FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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THE PRODUCTS BY APPARATUS. 



The most important forms of apparatus used in the fisheries are 

 tongs, dredges, and scrapes. The catch by tongs (including a few 

 oysters taken with nippers) in 1904 was valued at $1,593,554, while 

 that taken with dredges and scrapes was worth $953,295. The latter 

 represents the value of both oysters and crabs. Pound nets ranked 

 third, with a catch valued at $220,852, followed by lines, gill nets, and 

 seines. The principal species taken on lines are crabs; in gill nets, 

 shad, sturgeon, and striped bass; and in seines, alewives, striped bass, 

 and menhaden. The remainder of the catch was taken with fyke- 

 nets, eel pots, trammel nets, bow nets, spears, and minor apparatus, 

 including scoop nets, which are used mainly for catching soft crabs. 



Statement, by Counties, op the Catch by Tongs and Nippers in Maryland 



in 1904. 



