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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 189 
ure of the fish in this locality and the fluctuations in abundance; the 
figures do not include the small mackerel referred to, of which no account 
was taken. 
As such detailed. and accurate information is not often 
obtainable, it probably warrants the full presentation given it. 
Daily pound-net 
catch of Spanish mackerel near Hunger Creek, Northampton County, Va. 
Month 
and day. 
Total - 
rr caught. v ber ea’ 2 yer caught. 
mporaber caught Alon poeple es Month eee aa 
1889. | 1890, || @Mdday-| yecq | yg90, || BA day.) igsq | x890, 
nearer E 2 ||.Jduly 1 916 42 || Aug. 9 79 69 
See 2 2) 1,154 238 10 DAS |e meee 
ie Nr. 2 3] 1,336 | 1,012 12 877 310 
ee ee i 4 899 23 13 675 |G Ae 
thee fa 1 5 | 1,800 314 14 198 57 
Mae a 2 2 6 Zins eee see 15 | 1,038 187 
i. Hic | eens 506 16 164 2 
Seok cae 16 8 535 55 | 17 SOS sess 
se es 9 241 682 | Sige eae = 1, 050 
10 Sab she Rate 19 166 100 
ees 10 1 37 275 20 146 220 
4 3 12 284 75 21 96 169 
15 11 13 Gal ae es: 22 121 |. (*) 
13 179 de oe ar 318 23 146 | (*) 
OE pitt i 135 15 42 500 24 227 | (4) 
al eeaereere 16 | 1,080] 1,300 OF: ric 62 
Aer 6 17 344 505 26 10 a 
1 21 18 190 | 1,979 28 3D | sects 
59 15 19 | 2,400 250 Pita asses Bee 13 
93 13 PAD A Pat hier tr S dee 30 | 12 
Ge eereeee Ble Pers eis 119 31 | Stale a 
15 3 22 925 5 Total -| 6,428 |" 4, 633° 
122 geet esse = 23 Diu easels | \_— 
de eet 30 4 815 1 || Sept. 1 646 12 
281 1 25 137 45 2 |------ o- 1 
221 6 26 | 1,380 163 3 LE ieeesessic 
85 170 27 al bec eeeee 4 DI eS Sea cie 
1 381 IQA epee ee 107 5) 50 9 
2 91 29 | 2,135 | 1,684 6 | 96 14 
Pepa D 746 30 621 369 7 UE ES aeons 
191 50 yh n. tleteel |. Bras 8 |-------. 18 
195 66 eee pee 9 |-------- 49 
316 115 Total .| 20,048 | 13, 882 10 |-------- 3 
541 124 SSS da eee 2 
635 98 || Aug. 1 254 286 13 |.-.----- 8 
S58 bese secs 2 895 192 15 |...---.- 5 
esteem 18 3 5AuN | Seer 2 16 |-=.-.-=- 1 
ae —— 5 262 575 UO oe erase 9 
3,329 | 2, 292 6 VP eae Total .| 1,012 131 
alee ES = © a9) | ——_ 
rere | y ae ae Grand 
; | total ..| 30,817 | 20, 954 
* On these days a storm was raging and no fish were caught. 
Another lot of pounds, consisting of 4 nets in 1889 and 3 nets in 1890, 
situated nearer the ocean than the foregoing, took the following num- 
ber of mackerel: 
Monthly pound-net catch of Spanish mackerel near Cape Charles City, Va. 
Number of fish 
Moueh. é caught. 
1889. 1890. 
WE in ce Soke aoo add bcacdre scOceg Rebbe: Beare AB oRALer py to aseSe laeeeenoees 58 
UN GEE Ses sea cee hee emer ae Seeks sane anc acicnue sete Ac oTSLiew so, oe 
ASTI? sf as Bor ae etidcce DOCRE GoScSne GA SEP one E et eee ee 15, 304 3, 223 
SATE) rh Se BS ae eS ot Sn ee Oe Ae 3,655 3, 459 
SOPLEMIPER soos sar gate ete cc eo cltlacleta cm cousceioe Cel cs 250 10, 723 
Matale kee eee eet hE re eh CL 22,587 | 20,595 
