186 REPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



ber in Buzzard's Bay and Vineyard Sound. Thus, four new ones were 

 established in Menemsha Bight, one in Lombard's Cove, and one at 

 Paintville, on the north side of Martha's Vineyard, two or more in 

 Kettle Oove, on the north side of Naushon, and one about the middle 

 of the north side of Nashawena, making nine in addition to the number 

 which were there before. The result has been that, with the increasing 

 scarcity of fish in these waters, scarcely one of them has made a suffi- 

 cient profit to pay for the outlay and labor, and it is therefore probable 

 that, with or without regulation, a smaller number will be hereafter 

 established. Captain Hinckley thinks that the future of i)ound-fishing 

 is closely connected with its regulation, and, as a representative of that 

 class, is quite willing to accept any law that promises to secure a con- 

 tinuance of the business. He advises, as the best method of preventing 

 the capture of fish, that the opening to the bowl of the pound be com- 

 pletely closed, and that the entire netting of one side of the heart be 

 taken from the stakes. In his opinion, neither the removal nor the re- 

 placing of the net will require more than fifteen minutes to half an hour 

 in each operation. — S. F. B.] 



:N"ew York, October 15, 1872. 



Messrs. Middleton, Carman & Co., fish-dealers, state that the sup- 

 ply of fish in the JSTew York market has been full up to that of last 

 year. 



Striped-bass have not been quite so plenty. Squeteague of medium 

 size have been quite plenty, and at one time large ones, from Vineyard 

 Sound, were plenty. 



Blue-fish are obtained principally for the Kew York market, off 

 Eockaway and the New Jersey shore, and as far south as IsTorfolk. 



The price of blue-fish and squeteague has been about the same — 

 from four to eight dollars per hundred pounds, at retail. 



There were a good many scup oif the Jersey shore. There have not 

 been so many brought from Narragausett Bay as in former years. A 

 great many very small scup have been brought from that direction, so 

 small that three or four would weigh only a pound. 



Sea-bass have not been quite as plenty as formerly, though many 

 small ones have been taken ofi' ~New Jersey. 



Prices have averaged a little less for fish this year than last. 



Spanish mackerel have been quite plenty at one time, for a few days, 

 and then they were oif again. There are no pounds in this vicinity. 



Mr. E. G. Blackford, a fish-dealer, said pound-fish were not as plenty 

 as last year. 



ItOGERS & Edwards, wholesale dealers, said there had been more 

 than the usual quantity of some kinds of fish, a good sui^ply of large- 

 sized squeteague. The larger ones came from Buzzard's Bay and Vine- 

 yard Sound. ]]lue-fish have not been as plenty as last year. They are 

 mostly caught in this vicinitv, and some from Block Island and Sandy 

 Hook. 



There have been a great many small scup brought in, more than 

 could be sold. Large ones have not been as i)lenty as before. The small 

 ones come from Narrag^nsett Bay, i)rincipally. Something should be 

 done to prevent the taking of the small scup ; it would bean advantage 

 to the trade. TIhmc Imve been lew large scui) this season. Bonito have 

 come in from lilock Island, Newport, and down the Sound. 



