416 U. & 
BUREAU 
OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of Virginia, 1988—Continued 
CATCH: By countTizs—Continued 

















Species Surry Warwick .» Westmoreland York 
Pounds| Value | Pownds| Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
INIGWAVES Se oe ie eae ane eee 2, 500 $50 | 19,900 $159 | 503,500 | $5,035 58, 000 $420 
IBiiiefisH sera 100 10 300 21 4, 400 200 51, 500 2, 574 
Butterasneee fee tener eee omen ee Le 7, 500 182 1, 400 21 68, 500 1, 549 
@ahiororierables ters sate eee ee ee SE ee |e hee ee ee 2 re eee 1,000 50 
Garp ese se eae SES She 2, 000 60 | 4,000 160 13,;S00/5) U5 O08 in| be Sas See ee eee 
Catfish and bullheads__---_---_- 29, 600 1,327 6, 300 192 32, 200 Ape Aajh aes SERIES ag si\goa-ees. 
CG as a ee a SRE aie Be Pe | re 8 lee eR IRE 3 ee ; 
Oroakerss- eae oe eee ee 2 Se 255, 400 5, 464 49, 600 720 | 5,415, 700 73, 041 
Drumyred omreGhsheasa-seean|"2 22 nee 2, 500 40") 252 22 eo eee 11, 700 181 
Eels: 
WOMMONE Sears. Se ee nes | Soe eee ene Seat oS ee bee 25,600 | 2,304 100 3 
Concer ee Re ees Se | ee Pe 100 2) | so2.o5 55s ees 100 af 
Moun dersie sea Sse a ke |S Se 17, 300 982 1, 200 60 162, 500 9, 407 
Gizzardishad=2222e-- = seen 4, 000 60 | 3,000 43 45, 000 | 580). 5 = es ee 
Hiakow ny ere ee eee baa | Bete 2 200 CS Semre | |= ee 1, 900 20 
Harvestfish) 2:25 23s eo toeee | Se eee ee 2, 200 25 Reo. 2 sae 15, 000 300 
IMC KORY Shade eee eee ae 100 3 | 1,200 18 3, 200 100 100 2 
Moyer a Eh ae a a ee |e es (ese | eee ey Eee eS 200 3 
King, whiting or skinefish7ess)| 22" Penn i si ae 5, 600 234 400 8 44, 800 1, 708 
IVR CK CLO lee sae em eps tentn a oars lee BNNs 22s ES Bala Nail eee > Ale Oe LS el ee ee 300 13 
Pike’or pickerele ss =) ween ae 100 a) eee PE epee eee re) (Peep eee ee eo 
Sandiperch==s ce See eet eee | ea Pe sete 700 11 eee ae oo ee 38, 300 43, 
CU. Pere eae oneal, EBM Cy Bie 56, 400 RITA: Nis. obey ital ae 563,000 | 6, 297 
S@8DAaSS2 = =. See ee ae ea Se ioe fod 2, 900 133) jee 53--2 22 eee 21, 200 1,059 
Sestropinivek sete saat tee seen | See rer eee ete 900 6 ee Pees 900 10 
Shaiya eet ee eee 5, 000 481 | 14,200 | 1,528 73,400 | 5,874 44, 300 4, 430 
Sharks tae es ee ees eet Se 33, 200 88%Mi| 2242 eRe 156, 300 1, 783 
Spanishimackerel 2222s Seek Sa | SA ee Be Ea See 400 28 2, 900 203 
SH O10) Reais Sek Ae Seabee ee a ee ae ek eee 2, 900 56 1, 700 42 588, 900 9, 889 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout’’: 
TAY Soe eee Fabs 200 4 | 64,200 | 1,541 | 118,400! 2,072 763,000 | 17,909 
DOLCE Cys = eran a rere |e Sys ee ele | Ole ee eee 182, 700 14, 616 
Striped bass!= 222 sae ae = aes 10, 100 874 | 28,100 | 2,529 80,400 | 5,621 19, 700 1, 591 
(SV AeA x3) 0) a epee FS ee ee | ee Pree (eel arn eae nk ae Ot pene ee 3, 700 443 
Siwellifish 2222 Ses Aen ae a soy 500 COA i oe 5 Seen ies aye 9, 800 180 
HADES (0) ee eR Pak RS SO ee 2 | | a | Se | es eee oe ae 100 1 
FE OTTICO Gia =e Seer AEE ea Le |p ee Sd ew ag Oa OL | 5, 600 58 
Wihite perch! 2:2) easa ee 2, 900 116 5, 200 104 36, 100 | 983 2, 100 30 
NSAY/LOUIL DAY eer eee cme ue non aan ty | ice ie ee Pee mea 300 61/22 Ae 7, 900 130 
"Well owmpenchiss echt Svat Me | OER eS 2 eee = ea ew 2 ~ 400 B2h eee ee le 
‘rabs: 
als (oleae ee Ue ee es ee eee 82, 200 1, 546 |1,485,900 | 26,071 | 3,305, 100 78, 035 
HOLMAN GpECler SMe en = en eee RRS ee 300 55 24, 100 4,017 1, 200 160 
Clams yHAand wpe VC oes sas meee |e cee | reese So) 5 DeLee eee | ee {(S eaeaieri 393, 600 | 30,746 
Oysters, market: 
PERRET SORT Ee a ea oe | He Le ik ly Se | ee Fee 272,000 | 19,040 3, 000 220 
Tepe aren Te US se Se TS | ee ee eee (ee ee) 380, 000 | 30, 400 4, 200 310 
IBTUVAteysS Prin oe pee ss wees oe e SS 8 ee eee | 84,000 | 5,880 227,400 | 19, 363 
Deve byde tite ERR Irak Ba Ne OE PS ee iat ere bee 54, 000 4, 320 506, 800 37, 851 
SS tne ET, EE ee a |e ee 1, 200 1S |) 5 eee ee | eee 10, 900 166 
Motal=: sas bes eee. sod 56,600 | 3,000 \618,700 | 16,261 3,291,100 |115, 841 |12, 659, 100 | 314, 798 
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SHAD AND ALEWIFE FISHERIES OF THE POTOMAC RIVER 
The catch of shad in the Potomac River in 1938 amounted to 192,560 
in number, 519,635 pounds in weight, and their total value to the 
fishermen was $47,385. The catch of alewives for the same season 
amounted to 9,248,000 in number, with a total weight of 3,695,200 
pounds, and a value to the fishermen of $36,990. These figures show 
an increase of 19 percent in weight and 17 percent in the value of shad 
as compared with 1937, and an increase of 22 percent in weight and 
27 percent in the value of alewives. 
Approximately 84 percent of the shad, in weight, were taken with 
pound nets, and 16 percent with gill nets. 
alewives were taken with pound nets, the remainder being taken with 
aill nets. 
Over 99 percent of the 
