76 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
SHAD FISHERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER. _ 
In connection with the canvass of the coastal fisheries of New York 
and New Jersey the shad fishery of the Hudson River was covered for 
the years 1915 and 1916. The statistics are given in the following 
table, showing for the latter year 119 fishermen, 79 gill nets, 3 seines, 
and a catch of 9,287 shad, valued at $5,465. The Hudson was at one 
time one of the great shad streams, its annual output running into 
the hundreds of thousands. Thus, in 1896 the number of shad taken 
was 588,898, valued at $83,237. The present condition of the shad 
fishery is most deplorable. 
SHap FisHERY or THE Hupson River, 1915 anv 1916.4 
1915. 
Items. New York. New Jersey. Total. 
No Lbs Value No. Lbs Value 
Pushenmoene vot Ae flere sepe nite 133! |e rece mtaleene oe Py fl ses oye Carat |p © dre 
Sail and row boats.........-- S| Somers $2, 975 (ie ae ase 
Gasolme boats... == -1.2 sne~ one PW eS eee 225 ZAy| ER ees 
Gaillinets. 25 2 n sue ts eee ee ATE Ree eae 3, 984 Wolter es 
SGINGS = Sater eee meee PAN ee es Ie LOO! | 6. cece 's| oo -deec ul ee oem 
Shore and accessory property.|.......-]-.------ y+ al ee het es | ees 
ROtAL tere S eateee|=s bate eee ee 7,902) |p | ec 
Shad caught: 
With gillnets-..-) 2-2-2. 11,333 | 47,333 | 5,834 | 4,249 | 20,104 | 2,674 | 15,582 | 67,437 | 8, 508 
With seiness. 22). 55072 62 298 38: |is- we cetc|s seeaecelpemee cee 62 298 33 
With other apparatus in- 
cidentally se: oot ee see 211 933 102 | ecap tate pCa csleacce set 211 933 102 
Totatt ess: ss Se bene 11,606 | 48,564 | 5,969 | 4,249 | 20,104 | 2,674 | 15,855 | 68,668 | 8, 643 
1916, 
Mishermonijss,. $9: 2.05 22h Se 
Sail and row boats 
Gasoline hoats.......... we 
Giillimets: OQ. OS. 2 bo -cocse 
NOINCS 345 AOE = SoBe eee 
Shore and accessory property - 
Totals 220... page: 
Shad caught: 
With gill nets......-....- 7,536 | 31,670 | 4,399 | 1,500] 7,250 925 | 9,036 | 38,920] 5,324 
With seines.......4.....- 191} 1,008 99. OAS.) oer deecs) epee 191 | 1,008 99 
With other apparatus in- 
cidentaliys > 5... te es. 60 245 A | aa Sae scl Gee ee ee eee 60 | 245 42 
Lotale.t 4-26 /Be oa. 7,787 | 32,923 | 4,540 | 1,500] 7,250 925 | 9,287 | 40,173 | 5,465 
a Includes Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Green, Orange, Rennselaer, Rockland, Schuyler, Ulster, and 
Weschester Counties in New York, and Bergen and Hudson Counties in New Jersey. 
NEW ENGLAND VESSEL FISHERIES. 
Statistics of the extensive offshore vessel fisheries centering at 
Boston and Gloucester, Mass., have been collected during the year 
by the local agents, and published in monthly and annual bulletins 
showing, by species and fishing grounds, the quantities and values of 
the fishery products landed by the American fishing vessels at these 
ports. 
The fleet in 1915 was composed of 410 sail, steam, and gasoline 
screw vessels. These vessels landed at Boston 3,772 trips, aggregating 
