ALE WIFE FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES IN 1896. 



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In Massachusetts 7,370,000 were taken — more than in any other State; 

 in the shad fishery of Maryland nearly 40,000,000 alewives were caught; 

 in that of North Carolina nearly 35,000.000, and in that of Virginia 

 about 27,000,000. 



The table which follows shows by States the number, pounds, and 

 value of alewives caught with each kind of apparatus. Nearly half of 

 the yield was taken in pound nets, traps, and weirs, and about two-fifths 

 in seines. Only relatively small quantities are obtained with gill nets, 

 fyke nets, dip nets, and other minor apparatus. The largest pound-net 

 catch, amounting to 25,000,000 fish, was made in Virginia; the largest 

 seine catch, aggregating 21,000,000 fish, was in Maryland. 



Table showing by States and apparatus of capture the quantity and value of alewives taken 

 in the United States in 1896. 



States. 



Connecticut 



Delaware 



Florida 



Maine 



Maryland 



Massachusetts... 

 New Hampshire. 



New Jersey 



New York 



North Carolina . . 



Pennsylvania 



Rhode Island 



South Carolina. .. 

 Virginia 



Total . 



Pound nets, trap nets, and weirs. 



No. 



506, 580 

 71,600 



2, 846, 739 



21,320,744 



2, 564, 587 



481,500 



149,550 



254, 990 



18, 080, 214 



1,823,330 



25, 159, 790 



73, 259, 624 



Pounds. Value 



202, 



28, 



1,507, 

 8, 528, 

 1,831, 



268, 

 74, 



101, 

 7, 2J2, 



30, 069, 127 



$1, 835 

 373 



14,3<10 



45, 542 



9, 842 



2, 786 



505 



1,998 



55, 542 



8,771 



191,048 



Seines. 



No. 



2, 204, 998 



1, 732, 290 



40, 000 



433, 500 



21,178,346 



4, 949, 106 



45, 000 



6, 066, 540 



1,913,550 



16, 660, 384 



1, 475, 000 



3, 369, 070 



2, 800 



3, 208, 357 



63,278,941 



Pounds. 



790, 999 



692, 916 



16, 000 



216, 750 



8, 471, 339 



2, 629, 525 



25,312 



3,081,974 



765, 420 



6, 664, 154 



590, 000 



1,347,628 



1,120 



1, 283, 343 



26, 576, 480 



Value. 



$10, 276 



6,223 



400 



1,156 



73, 185 



23, 440 



259 



14, 253 



8, 925 



54, 425 



4,115 



19, 113 



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8, 039 



223, 843 



