FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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Statement, by Counties, of the Yield of the Fisheries of Pennsylvania 



in 1904 — Continued. 



THE FISHERIES BY APPARATUS. 



The vessel fisheries of the eastern part of Pennsylvania in 1904 

 were confined to Philadelphia County, and were prosecuted by 16 

 vessels, valued at $48,200, engaged in dredging oysters. The catch 

 consisted of 90,000 bushels of market oysters, valued at $90,000, 

 and 28,700 bushels of seed oysters, valued at $14,290, a total of 

 118,700 bushels, valued at $104,290. 



In the shore or boat fisheries seines took 767,564 pounds of fish of 

 various species, valued at $36,088; gill nets, 267,955 pounds, valued 

 at $17,283; dip nets, 97,625 pounds, valued at $4,415; fish baskets, 

 57,100 pounds, valued at $3,748; and fyke nets, stop nets, and lines, 

 25,150 pounds, valued at $1,675. 



The following tables give the quantity and value of products taken 

 in the vessel and shore fisheries by each form of apparatus: 



Yield of the Vessel Fisheries of Pennsylvania in 1904. 



