ALEWIFE FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES IN 1896. 



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The alewife fisheries of the Chesapeake Basin represented an invest- 

 ment of $33,283, of Albemarle Sound $12,270, of Taunton Eiver $12,0GS, 

 and of Penobscot Eiver $9,888. The use of traps and weirs for alewives 

 was most extensive in the Penobscot and Elk rivers, in each of which 

 107 of such appliances were in operation. Seines were most numerous 

 in the Taunton, Connecticut, and Indian rivers. Gill nets were used 

 in largest numbers in the Delaware, Indian, Chester, York, and Neuse 

 rivers. The employment of dip nets is restricted to the New England 

 States. 



Table showing by waters the boats, apparatus, and other property employed in the alewife 



fisheries. 



