FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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Table showing the yield of the line fisheries of New Jersey in 1897 and 189H — Continued. 





Atlantic. 





Monmouth. 





Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value, 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



29,800 

 753,000 



10,100 



24,550 

 9,525 

 6,700 

 .1,100 



24,200 



213,000 



4,100 



44,500 



$1,241 



24,850 



149 



734 



567 



278 



44 



561 



8,185 



738 



1,191 



36,400 

 722,000 



12, 370 



25,020 

 9,825 

 6,900 

 1,125 



31.000 



242,300 



5,100 



47,125 



$1,509 



27,350 



185 



723 



602 



287 



45 



717 



9,307 



918 



1,261 



1,000 



$50 







Cod 



1 



(."nmkers 



1 



1 



Flounders 



1 





Haddock 



1 





Hake 



1 





King-fish 



' " 1 



Scup 



t 1 



Sea bass 



12,000 



360 



4,000 



$100 



Sheepshead 





Squeteague 



1 



1 



1 



1 



Total 



1, 120, 575 



38, 538 



1,139,165 



42,904 



13,000 



410 



4,000 



100 



Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



98,250 



4,137 



99,250 



4,194 



1 

 4,079,500 1107,235 

 65,500 ' 2,000 

 1,052,000 18,195 



4,019,000 



85, .500 



956, 950 



120, 795 



Bonito 



2, .595 



Cod 



291,500 



30,500 



2,200 



4,266 



143,350 



2,000 



3,000 



11,700 



30,700 



155,350 



26, 535 



8,738 



432 



22 



164 



3,467 

 120 

 120 

 582 

 582 



0,260 



4,743 



271,500 



27,500 



2,200 



4,533 



140,400 



2,000 



3,000 



11,925 



30,850 



141,300 



21,600 



8,138 



430 



22 



176 



3,488 

 120 

 120 

 595 



30,060 



Croakers 





Drum 





1 



Eels 



2,000 



241,100 



154,300 



26,700 



60 



4,822 



2,344 



485 



■ 3,000 



263, 500 



214, 300 



41,. 500 



90 



Flounders 



5, 270 



Haddock 



(i, .544 



Hake 



990 



King-fish 





Scup 



591 

 5,717 

 3,856 



15,200 

 657,200 



404 

 25,398 



26,000 

 712, 150 



770 



Sea bass 



27, 489 



Sheepshead 





Skates 



4,000 

 100 



100 

 10 



6,000 

 100 



1.50 



Spanish mackerel. 











10 



Spots 



200 



661,700 



600 



64,000 



8 



21,185 



30 



2,500 



200 



724, 200 



600 



04,000 



8 



23,315 



30 



2,500 





squeteague, fresh. 

 1 autog 



32, 300 

 202,500 



846 

 3,780 



36,500 

 215,600 



940 



4,068 



Crabs, hard 













Total 



1,52.5,8.51 



53, 090 



l,545,a58 



53,300 



6,532,400 



165,679 



6,580,100 



199, 771 



Total vessel 

 and shore . . . 



2,fi46,426 



91,628 



2,684,223 



96,204 



6,54.5,400 



166,089 



6, 584, 100 



199, 871 





Cumberiand, 





Hunterdon. 





Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 



■ Croakers 







• 6,000 



200 



3,000 



5,000 



$150 



6 



120 



150 



1 







Scup 







1 







"^ea bass .«.,.. 







1 







squeteague 







1 













1 



1 



Total 







14,200 



425 





















Shore fisheries: 

 Black bass 





1 ! 



... 



150 

 400 

 133 



$12 

 20 

 10 



100 

 300 

 133 



$8 



Cat-fish 





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15 



Eels 





L 



10 



Squeteague, fresh 



Striped bass 



29,500 1 $1,235 



26,100 



1,125 





800 



80 



1,600 



160 













Total 



29,500 



1,2.35 



26,100 



1,125 



1,483 



122 



2,133 



193 



Total vessel and 

 shore 



29,500 



1,235 



40,300 



1,550 



1,483 



122 



2,133 



193 



