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Fisheries cf Virginia, 1985—Continued 
CATCH: BY GEAR 




Species 
Croaker 
Drum, red or redfish 
Eels, common 
Flounders 
Gizzard shad 
arnvesttishi-¢26 2. meee 
Enekoryasnaduvs ss ee eee 
King whiting or ‘“‘kingfish’’___- 
Menhadens as: sete s eee. 
Spotee saaewettee eS Les 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout’’: 
Gray eee eee eee 
Spotted___ 
Striped bass 

Purse seines 
Pounds 
Value 



Gill nets 
Haul seines 
Drift Runaround 
Pounds | Value |Pownds| Value |Pounds | Value 
587, 500 | $5, 758 | 37, 100 $391. |= beoelt ey 2 = 
28, 300 1,297 |x es. |c-tee. | a ee 
5, 000 150. |_2-.22==|5.2+==-. |= eee eee 
20, 100 202) )\_==2--=-|2 22-2 ee 
348,100 | 16, 901 500 10 | tase eee Se 
85, 700 3;446' |.2-.- ==] -...22 2. || Bese eee 
611,700 | 6,794 200 8 | 40, 000 $450 
1, 800 30) |---2s--2 |=-e2=555| 2 eee 
52;8007 | °3)208 1222" _ |__| a ee 
13, 900 698i)|2222222.)|-<. 222 3 ee 
64, 500 139. |'s222-2-]22==---5 |e 
20, 000 150: | c-2s25|-¢- | eee 
1, 300 49 500 52. ee eee 
1, 000 30) |o- 2-22-2442. 64|2 ee 


Wile ;penehs=sess0 sak oo be ee ee ee eee 
Yellow perch 
Species 
INGWiAVeSes ee eee 
Eels, common 
Flounders 

Hickory shad 
King whiting or ‘‘kingfish’’___- 
Mackerel 
Spanish mackerel______....---- 
Spot 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout’’: 
Spotted 
SiRIpECOASSs = seen seen ees ee 
Sturgeon 
PN AUCORRS. fee ee eee ee 
Wihiteperchtss 2. 5b ere 
Nello wa percha na) Ser 
Crabs, hard 
Squid 
TMirplestisnappelc eee ee 





Gill nets—Con. 
Stake 
Pounds | Value 
7, 800 $186 
1, 300 63 
rm BOQ earn 20° 
13, 100 309 
19004] 151 10 
9, 200 140 
7100 iaeay 2 




Hand 
Pounds | Value 


300 



66, 600 |231, 800 
Lines 
Trot with baits or 
snoods 
Value 
Pounds 

oe See Sees) 6 as4-=4 

19, 794 



Pound nets 


14, 686, 300 
308, 271 |48, 892, 900 
Pounds Value 
10, 299, 000 | $58, 305 
308, 700 16, 197 
2, 241, 200 54, 429 
48, 600 2,471 
58, 200 2, 055 
122, 700 4,318 
16, 567, 400 | 185, 321 
38, 600 605 
28, 600 665 
92, 000 12, 082 
229, 400 9, 139 
194, 600 2, 186 
126, 200 2, 806 
50, 900 1, 205 
27, 100 331 
2, 134 
2, 580 
178 
273 
6, 677 
50 
233, 830 
12 
b 129 
35, 800 2, 509 
277, 800 9, 860 
12, 660, 900 | 140, 932 
5, 400 298 
227, 900 22, 759 
3, 500 506 
1, 100 15 
103, 300 4, 544 
6, 400 424 
62, 400 1, 300 
194, 700 2, 925 
784, 050 
