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Production of aleivives in the Potomac River in various years, 1909 to 1925 



SHAD FISHERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER 



In 1923 there were 213 persons engaged in the shad fishery of the 

 Hudson River in New York and New Jersey. The investment 

 amounted to $27,629, and 35,086 shad, or 121,728 pounds were 

 caught, valued at $28,644. Of this quantity 28,636 shad, or 97,863 

 pounds, valued at $22,644, were taken in New York, and 6,450, or 

 23,865 pounds, valued at $6,000, in New Jersey. 



In 1924 there were 184 persons engaged in this fishery. The invest- 

 ment amounted to $22,838, and 28,794 shad, or 94,369 pounds, valued 

 at $23,104, were caught. The catch in New York amounted to 22,814 

 shad, or 72,519 pounds, valued at $17,619, and in New Jersey to 

 5,980 fish, or 21,850 pounds, valued at $5,485. 



Compared with 1922, there was a decrease in 1923 of 59 in the 

 number of persons engaged, $12,713 in the investment, and 13,250 

 in the number of shad taken (or 53,458 pounds), and of $11,052 in 

 the value. In 1924, as compared with 1922, there was a decrease of 

 88 persons, $17,504 in the investment, and 19,542 in the number of 

 shad taken (or 80,817 pounds), and of $16,602 in the value. The 

 number of persons engaged, the investment, and catch also were 

 considerably smaller in 1924 than in the previous year. The statis- 

 tics for 1923 and 1924 and comparative statistics of the catch from 

 1915 to 1924, inclusive, are given in the following tables: 



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