242 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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





Cape May. 



Cumberland. 



Species.* 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 

 Ale wives 



1,200 



80 



100 



$24 

 5 

 5 



1,200 

 300 



$24 

 8 



1,200 



812 



2,100 



$21 



Blue-flsh 





Biitter-fish 











Croakers 



800 



10,000 



60 



2,600 



i2 



100 



2 



234 











Drum 



10,000 



100 











King-fish 











Perch, white 



Salmon 



2,600 



234 



2,700 



135 



3,000 



22 



667,800 



6,000 



11,100 



314,383 



47, 723 



160 

 10 



Shad 











685,430 

 6,300 

 9,950 



242, 875 

 63, 760 



17,079 



252 



793 



6, 225 



21,253 



16, 675 

 200 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



1,200 



40 











844 



Sturgeon 



31,750 

 7,020, 



1,687 

 2,844 



16,210 

 2,340 



696 

 1,482 



5,078 



Caviar 



26,517 



Total 



63,950 



4,839 



32,600 



2,558 



912,215 



45, 749 



1,041,128 



49,395 









Mercer. 



Salem. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 

 Carp 











5,900 



117 



6,369,600 



60 



496,806 



122, 715 



$295 



53 



145,875 



16, 568 

 40,905 



4,000 



$240 



Salmon 



11 



205,500 



7,418 









Shad 



172,000 



$8,600 



6,769,000 



160 



353,858 



94,196 



131,095 



Striped bass 



15 



Sturgeon 











13,641 



Caviar 











48,862 



Total 



205,511 



7,421 



172,000 



8,600 



6,994,088 



203, 701 



7,211,204 



193,863 









Ocean. 



Total for State. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 















200 



400 



260 



6,000 



20,000 



6,000 



•1,600 



946 



9fll 



Butter-fish 















81 



Cod 















U 



Croakers 















6( 



Shad 



8,000 



$350 



8,000 



$360 



17,600 



$710 



74f 



Squeteague 



121 



Sturgeon 



3,400 



188 



1,600 

 945 



80 

 626 



3,400 



188 



8 



Caviar 



m 



Total 



11,400 



638 



10,546 



955 



20,900 



898 



34,396 



i,m 



Shore fisheries: 

 Alewives 



16,600 



189,320 



2,200 



500 



120 



9,022 



54 



15 



30, 600 



168, 165 



600 



700 



305 



8,623 



19 



19 



19,400 



312,900 



3,300 



600 



8,100 



600 



2,600 



8,700 



10,000 



7,400 



336 



169 



12,877 



87 



20 



406 



36 



38 



174 



100 



164 



26 



36,800 



242,265 



1,600 



700 



6,800 



600 



100 



7,940 



10,000 



4,400 



385 



4,000 



97,697 



1,836 



45 



300 



2,500 



11,427,220 



11,225 



250 



196,150 



36,490 



697, 541 



13,300 



100 



147,654 



386 



Blue-fish 



10,911 



Bonito 



68 



Butter-fish 



Carp 



19 

 348 



Cat-fish 











98 



Cod 



2,600 

 5,700 



38 

 114 



100 

 4,340 



2 



84 



2 



Croakers 



168 



Drum 



100 



Flounders 



King-fish 



200 



86 



10 

 13 



600 



85 



4,000 



62,347 



1,400 



13 

 13 



25 



4, 983 



82 



91 

 28 



Menhaden 



26 



Perch, white 



Pike and pickerel. 

 Salmon 



36,826 

 1,460 



2,973 



75 



79,475 



1,895 



187 



6,326 

 92 



87 



7,818 



1 



Scup 







300 



2,600 



56,300 



6,225 



9 



87 



3,060 



694 



W 



Sea Dass 



6,666 



60,400 

 1,660 



87 



3,460 



264 



6,000 



11, 144, 266 



12,650 



250 



213, 300 



24, 895 



786, 141 



12,700 



100 



199,666 



87 



276,819 



1,604 



4 



6,141 



2,346 



25,202 



476 



2 



67,292 



m 



Shad 



248,127 



Spanish mackerel . 

 Spots 



1,444 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



165,800 



1,560 



60 



1,200 



3,691 



231 



3 



24 



135,460 

 1,300 



3,261 

 210 



4,892i 



3,136. 



20,259 



Suckers . . 







628 



Tautog 







2 



Caviar 











78,856 



Total...., 



480,050 



20, 174 



472,812 



21,369 



12,864,138 



399,661 



12,945,897 



377,4301 



Grand total . . . 



491,450 



20,712 



483,367 1 22,324 



12,876,038 



400,459 



12,980,292 



378,997 



