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Table 3. — Salt-water fish and shellfish upon which the bulk of the trade is based 



Species of moderate importance, — In this class are salt-water fishery 

 products, of which there is a limited supply. Most of these would 

 rank among the important commercial species if more could be 

 produced. The 15 species of this group constitute approximately 

 20 per cent of the trade. 



Table 4. — Salt-water species of moderate importance 



Species for whicTi there is small demand. — Limited quantities of 39 

 salt-water fishery products, approximating 10 per cent of the total 

 amount sold, are marketed in Fulton Fish Market. Large amounts 

 of these products are used by the foreign-born population, and 

 include varieties that are common to their native country. 



Table 5. — Salt-water species for which there is small demand 



Products 



Reasons for limited sale 



Principal form in 

 which received 



Black drum 



Blue runners 



Bream or rosefish 



Grouper 



H>ake 



Jacks (skip, amber) . . . 



Jewfish 



King whiting. 



Ling (white hake) 



Permits. _ 



Pigfish 



Pilotfish 



Red drum (spot bass). 

 Salmon, Atlantic 



Unpopular 



Not well known 



Supply limited 



Unpopular 



do.._ 



Not well known 



Unpopular.. 



Supply limited 



Unpopular; plentiful supply. 



Not well known 



do 



Unpopular 



do- 



Supply limited 



Dressed. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Round. 

 Dressed. 

 Round. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Dressed. 

 Round. 



Do. 

 Round, dressed. 



