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U. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



to 61,441 shad, having a weight of 206,504 pounds, and a value to the 

 fishermen of $33,372. This is an increase of 9 per cent in both 

 number of shad and their value as compared with the production in 

 1929. The price per pound received by the fishermen in 1930 varied 

 but little from that obtained during the previous year. 



The catch of shad taken by drift gill nets accounted for 72 per cent 

 of the total and that by stake gill nets accounted for 27 per cent. 

 Approximately 1 per cent of the catch was made by gear which was 

 fished primarily for other species. 



With the exception of some fishing with stake gill nets from one 

 town in New Jersey, the fishing was prosecuted from points in New 

 York. 



Shad fishery oj the Hudson River, 1930 



Catch of shad in the Hudson River for various years, 1896 to 1930 



Year 



1896.. 

 1897., 

 1898- . 

 1901.. 

 1904. 

 1910 1 

 1915- . 

 1916. 

 1917. 

 1918. 

 1919. 

 1920. 

 1921. 

 1922. 

 1923. 

 1924. 

 1925. 

 1926.. 

 1927. 

 1928. 

 1929. 

 1930. 



Value 



$83, 237 

 67,287 

 69, 385 



122, 409 

 46, 654 



100, 824 

 8,643 

 6,465 

 6,530 

 48, 184 

 83, 724 

 56, 309 

 30, 623 

 39, 706 

 28, 644 

 23,104 

 26, 430 

 53, 475 

 63, 650 

 43, 149 

 30,683 

 33, 372 



1 Includes catch in lower New York Bay, Earitan Bay, and tributaries, but this was inconsiderable. 



FISHERIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES 



In the years for which there are records the value of the catch of 

 fishery products in the Chesapeake Bay States (Maryland and Vir- 

 ginia) during 1929 was exceeded only in 1920 and 1925. These fish- 



