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EEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table IV. — Consolidated returns of alewlves, sliad, menhaden, l}ass, Nue-fisli, and dog-fish, 

 at Waquoit Weir, for seven years. 



Date. 



1865. 



1866. 



1867. 



1868. 



1869. 



1870. 



1871. 



ALEWIVES. 



Marcli 17 to April 20 



323, 610 



85, 050 



63, 749 



7, 500 



46, 914 

 11,900 



7,837 

 27, 680 



30, 604 

 3,900 



52, 717 

 22, 755 



47 793 



April 20 to May 29 



2, 360 







Total 



408, 660 



71, 249 



58, 814 



35, 517 



34, 504 



75, 472 



50, 153 







SHAD. 



April S to 20 



26 

 645 



33 



209 



63 

 340 



13 



1, 642 

 400 



7 

 439 



62 

 523 



56 



A])Til 20 to Mav 15 



30 



May 15 to 31 



38 

















Total 



671 



302 



403 



2,055 



446 



585 



124 







MENHAUEX. 



April 21 to May 15 



175, 300 

 3.5, 800 



213,730 



104, 780 



82, 680 

 121,060 



45, 706 

 79, 020 



66, 680 

 79, 030 



152, 590 

 255, 340 



136, 005 



May 16 to Juae 2 



99 256 







Total 



211,100 



318, 510 



203, 740 



124, 726 



145, 710 



407, 930 



235, 270 



BASS. 



April 14 to 20 



35 



81 

 10 













69 



April 21 to May 15 



7 



111 



18 



65 



25 



51 



10 



May 15 



7 















Total 



126 



7 



129 



65 



25 



51 



68 







BLUE-yiSII. 



May 14 to 31 



1,526 



7 



1, 127 



940 



. 840 



39 



85 







DOG-FISH. 



April 9 to May 6 



373 

 1,500 



3 



1,200 



101 

 3,800 





1 



3, 000 



2 

 500 



2,382 

 2 408 



Mav 7 to 31 











Total 



1,873 



1,203 



3, 901 





3,001 



502 



4,790 









TA15LE V. 



■Days of first appearance of alewlves, sciq), Mue-fish, and menhaden, at Waquoit 

 Weir, for thirteen years. 



Tear. 



1859. 

 1860. 

 1861. 

 1862. 

 1863. 

 1864. 

 1865 . 

 1866. 

 1867. 

 1868. 

 1869. 

 1870. 

 1871. 



Alcwives. 



Sciip 





Blue-fish. 



Menhaden. 



April 7 



May 



5 



May 



16 



May 



^6 



April 3 



M^y 



2 



:May 



15 



May 



4 



April 1 



x\piil 



27 



May 



17 



May 



1 



Mai'cli 30 



May 



10 



JSIay 



13 



Ma'y 



6 



Marcli 29 



May 



8 



May 



15 



May 



2 



Mnrch 28 



May 



6 



Mny 



17 



May 



5 



March 29 



May 



1 



IMay 



16 



]SIay 



1 



April 2 



.Alay 



8 



May 



15 



]\Iay 



7 



March 28 



May 



4 



May 



14 



MaV 



3 



Marcli 30 



Mav 



10 



:Mav 



19 



May 



15 



March 31 



May 



', 



I^Iay 



17 



May 



10 



March 28 



May 



o 



]\ray 



16 



Max 



8 



March 24 



April 



25 



JNIav 



24 



April 



21 



Datea when flr.st plenty. Tho weir takes alewives when first set; probably some come a little earlier. 



