FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1936 163 
VESSEL FISHERIES AT NEW YORK CITY ° 
During 1935 fishing vessels of 5 net tons capacity or greater landed 
39,615,000 pounds of fishery products at New York City. The land- 
ings consisted of bluefish, 1,056,000 pounds; butterfish, 552,000 
pounds; cod, 5,313,000 pounds; croaker, 16,000 pounds; flounders, 
12,134,000 pounds; haddock, 10,361,000 pounds: hake, 52,000 pounds; 
halibut, 32,000 pounds; mackerel, 3,454,000 pounds; pollock, 21,000. 
pounds; sea bass, 698,000 pounds; sea robin, 1,000 pounds; scup, 
901,000 pounds; squeteagues or “‘sea trout’’, 3,000 pounds; swordfish, 
3,000 pounds; tilefish, 2,657,000 pounds; whiting, 351,000 pounds; 
sea scallops, 1,989, 000 pounds: and squid, 21,000 pounds. Data on 
the landings at New York City are also included in the catch by: 
States. 
SHAD FISHERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER 
The shad fishery of the Hudson River in 1935 was prosecuted by 
498 fishermen who used 259 boats, 28 haul seines, 307 gill nets, 14 stop’ 
nets, 26 scap nets, and 39 fyke nets. The total commercial catch 
amounted to 259,980 shad having a weight of 847,400 pounds and a 
value to the fishermen of $70,636. This is an increase of 84 percent 
in the number of shad and 96 percent in their value as compared with 
1934. The average price per pound received by fishermen in both 
1934 and 1935 was about 8 cents. 
Gill nets accounted for 98 percent of the weight of the shad taken, 
while haul seines accounted for 1 percent. Small quantities taken by 
stop nets, scap nets, and fyke nets accounted for the remaining 1° 
percent. 
Statistics of the catch of shad in the Hudson River also are included 
in the catch data for New York and New Jersey which are published 
elsewhere in this report. 
Shad fishery of the Hudson River, 1935 







Item New York New Jersey Total 
Fishermen: 
On boats and shore: Number| Pounds| Value |Number| Pounds} Value |Number| Pounds| Value 
Regmlanaacsnas.seshes (yl eae See (hot eee ee oe 13835222 c Sena 
Casiialy eae. - 22k oe SOS Eeee ee | aes 2b eo eee so ee S60 }423- 5 -_|Sooeees 
Motalesses: so s.e™ CULT Neg sey l Rare Nei es ese ses se KOSTER a |e aaa 
SS SS ee eS ees eee ee eS ee See eS 
Boats, other than motor-._-_.-- PRT | perp pe hal [pe pes Pal bs beans apt [tae ge 259" 2222 eee 
Apparatus: 
iEamliseiness====" s*=—< sta 28 {| See SSS | Dna ea | ee ak Se 20) |e aseoeecs| caneees 
Length, yards---_---- B72 8 Le a ey be | an Ree 3,831,628 | Eee 
Gillinetst {26 eee = 2 2B) | aes san |e eG eee eee |e ee | ee O in| ene aes eee 
Square yards__.-_----- Si moool | eee aes eee OG 1 80)1 Was ass |e eae ee BOO, TOO) lease eee 
StOpDMetSaaca = =e a oe ee 11 Us agen ee ees See 14. || 2S ees 
Agua Vandseaeen aaa BD 1G Le ee lll eS es | ee ee ee 121). 2 Sse ees 
Scapmetseenns = eee 26) || SZ es rs Fe ee ees eee ee oss 26); s2Se=2n | See ee 
By KemetSs5- 2-52-2225 2656 SO e222 2 2E Aras | ar ee eee epee ee 5 ees Ea 
SS | = | | — — eS SS 
Shad caught: ; 
With haul seines_._-_-.--- SH 592 41108 200n $0145 | Seen | aaae eae saa 3, 592 | 10, 200 $874 
With gillimetsi=- = 22-22 oss 137, 487 |434, 500 |36, 615 |116, 003 |394, 100 |$32, 485 |253, 490 |828, 600 | 69, 100 
With stop nets. _.-..----- 267 800 GO} | geese Se eps i. ON 267 800 60 
Wiathiscap nets_ =! --2. =" 767 | 2,300 D270 eee eae era N a ae Pe 767 | 2,300 127 
With’ tykemoets: —— 2) eases 1,864 | 5,500 477 DY, | nee | EE | SES Se 1,864 | 5,500 475 
Ota eee co core eee 143,977 |453, 300 |38, 151 |116,003 |394, 100 | 32,485 |259, 980 |847, 400 | 70, 636 


® Statistics on the landings at New York City are collected by J. H. Matthews, executive secretary, Middle 
Atlantic Fisheries Association. 
