FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 245 



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





Atlantic. 



Burlington. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 



• 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 



Perch, white 



Striped bass 



1,500 

 1,500 



$90 

 225 



4,100 

 130 



$246 

 20 



3,930 

 620 



$255 

 84 



2,045 

 315 



$132 

 42 



Total 



3,000 



315 



4,230 



266 



4,550 



339 



2, 360 



174 







Shore fisheries: 

 Cat-fish 







200 

 267 



10 

 10 



22, 305 



24, 999 



680 



37,085 



8,007 



999 



1,?38 



34 



2,462 



1,141 



23,957 



24,373 



700 



32,365 



5,578 



1,070 



Eels 







1,276 



Flounders 







35 



Perch, white 



Striped bass 



Turtles 



22,735 



6,765 



600 



988 



807 



36 



19,980 

 3,172 

 1,000 



886 



352 



60 



2,025 

 790 













- Total 



30,100 



1,831 



24,619 



1,318 



93,076 



5,974 



86,973 



5,196 







Total vessel 

 and shore... 



33, 100 



2,146 



28,849 1,584 



97,626 



6,313 



89,333 



5,370 





Gloucester. 



Hudson. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



* 1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 

 Cat-fish 



29, 100 

 22, 177 



$1,538 

 1,331 



26,733 

 23,866 



$1,408 

 1,432 











Eels 



1,000 



286,000 



1,450 



$85 



10,405 



163 



2,333 



222,900 



990 



${70 



Shad 



6,905 



Striped bass 











105 















Total 



51, 277 



2,869 



50,599 



2,840 



288,450 



10, 653 



226,223 



7,180 







Mercer. 



Middlesex. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value, 



Shore fisheries: 

 Cat-fish • 



21, 915 

 15,756 



$1,007 

 945 



22, 432 

 16, 946 



$1, 196 

 1,017 











Eels 











Flounders 



2,000 



$100 



2,000 

 2,000 

 4,750 

 500 

 1,200 

 1,200 



$100 



Perch, white 











100 



Shad 











6,500 



300 



1,000 



390 

 18 

 60 



285 



SqueteagUe 











30 



Striped bass 











96 



Crabs, hard 











46 



















Total 



37, 671 



1,952 



39, 378 



2,213 



9,800 



668 



11, 650 



656 









Cape May. 



Ocean. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Cat-fish 



2,700 

 2,533 



$162 

 95 



3,200 

 2,000 



$192 

 75 











Eels 













. 









Total 



5,233 



257 



5,200 



267 





















Shore fisheries: 

 Alewives 















750 



$16 



Cat-fish 



125 

 7,466 

 1,100 

 1,085 

 3,200 



10 



656 



55 



70 



320 



100 



18, 666 



1,400 



4,335 



6,650 



8 



1,012 



64 



330 



666 









Eels 











Flounders 



74,400 

 5,156 

 1,626 



$3,045 

 368 

 176 



89, 040 

 5,945 

 1,495 



3,977 



Perch, white 



Striped bass 



408 

 162 



Total 



12, 976 



1,111 



31, 151 



2,079 



81,180 



3,688 



97,230 



4,662 







Total vessel 

 and shore . . . 



18,209 



1,868 



36, 351 



2,346 



81,180 



3,588 



97,230 



4,662 



