FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 216 



Table showing the yield of the gill-net fisheries of New York in 1897 and 1898 — Continued. 





Ulster. 



Westchester. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 

 Alcwives 



60,840 



«589 



93,400 



«924 



2,320 



829 



1,680 



100 



3,500 



824 

 4 



(Jarp 



Cat-fish 











3,800 



278 



245 



Cod 



300 



5. 



700 



11 





Perch 



5,600 



281,278 



16.300 



22, 630 



500 



308 



9,918 



1,840 



1,148 



20 



7,200 

 302, 625 

 3,550 

 4,660 

 1,800 



444 



Shad 



389, 836 



12,414 



384,375 



12, 573 



10,911 

 416 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



3,120 



162 



9,360 



679 



252 



Suckers 



132 

















Total 



454,0% 



13,170 



487,835 



14,187 



332,428 1 1.^541 



325,115 



12,428 











* 



Suffolk. 



Total. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



• 1897. 



1898. 





Lbs, 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. . 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



110, 352 



1,320 



7,000 



500 



1,510 



750 



774,000 



300 



1,100 



500 



. 107,410 



2,270 



85,812 



78 



280 



20 



68 



87 



1,360 



15 



55 



82 



4,499 



292 



65,604 



84 



8,000 



400 



950 



83,704 



5 



320 



16 



47 



260,852 



1,320 



7,000 



500 



1,510 



10,150 



774,000 



300 



1,100 



500 



181,410 



2,270 



813, 337 



78 



' 280 



20 



68 



855 



1,360 



15 



55 



82 



6,754 



292 



197,604 



84 



8,000 



400 



950 



9,000 



450, 300 



200 



1,500 



1,000 



165, 705 



1,720 



68,800 



26 



4,200 



810,304 



Bonito 



6 



Carp 



320 



Cat-fish 



16 



Flounders 



47 



Mackerel 



740 



Menhaden 



450,300 



200 



1,500 



700 



92, 205 



1,720 



68, 800 



26 



4,200 



843 



10 



70 



93 



3,474 



210 



4,118 



1 



2,620 



843 



Perch, white 



10 



Scup 



70 



Spanish mackerel 



Squeteague 



153 

 6,749 



Striped bass 



210 



Sturgeon 



4,118 



Tautog 



16 



1 



16 



1 



1 



Caviar 



2,620 















Total 



1,007,028 



12,649 



694,689 



15, 531 



1,240,928 



23, 197 



909,489 



25,206 







Shore fisheries: 

 Alewives. . .^ 











206, 040 



259,300 



350 



500 



2,210 



9,154 



14 



25 



253,880 



204,350 



200 



400 



300 



6,500 



780 



5,600 



9,450 



1,401,000 



10,800 



1,800 



2,800 



1,250 



1, 509, 737 



1,250 



185, .550 



8, 550 



319, 955 



2,700 



13,066 



2,760 



Blue-fish 



190,800 

 350 

 500 



6,879 

 14 

 25 



134,250 

 200 

 400 



7,084 



8 



24 



10,469 



Bonito 



8 



Butter-fish 



24 



Carp 



14 



Cat-fish 











5,800 



450 



7,000 



57, 400 



418 



15 



234 



1,690 



485 



Cod 











17 



Flounders 



6,900 



57,200 



1,632,000 



226 

 1,666 

 2,740 



5,400 



9,100 



1,401,000 



216 

 1,413 

 2,560 



231 



' Mackerel 



1,455 



Menhaden 



1,632,000 i 2,740 



2,560 



Perch 



8,600 



518 



696 



Pike 







1,800 

 2,800 

 1,250 



90 

 160 

 100 



90 



Scup 



6,000 

 1,900 



363 

 153 



6,000 



1,900 



1,553,547 



1,450 



202,300 



. 363 

 153 



51, 269 



324 



7,066 



160 



Sea bass 



100 



Shad 



52,736 



Spanish mackerel 



Squeteague 



1,150 

 157,300 



2,600 

 340,860 



244 



5,671 



314 



21,511 



1,050 

 143, 550 



3,000 

 285, 169 



200 



5,206 



326 



27,754 



240 

 6,476 



Striped bass 



24,020 2,834 



424,467 26,118 



1,300 52 



982 



Sturgeon 



30, 3f 8 



Suckers 



168 



Caviar 







13,056 



9,372 



9,372 



Total 



2, 397, 560 



38,806 



2,002,025 



54,613 



4,392,424 105,197 



3, 939, 908 



119,401 



Total of vessel and 

 shore 



3,404,588 



51,455 



2,696,714 



70,044 



5,633,352 |128,394 



4,849,397 



144,607 











