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KEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



The rollowinii' sumniary shows the j-i'l\ii'iis iiiailc by the United 

 States Menhaden Oil and (luano .Vssoeiation : 



Statement of the extent of the i)ieiili<i<h'ii indii.^tr// of the United Stale.s in each 

 year from JS7J to ISf'S. inclusii'e, accordiiHj to the returns of the United States 

 Menhaden Oil and Guano Association. 



The foUowing summary shows the extent of the menhaden industry 

 according to the latest returns of the United States Fish Commission. 

 Tlu) ligures for Connecticut, New Jersej^ and Virginia for 1002 are 

 not yet available, and there have been no operations in Texas since 

 1901: 



states. 



Year. 



Rhodo Island..! V.m 

 Connectii-ut.... liKK) 



New York l'.K12 



New Jersey .- - I'.KU 



Delaware , 1902 



Virginia .1 1901 



North Carolina 1902 

 Texas | 1901 



Total ....! 



I 



Facto- Fish 

 ries. received. 



No. 



114,757,900 

 19,975,700 



187, 671, SK) 

 27,0!tO,(MK) 

 84. 869, 1(X) 



378,727,331 

 70,167,800 

 26,806,500 



36 I 910,065,631 



Oil m;u\i 



Gallons. \ 

 897,188 

 118,7.50 



1,397. .58:5 

 109,789 

 394,119 

 72;}, 215 

 102,0.52 

 69,639 



Value. 



$225,912 



:i0.475 



^i. 279 

 25, 44(1 

 96.724 



164,4(i5 

 22.7;« 

 14,&54 



3,812,335j 933,679 



Di'ied scrap. 



Acidulated 

 Kci"ap. 



Total 

 value of 

 pi-oduct. 



Tons. 



""'iso 



9, 030 

 1,131 

 1,642 

 21,130 

 1,884 

 1,710 



36,977 



Value. 



'$i2,7KV) 



218,217 

 52,046 

 ;i9,(H!9 



517,872 

 40,214 

 30,087 



T071S. Value. 

 ].5,727i$20.3.906l 

 1,4.50 23,4.50, 



,410 



8, 871 

 10, .591 

 4,804 



909,-505 48,853 



92, 7(w 



110,668 

 i:i5, 388 

 64,128 



$429,818 



65,925 



664,261 



77,486 



246,461 



817,725 



127,072 



44,741 



630, 3a5 2,473,489 



Although very small ([uanlilies of other llsh are used, praoticallj'- 

 tlie entire catch in the menhaden fishery consists of llial species alone. 

 Tlie principal species othei- tlian menhaden are sea-ro})in, skates, 

 and bellows-fisli. These are secured mostly in pound nets, especially 

 in those set in (iardiner Bay. Tliey sell for 50 to 80 cents per 1,000, 

 and two or three million are used eacli year. The sea-rol)iu yields 



