SHAD FISHERIES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST. 



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THE SHAD FISHERIES OF PENNSYLVANIA. 



The shad fisheries of Pennsylvania are confined to the Susquehanna 

 -River and to the Delaware Bay and Kiver and their tributaries. The 

 following series of tables shows the extent of those fisheries in detail: 



Statement, by water areas, of the number of persons employed in the shad fisheries of 



Pennsylvania in 1896. 



Statement, by water areas, of the boats, apparatus, etc., employed in the shad fisheries of 



Pennsylvania in 1896. 



Statement, by water areas, of the yield of shad in Pennsylvania in 1896. 



