FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 861 



Landings of fish at Neio York City and Grolon, Conn., 1922 to 1929 > 

 [Expressed in thousands of pounds; that is, 000 omitted] 



' Includes landings of fish at Groton, Conn., beginning with November, 1927. 



2 Where landings are not shown for certain species, it is probable that they are included under "mis- 

 cellaneous. " 



3 Includes the landings of some mixed fish. 



SHAD FISHERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER 



Shad fishing in the Hudson River in 1929 was followed by 241 

 fishermen who used 94 row boats, 30 motor boats, 104 drift gill nets 

 that had a total area of 355,477 square yards, and 15 stake gill nets 

 that had an area of 41,008 square yards. The catch amounted to 

 56,480 shad, having a weight of 196,745 pounds, and a value to the 

 fishermen of $30,683. This is a decrease of 29 per cent in both number 

 and value as compared with the production in 1928. There was a 

 decline of nearly 2 cents per pound from the price received by the 

 fishermen in 1928. 



More than 75 per cent of the catch was taken with drift gill nets, 

 the remainder being taken with stake gill nets. The former were 

 universally used on the river above Haverstraw, while from that 

 point south, stake gill nets were used exclusively. 



With the exception of some fishing with stake gill nets from one 

 town in New Jersej^, the fishing was prosecuted entirely in New York 

 waters. 



Most of the shad were disposed of locally by the fishermen, either 

 directly to the consumer on the shore or by peddling, or to local 

 markets and buyers. Very few were shipped to New York City, 

 except from a few near-by towns, as the prices prevailing in that 

 city did not justify it. 



