FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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TkLble she/wing the yield of the line fisheries of New York in 1897 and 1898 — Continued. 







Kings. 







New York. 





Species. 



1897. 



1898. 1 1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. ! Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



87,300 



$4,406 



93,770 



84,715 



9, 899, 465 

 4,703 



1,182,410 



1,045 



78, 870 



1,000 



8336,059 



139 



38,300 



41 



2,6.37 



20 



10,222,689 



5,856 



1,265,150 



1,179 



75,383 



1,190 



8340,051 

 159 



Bonitx) 



Cod 



120, 740 



150 



3,650 



400 



1,080 



3,285 



11 



103 



15 



83 



111,500 

 280 



3,400 

 300 



1,200 



3,018 



19 



94 



9 



.96 



42,712 

 41 



FlouBders 



Haddock 



2,548 

 28 



Hake 



Mackerel 





Scup 



3,200 

 117,095 



96 

 4,844 



48,795 

 156, 116 



822 



Sea bass 



1,250 

 300 



88 

 18 



1,325 



92 



6,352 



Sheepshead 



Snappers, red 







92,000 

 1,100 



3,680 

 13 



76,000 

 2,241 



3,040 

 12 



Squeteague 



6,500 



150 



80 



312 



16 



4 



6,750 

 250 

 100 



324 



25 



5 



Striped bass 



Tautog 













Other fish 



^_, 





98 



4 



Total 



221,600 



8,341 



218,875 



8,397 



11, 380,88ft 385,829 



11,854,697 



395, 769 



Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



58,560 



71,000 



3,700 



3,000 



800 



5,000 



750 



300 



200 



2,930 



2,135 



170 



75 



18 



240 



72 



15 



8 



79,680 



85,250 



3,400 



4,000 



200 



6,400 



860 



350 



200 



3,984 



2,520 



148 



100 



12 



310 



«2 



18 



8 









Ck)d 





















Haddock 





















Squeteague 











Striped bass 











Tautog 







- 





Tomcod or frost-fish. 











Total 



142,810 1 5,663 



180,340 



7,182 











Total vessel and 

 shore 



364,410 14.004 



399,215 



15, 579 



11,380,888 



385,829 



11,854,697 



395, 769 





















Suffolk. 



Total. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



110,612 



1,000 



121,271 



13,240 



• 6,000 



150 



84,272 



34 



4,514 



418 



210 



5 



10,408 

 1,200 



8535 

 39 



10,139,877 



5,703 



1,521,921 



14,435 



99,520 



1,550 



1,080 



3,233 



142,231 



300 



92,000 



600 



21,717 



248 



80 



8346,862 



173 



49,829 



470 



3,300 



40 



83 



97 



5,786 



18 



3,680 



103 



744 



27 



4 



10,370,867 

 7,056 



8347,501 



Bonito -• 



198 



C!od 



1,468,650 ! 49.280 



Flounders 



1,578 



58 



3,037 



90,283 



1,490 



1,200 



49, 305 



166, 749 



118 



Haddock 



3,032 



Hake 







37 



Mackerel 







96 



■ Scup 



33 



23,886 



1 

 854 



510 

 9.308 



11 

 524 



833 



Sea bass 



6,968 



Sheepshead 





Snappers, red 











76,000 

 620 



17,880 



250 



100 



98 



3,040 



Spanish mackerel... 

 Squeteague 



450 



9,617 



98 



73 



289 



11 



420 

 5,889 



72 

 194 



112 

 630 



Striped bass , . . . 



25 



Tautog 







5 



Other fish 













4 



'Total 



286,357 



10,681 



29,313 



1,433 



12,044,495 



411,216 



12,253,585 



411,879 



Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



15,500 



700 



323,500 



3,000 



49,600 



2,550 



2,000 



10,000 



500 



3,000 



775 



31 



11,440 



150 



1,481 



64 



65 



684 

 80 

 92 



21,000 



800 



353,950 



3,200 



77,200 



4,000 



1,050 



35 



13, 691 



160 



2,365 



87 



98,060 



700 



551,500 



6,700 



53,400 



2,550 



2,000 



10,300 



550 



9,600 



750 



300 



200 



140,000 



5,000 



4,905 



31 



18, 705 



320 



1,588 



64 



65 



702 



90 



386 



72 



15 



8 



1,038 



113, 180 



800 



496,850 



6,600 



82,200 



4,000 



5,659 



Bonito 



35 



Cod 



18,445 



Flounders 



308 



Haddock 



2,500 



Hake 



87 



Mackerel 





Sea bass 



11,000 



550 



3,700 



740 



95 



108 



11,200 

 580 



11, 450 



860 



350 



200 



102.500 



752 



Spanish mackerel. . . 

 Squeteague 



101 



462 



Striped bass 



82 



Tautog 











- 18 



Tomcod or frost-fish. 











8 



Crabs, hard 



140,000 

 5,000 



1,038 

 300 



102,500 

 4,000 



675 

 240 



675 



Crabs, soft 



300 1 4,000 



240 



Total 



555,350 



16,200 



581,900 



19,246 

 20,679 



881,610 



28,289 834,770 



29,372 



Total vessel and 

 shore 



841,707 



26,881 



611,213 



12,926,105 



439,505 ! 13.088.355 



441,251 











