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V. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Mummichog Fundulus (species) . 



Perch Morone americana. 



Perch, yellow Perca flavescens. 



Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteru.<t. 



Pike or pickerel Esox (species). 



Pilot fish Naucrates ductor. 



Pollock Pollachius virens. 



Pompano Trachinotus carolinus. 



Redfish or red drum Scisenops ocellatus. 



Roach, or shiners Abramis crysoleucas. 



Scup or porgy Stenotomus chrysops. 



Sea bass Centropristes striatus. 



Sea robin Prionotus (species) . 



Shad. Alosa sapidissima. 



Silversides Menidia (species) . 



Spanish mackerel and cero (S comber ovior us viaculatus. 



^ {ocoviberomorus regalis. 



Spot Leiostovius xanthurus. 



Squeteagues, weakfish, or "sea trout " (Cynosdon regalis. 



, [Cynoscion nebulosus. 



Striped bass Roccus lineatus. 



Sturgeon Acipenser sturio. 



Suckers Catostomidse (species). 



Sunfish Centrarchidse (species). 



Swellfish Tetraodontidae (species). 



Swordfish Xiphias gladius. 



Tautog TmUoga onitis. 



'Tilefish Lopholatilus chamasleonticeps. 



Tomcod Microgadus tomcod. 



Whiting Merluccius bilinearis. 



Tuna Thunnus thynnus. 



GENERAL STATISTICS. 



In 1921, the total number of persons engaged in the fisheries of 

 New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware was 14,483 as 

 compared with 23,898 in 1904, a decrease of 9,415, or 39.4 per cent. 

 The total investment was $20,498,498, as compared with $16,075,122 

 in 1904, an increase of $4,423,376, or 27.52 per cent. The products 

 of the fisheries of these States amounted to 332,931,742 pounds, 

 valued at $11,667,393, as compared with 375,412,398 pounds, valued 

 at $10,043,062, in 1904, a decrease of 42,480,656 pounds, or 11.32 per 

 cent, in quantity and an increase of $1,624,331, or 16.17 per cent, in 

 value. 



Fisheries of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, 1921. 



