CLXII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 

 THE FISHERIES OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. 



In addition to the data presented in tlie foregoing tables for 1S97, 

 the following statistics on the fisheries of New York and New Jersey 

 have also been secured: 



Fisheries of Xeiv Yoi-k and Xew Jersey in 1S9S. 



Items. 



Persons employed 



Vessels, fishing 



Tonnage 



Outfit 



Vessels, transporting 



Tonnage 



Outfit 



Boats, scows, and floats . - - 



Seines 



Gill nets 



Pound ueta and ■weirs 



Fyko nets 



Lines 



Pots, lobster and eel 



Dredges, tongs, and rakes. 



other ajiparatus 



Shore property 



Cash capital 



Total investment . . . 



New York. 



Xumber. 



9,185 



501 



9,258 



Value. 



0,415 



166 

 2,365 



3,998 

 229 



2,939 

 195 



3,531 



9, V29 

 5,343 



256, 486 

 143, 395 



9, 7f>9 



264, 792 



48, 090 



63, 689 



55, 385 



16, 016 



7,012 



12,092 



30, 948 



457 



2, 760, 421 



2, 980, 800 



7, 589, 787 



New Jersey. 



Number. 



12, 270 



531 



5,564 



117 

 2,019 



6,424 

 610 



4,304 

 172 



2,835 



4,700 

 10, 544 



Value. 



$465, 875 



92, 161 

 168, 775 



19, 764 



483, 889 



43, 730 



127, 742 



88, 8S5 



18, 470 



7,439 



5,362 



87, 745 



737 



561, C48 



165, 800 



2, 337, 422 



Species. 



Alewjves 



Blue fish 



Bouito 



Butter-fisli 



Car]) 



Catfish 



Cod 



Eels 



riounders 



Haddock 



Hake 



King-fish 



Mackerel 



Menhaden 



Perch, white 



Perch, yellow 



Scup 



Sea bass 



Shad 



Sheepshead 



Snapprrs, red 



Spaiiisli mackerel. 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



Suckers 



Tautog 



Caviar 



Crabs, liard 



Crabs, soft 



King crabs 



Lobsters 



Clams, hard 



Clams, soft 



Oysters, market... 



Oysters, seed 



Scallo])s 



Turtles 



Shells 



Other products .... 



Total 



New York. 



Pounds. 



Value. 



1,028. 110 



11, 214, 433 



63, 244 



470, 836 



286, 400 



102.340 



2,040,137 



396, 945 



876. 683 



172, 883 



32, 021 



11,854 



84, 458 



163, 280, 345 



60. 310 



3, 040 



645, 397 



311.181 



1, 828. 977 



3,150 

 76, 000 

 13,007 



2, 076. 930 



81, 795 



391-, 055 



17, 5,50 



51,260 



17, 256 



' 246, 633 



3100,823 



332, 378 



«1, 503, 192 



"817,800 



">12, 823, 237 



'2 1,612,275 



'•"653,178 



■6 5,460,000 

 1, 309, 663 



210, 497, 376 



.$12, 652 



387, 167 



1,718 



15,488 



11, 543 



6,151 



69, 032 



27,517 



28, 455 



5, 548 



684 



978 



6,208 



405, 488 



3. 245 



117 



14, 102 



13, 990 



62, 745 



174 



3, 040 



2,061 



53, 706 



9,765 



34,581 



758 



1,607 



11,992 



1,793 



3,394 



New Jersey. 



Pounds. 



Value. 



30, 235 



205, 952 



60, 797 



1, 863, 607 



121, 422 

 53, 430 



4,550 

 9,497 



3, 545, 189 



1,609,947 



5, 077, 085 



376, 822 



262, 627 



245, 983 



229, 648 



2, 582, 990 



799, 488 



1,333,735 



240, 050 



98, 042 



44, 002 



16,480 



22, 193. 530 



631, 522 



4,810 



022, 165 



2, 189, 533 



12, 844, 432 



42, 735 



83, 125 



9,401,203 



274, 353 



719. 024 



155.511 



314,748 



149, 302 



= 614,785 



< 269, 078 



«1, 062, 190 



123. 876 



'4,495.073 



"795,000 



"9,394,147 



'3 7,970,592 



15 55,800 



12, 850 



.$8, 707 



163, 620 



9,943 



8,080 



13,884 



11,688 



82, 374 



38, 309 

 32, 659 



7,806 



2, 359 



3, 935 

 l,32i 



53. 726 



39, 381 

 23!) 



13,572 



79. 889 



293. 173 



7,273 



0.726 



203,419 



28. 695 



21,273 



7, 383 



6.029 



79, 693 



15, 826 



25, 805 



4,343 



11,097 



524. 339 



66, 345 



1,309,411 



359, 913 



3,100 



878 



'739.899 in number. « 531,095 in number. 



21,844.355 in number. « 187,809 bushels. 



3302,469 in number. ' 561,884 bushels. 



<807,234 in number. « 81,780 bushels. 



'79,500 bushels. 

 '"1,831,891 bushels. 

 "1,342,021 bushels. 

 12 230.325 bushels 



'3 1,138,6.56 bushels. 

 'n08,863 bushel.s. 

 '59.300 busliels. 

 '6 91,000 bushels. 



