348 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES, 
103. Table showing by apparatus and species the yield of the shore fisheries of Virginia in 
1887, exclusive of the shellfish , crustacean, and reptilian fisheries. 
Seines. 
Gill nets. 
Pound nets. 
Fyke nets. 
Lines and minor 
apparatus. 
Lbs. 
Value. 
Lbs, 
Value. 
Lbs. 
Value. 
Lbs. 
Value. 
Lbs. 
Value. 
49, 600 
$248 
128, 000 
$568 
3, 645, 035 
579, 000 
657, 350 
$17, 747 
11,022 
30, 054 
374, 600 
15, 514 
90, 700 
80, 000 
4, 650 
4, 000 
3, 450 
$146 
12, 500 
165, 438 
4, 416, 500 
400 
3, 244 
8,710 
9, 000 
105, 500 
180 
1,030 
116, 850 
22, 200 
16, 000 
187, 810 
586, 800 
2, 037 
600 
340 
8, 510 
15, 130 
51, 900 
57, 165 
551, 961 
180, 000 
18, 307 
7, 500 
1, 032 
2, 167 
14, 039 
9, 000 
1,396 
600 
12,800 
3, 560, 431 
108, 208 
23G 
161,095 
3, 190 
18, 900 
382 
9, 720 
$500 
23, 840 
1, 060 
14, 360 
11, 000 
1,010 
1,100 
410, 700 
89, 500 
7, 990 
25, 742 
8, 540 
400 
58, 036 
4, 250 
4, 051 
360 
2, 200 
8,867 
89, 247 
2, 250 
10, 010 
88 
266 
3, 648 
80 
648 
800 
755, 980 
2,700 
163, 302 
16 
32, 758 
120 
2, 255 
66, 205 
4, 055 
177, 916 
9, 693 
10, 200 
506 
6, COO 
710 
952, 010 
4, 790 
13, 400 
579 
2, 328, 315 
80,355 
1, 325, 925 
42, 710 
14, 795, 378 
276, 763 
91, 356 
5, 835 
162, 815 
6, 678 
Species. 
Alewives 
Alewives, salted . . . 
Bluefish 
Bluefish, salted 
Bonito 
Hickory shad 
Menhaden 
Menhaden, salted. . 
Mullet 
Shad 
Spots 
Spots, salted 
Striped bass 
Spanish mackerel. . 
Sheepshead 
Sea bass 
Squeteague 
Squeteague, salted . 
Miscellaneous* 
Total 
SUMMARY. 
Species. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Alewives 
3, 822, 635 
579, 000 
1, 126, 100 
80, 000 
12, 500 
174, 438 
4,638,850 
22,200 
99, 600 
3, 815, 126 
1, 270, 809 
$18, 563 
11, 022 
50, 364 
4, 000 
400 
3,424 
11, 777 
600 
1,990 
172, 272 
33,419 
Alewives, salted 
Bluefish 
Bluefish, salted 
Bonito 
Hickory shad 
Menhaden 
Menhaden, salted 
Mullet 
Shad 
Spots „ . 
Species. 
Spots, salted 
Striped bass 
Spanish mackerel. . 
Sheepshead 
Sea bass 
Squeteague, 
Squeteague, salted. 
Miscellaneous * 
Total 
Pounds. 
180, 000 
505, 454 
108, 000 
10, 190 
9, 667 
099, 548 
4, 950 
144, 722 
18, 703, 789 
Value. 
$9, 000 
32, 758 
10, 240 
488 
282 
50, 660 
200 
8, 982 
420, 441 
* Includes eels, catfish, sunfish, sturgeon, kingfish, flounders, perch, hogfish, soup, drum, croakers, 
and other minor species. 
104. Table showing by apparatus and species the yield of the shore fisheries of Virginia in 
1888, exclusive of the shellfish, crustacean, and reptilian fisheries. 
Species. 
Seines. 
Gill nets. 
Pound nets. 
Fyke nets. 
Lines and minnr 
apparatus. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pouuds. 
Value. 
62, 400 
$312 
135, 200 
$601 
5, 647, 205 
608, 200 
l, 246, 760 
$27, 479 
11, 977 
59, 526 
Alewives, salted 
Bluefish 
416, 200 
20, 810 
121, 900 
132, 000 
5, 680 
6,600 
5, 250 
$236 
Bluefish salted 
Tinnitn 
31. 250 
199, 583 
7, 302, 923 
1, 000 
3, 849 
14, 099 
Hickory shad 
AT pmhaden 
7, 200 
80, 525 
144 
990 
87, 600 
18, 200 
15, 700 
242, 550 
749, 300 
1,352 
485 
380 
11,240 
19, 196 
Menhaden, salted 
Mullet ( Mugil ) . . . 
Shad 
53, 100 
67, 277 
544, 891 
200, 000 
24, 513 
10, 000 
1,098 
2, 600 
14, 066 
10, 000 
1. 786 
1, 000 
14, 900 
6, 734, 588 
181, 493 
283 
307, 194 
4, 994 
18, 900 
382 
12, 058 
$600 
Spots 
26, 840 
1,180 
Spots, salted 
Striped bass 
Spanish mackerel 
Sheepshead 
17, 950 
17, 250 
1,267 
1, 550 
675, 860 
204, 002 
9, 995 
42, 099 
17, 634 
500 
54, 067 
4, 267 
5, 516 
552 
2, 200 
8,925 
89, 247 
2,425 
10, 100 
88 
274 
3,648 
88 
654 
Sea bass 
875 
646, 797 
2, 750 
101, 167 
20 
28, 974 
122 
2,743 
Squeteague 
Squeteague, salted 
Miscellaneous* .. 
Total 
75, 260 
4, 692 
278, 674 
15, 519 
13, 700 
681 
7, 8f0 
875 
1, 145, 898 
8, 461 
15, 400 
679 
2, 217, 695 
84, 665 
1, 620, 760 
53, 918 
24, 281, 331 
514, 614 
95, 225 
6, 227 
169, 403 
7, 102 
