862 



U. S. BTJKEAU OF FISHERIES 



Shad fishery of the Hudson River, 1929 



4,000 



3,000 



O 2,000 - 



500 

 375 

 250 

 125 

 





Figure 20. 



-Catch of shad in the Hudson and Potomac Rivers for 

 various years, 1896 to 1929 



Catch of shad in the Hudson River for various years, 1896 to 1929 



Year 



New York 



Number 



1896 ! 420,098 



1897 1 4aj,877 



1898 410,395 



1901 1 829,612 



1904 100,624 



1910' 126,53-4 



1915 11,606 



1916 7,787 



1917 10,615 



1918 63,404 



1919 76,501 



1920 39,692 



1921 28,948 



1922 36,111 



1923 28,636 



1921 22,814 



192.5 34,568 



1926 73,312 



1927 89,984 



1928 61,079 



1929 1 45,980 



Pounds 



1,681,371 



1, 506, 142 



1, 534, 877 



3, 202, 302 



402, 496 



506, 136 



48, 564 



32,923 



38,344 



220, 602 



301, 306 



157, 715 



104, 883 



128,324 



97, 863 



72, 519 



110, 359 



219, 183 



299, 693 



194, 181 



157, 895 



New Jersey 



Value 



$58, 921 



49, 353 



50, 875 



100, 762 



28,896 



51,715 



5,969 



4,540 



5,810 



44, 784 



60, 690 



43,882 



24, 329 



27,451 



22, 644 



17,619 



24,030 



47, 175 



56, 950 



32, 689 



25,801 



Number 



168, 800 



115,200 



129,855 



144,315 



57, 657 



101,720 



4,249 



1,500 



1,400 



3,999 



13, 800 



9,623 



6, 500 



12, 225 



6,450 



5,980 



4,300 



11, 150 



20,300 



17,950 



10, 500 



Pounds 



675, 595 



529, 920 



606,423 



577, 260 



201, 800 



406, 880 



20, 104 



7,250 



5,040 



14,000 



73, 668 



42, 129 



25,920 



46, 862 



23, 865 



21, 850 



13, 975 



46, 237 



58, 362 



52, 050 



38, 850 



Value 



$24, 316 



17,934 



18, 510 



21, 647 



17, 758 



49, 109 



2,674 



925 



720 



3,400 



23, 034 



12,427 



6,294 



12, 255 



6,000 



5,485 



2,400 



6,300 



6,700 



10,460 



4,882 



Total 



Number 



588, 898 



520, 077 



540, 250 



973, 927 



158,281 



228,254 



15,855 



9,287 



12,015 



67,403 



90, 301 



49, 315 



35,448 



48, 336 



35, 086 



28,794 



38,868 



84,462 



110,284 



79,029 



56,480 



Pounds 



2, 356, 966 



2, 036, 062 



2, 141, 300 



3, 779, 562 



604, 296 



913, 016 



68, 668 



40, 173 



43,384 



234, 602 



374, 974 



199,844 



130, 803 



175, 186 



121, 728 



94, 369 



124,334 



265,420 



358, 055 



246,231 



196, 745 



> Indudes catch in lower New York Bay, Raritan Bay and tributaries, but this was inconsiderable. 



