10 INLAND FISHERIES COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 



1880. 



May 5. 4i barrels Rock Bass, 3.00 $13 60 



10. 37i " Scup, .75 28 13 



10. 2i " Rock Bass, 1.87 4 67 



11. 39i " Scup, .75 29 63 



11. 3i " Rock Bass, .75 3 62 



11. 4 " WeakFish, .75 3 00 



12. 13 " Scup, .75 9 75 



13. 7i " " 1.00 7 50 



13. 1 " Striped Bass, 4.00 3 00 



14. 16 " Scup, 1.50 34 00 



15. 13i " " 1.50 30 35 



17. 44 " " 2.00 88 00 



18. 4.5 " " 3.00 90 00 



18. Si " Striped Bass, 5.00 13 50 



19. 21i " Scup, 2.00 43 00 



21. 3li " " 3.00 43 00 



22. 37 " " 2.00 54 00 



23. 39i " " 3.00 118 50 



23. 3 " Striped Bass, 6.00 18 00 



34. 3 " " " 6.00 13 00 



34. U " Scup, 3.00 3 00 



24. 33 " " 3.00 66 00 



35. 3 " Striped Bass, 6.00 18 00 



26. U " FlouDders, 1.50 5 35 



Sold to peddlers at trap $98.84 during catch. 



You Will observe that the total amount of catch is $1,300.46. 

 Oue-third of this amount goes for the use of boats and trap. There 

 was one boat twenty-two feet long worth about $20; two small boats 

 fourteen feet long, worth about 818 each; $56 for boats. The trap 

 was made out of old seines purchased, from mackerel catchers, and 

 was not worth and did not cost over $100; whole cost $156. One- 

 third of $1,300.46 is equal to 8433.48, the sum the owner of the trap 

 recovered. There were six men in gang fishing. The remaining two- 

 thirds were divided among them, each man receiving §144.42 for his 

 labor. 



You Avill also notice that there were 9^ barrels of striped bass taken, 

 picked out from the scup and sold separate. These bass were all 

 small, running from ^ pound up to 3 and 4 pounds each. The small 

 bass are mixed in and taken with the scup, and as a usual thing sold 

 with the scup, but when very plenty are picked out and sold separate 



