72 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
NumBeERr or Pounp Nets, THE CatcH OF SHAD AND ALEWIVES, AND THE AVERAGE 
CarcH or Eacu Species PER Nev FoR CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHESAPEAKE Bay 
AND Potomac River, 1915. 
Average 
: Average 
ber of | Number | Number | number | 2Umber 
Locality. (0) of ale 
re of shad. | slewives. ee wives to 
net. 
From Cape Henry to Tue Point (lower side of York 
River mouth) sess. 3: Sess oes ae coches cee 496 | 268,374 | 1,974,490 541 3,980 
From York Spit (inclusive) to Stingray Point....... 623 | 491,196 | 4,437,345 772 7,122 
From Rappahannock Spit (inclusive) to Smith Point. 276 | 291,266} 21,667,166 1,054 78, 504 
Potomacwiver..- Me eae ee eLee 211| 147,271 | 7,336,000 697 34,760 
COASTAL FISHERIES OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. 
Following a conference with the fishery authorities of the States 
of New York and New Jersey in January, 1916, regarding the con- 
dition of the coastal fisheries of those States and the measures neces- 
sary for their conservation, the Bureau undertook, by request, the 
canvass of those fisheries so that their actual extent might be known. 
The field work was completed in June and the results of the canvass 
were communicated to those interested. The figures related to the 
calendar year 1915 and covered only fishes proper. 
In New York the number of persons engaged in the coastal fisheries 
was 2,504, and the investment in vessels, boats, fishing apparatus, 
and shore and accessory property was $1,771,166. The products 
amounted to 34,047,775 pounds of fish, valued at $1,121,641. Some 
of the more important species taken were bluefish, 6,107,113 pounds, 
valued at $492,928; butterfish, 1,244,475 pounds, valued at $51,636; 
cod, 1,259,160 pounds, valued at $59,400; eels, 426,330 pounds, 
valued at $34,387; flounders, 3,440,053 pounds, valued at $96,337; 
mackerel, 342,489 pounds, valued at $25,620; menhaden, 14,518,812 
pounds, valued at $100,935; scup, 1,026,736 pounds, valued at 
$44,447; sea bass, 973,686 pounds, valued at $44,894; and sque- 
teague, 1,859,143 pounds, valued at $98,324. 
In New Jersey there were 2,303 persons employed in the coastal 
fisheries, and the investment amounted to $1,192,057. The products 
ageregated 47,856,176 pounds of fish, valued at $1,348,667. The 
species taken in largest quantities were bluefish, 2,728,779 pounds, 
valued at $177,906; butterfish, 5,462,917 pounds, valued at $151,677; 
cod, 679,133 pounds, valued at $31,896; croaker, 2,084,719 pounds, 
valued at $47,366; eels, 377,698 pounds, valued at $28,257; flounders, 
1,531,376 pounds, valued at $58,443; mackerel, 367,307 pounds, 
valued at $26,161; menhaden, 4,354,789 pounds, valued at $36,602; 
scup, 3,279,693 pounds, valued at $94,776; sea bass, 6,171,922 pounds, 
valued at $203,163; squeteague, 14,121,330 pounds, valued at 
$358,977; and whiting, 2,407,217 pounds, valued at $36,367. 
The statistics of these fisheries, by counties, are given in detail in 
the following table: 
