FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 241 



Table showing, by counties, the yield of the gill-net fisheries of New Jersey in 1897 and 1898. 





Atlantic. 



Bergen. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 

 Alewives 



1,400 



3,800 

 500 



6,400 

 250 

 36,350 

 435 

 750 

 250 

 20,300 



2,335 

 900 

 100 



«13 



190 



85 



128 



13 



2,933 



17 



55 



4 



438 



847 



27 



2 



2,900 

 8,800 



600 

 8,200 



250 

 28,750 



435 



$35 

 190 

 38 

 64 

 18 

 2,401 

 17 











Blue-fish 











Cat-fish 











Flounders 











King-fish 











Perch, white 











Pike and pickerel. 

 Shad 











460,800 



$17, 934 



619, 420 



$18,510 



Spots 



250 



20,400 



1,190 



1,900 



100 



4 



456 



172 



72 



2 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



Sue cers 











11,000 



970 



21, 750 



1.895 



Tautog 





















Total 



73, 770 



4,202 



63, 775 



3,464 



471,800 



18,904 



541,170 



20,405 







Burlington. 



Camden. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 



- 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 



Perch, white 



Salmon 



1,000 



11 



757, 960 



4, 200 



15,660 



10,600 



6,060 



$50 

 4 



18,862 

 210 

 819 

 424 



2,290 



1,000 



28 



684,050 



9,800 



7,340 



11,400 



2,625 



$50 



8 



13, 856 



465 



489 



456 



1,687 











48 

 872, 315 



. $27 

 17,446 







Shad 



758,250 



$12, 132 



Squeteague 



Sturgeon 











Suckers 











Caviar 





















Total 



795,491 



22, 659 



665. 738 



16, 961 



872, 368 



17, 478 



758. 2.Sn 



12, 182 













Gloucester. 



Hudson. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 

 Carp 



2,200 

 1,310,000 



$110 

 28,380 



1,800 

 1,357,000 



$108 

 25,448 











Shad 



448, 800 



$15,820 



467,600 



$15, 988 





Total 



1,312,200 



28,490 



1,858,800 



25,556 



448,800 



15,820 



467, 600 



15,988 







Middlesex. 



Monmouth. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 















200 

 400 

 250 



5,000 

 12,000 



6,000 



$10 

 82 



Butter-fish 















Cod . . 















10 



Croakers . 















50 



Shad 











9,500 



$860 



390 



Squeteague 











120 



Total 











9,500 



860 



23,850 



612 



Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 











119, 700 



1,100 



3,000 



800 



71,600 



11,000 



25,500 



8,660 



88 



60 



16 



4,440 



1,850 



510 



70,000 



1,100 



2,800 



700 



45,600 



6,000 



26,000 



6,750 



770 



2,190 

 38 



Bonito 











Croakers 











66 



' Flounders 











14 



Shad 



1,200 



$60 



1,200 



$60 



2,868 

 750 



Spanish mackerel . 



Squeteague 











520 



Sturgeon 











405 



Caviar 















808 



Total 



1,200 



60 



1,200 



60 



232,700 



10,069 



159, 720 



7,189 



Total vessel 

 and shore . . . 



1,200 



60 



1,200 



60 



242,200 



10,429 



188,570 



7,751 



F.C.,1900— 16 



