel| Se es eee a | ee 
Tomcod? 2 Se ee aes 200 Oo) Sioa 2 fe ate oat I eee eee 
Wihitemercht= 66-2 aaa 5, 000 147 3, 500 58 | 8,000 250 | 2,500 100 
WWE Giri eee oe ee 4, 700 Gh) eae eee oa See a | eee en | eee | ee 
DAMN ATO WE a oe a eh = 2 |e ee 8, 500 pt). Wl eases = m= as 300 15 
Crabs: 
ards 43 = a 1, 988, 700 | 36,673 |1, 181,000 | 16,040 |235, 000 3,525 | 12,000 240 
Soft and peclers- _--------- 160, 800 | 25, 697 CDs DOO'H |b at OAG RS 222 == 32 | Se | ee | ee 
TO WSTCrS sete ee 700 SG af yf a | ae ee | ee 
Clams, hard; public_—--_=---== 56, 000 5KO0O- ee: 2a tee es 2 SR | ee | eee (eee 
Oysters, market: 
Publiesisprng- + = 115, 200 | 9,600 | (397,300 | 39, 730 | 25,000 | 2,000 |--------|-.---_== 
IPubliowfallee = a 203, 800 | 18,496 | 436,300 | 43,630 |150,900 | 12,000 |--------|-------- 
iPTivateysDling=e=== === 100,900 | 9,092} 200,800 | 19,780 | 75,000 | 6,000 |--_-----|-------- 
Private mallet eee ane 217,800 | 19,808 | 230,600 | 22,620 |124,000 | 9,800 |--------|-------- 
Quid tees 2 ee ee 11, 800 117 (0) ee ee eee) |S Rn ee eS a | ae aS es 
Gta Meee eee eset ores 27, 832, 200 |563, 723 |3, 125, 500 |160, 890 |726, 500 | 37,092 |154, 100 4, 797 
Species Norfolk Northampton Northumberland | Prince George 
Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value Pounds Value |Pounds| Value 
ING WiVeS- see ses = a | 245, 400 | $1, 841 203, 900 | $1, 526 6, 833, 7! $68, 437 3, 100 $62 
Bluefish aS) ee ee eee 37, 900 1, 903 25, 200 1, 260 20, 700 T1030!) 22 SE Sales ee 
LOO ge Lee eS | ere. eS eae ae 34, 100 1,023) |x ee pe ee we Se 
iButtertishe-s asi. es 3 _-| 6651, 400 5, 185 780, 900 | 11,714 9, 490 146-2323 2ee2 |) eee 
can oncrabiester) See 2" 1, 000 60 1, 700 85 2, 400 106% | 2-22 =| 4 
bane TS a) ee ae ee A 22, 600 541 | 16,000 480 
Le ee AR HS oh ors 1, 500 60 | 18, 600 744 
888, 800 | 8, 888 436, 400) 7 "60999)|_ 2" =e Eee 
11, 600 55 5, 200 26) j|os2o ee Eee se ee 
14, 300 143 3, 909 28° \es=<=SSu|t Mes ee 
32,400 | 4,860 12,900 | 1,032 300 9 
Wongense. = Oe 300 Ae ie cs Be A tape ee SR ee 
Mloundersesess ee oe ee 77, 100 4, 184 12, 000 483 30, 100 L108) |Es22522 = |p eee 
Gizzardishsdeess se © She 2. Rs See Pees 8 1, 200 12 13, 900 143+ [C2 a22 22 Ree oS 
ds icin es £2 es ee 3, 200 69) eee ee ee eo 
Ilanvesthisnmeesss— —F 2 112, 500 1, 691 800 16 6, 900 138) | se eee aD ee 
Hickory shades. = | 26, 500 400 , 000 38 33, 300 563 1, 000 40 
gp highem meen - 2. ee 100 Bec a ae i ee 
King whiting or ‘‘kingfish’’__ 58,900 | 2, 788 5, 100 255 300 ee Pee 




