248 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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





Camden. 



Cape May. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898 







Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 



Blue-tish 



Cixi 



7,500 



S300 



6,000 



$240 



8,650 



10,300 



15,300 



600 



3.200 



75 



5,660 



33,765 



SllO 



258 



306 



6 



96 



19 



170 



• 957 



1,840 



600 



16, 700 



800 



2,?25 



90 



9,165 



33,665 



20 



21, 700 



$.v-. 

 l(i 



Croakers 











334 



Drum 











8 



Flounders 



5,200 



130 



5,000 



125 



87 



King-fish 



22 



Scup 



6,000 

 120,000 



150 

 4,800 



7,200 

 112,000 



180 

 .4,480 



275 



ScA hass 



1,010 

 3 



Sheepshead 



Squeteague 











20,000 



•ioo 



434 















Total 



138,700 



5,380 



130,200 



5,025 



92,640 



2, 322 



87,305 



2 244 







Shore fisheries: 

 Albaoore 







. 





1,970 



230,075 



3,700 



70 



10,442 



165 



2,800 



814,840 



4,700 



96 



Blue-fish 











14,366 

 209 



Bonito 











Cat-fish 



4,100 



205 



3,000 



150 





Cod 



152,540 



138,900 



63,100 



2,100 



32,060 



11,836 



6,000 



3,716 

 2,456 



628 

 103 



864 

 248 

 821 



199. 860 



195,800 



62, 700 



3,333 



47,400 



20,800 



7,300 



5,330 



Croakers 











3,464 

 623 













Eels 



1,066 



64 



1,466 



88 



176 



Flounders 



1,284 



Hake 











407 



King-fish 











1,026 



Perch, white 



346 



14 



300 



12 





Scup 



120,000 



432,600 



450 



1,280 



1,200 



279,350 



16,700 



100 



"200 



3,898 

 16,528 



68 



138 



120 



7,174 



%1 



10 



6 



174,500 



549,000 



500 



6,100 



1,200 



349,600 



16,650 



150 



200 



4,928 



S^ uass 











20,880 

 76 



SheepsheAd 











Spanish mackerel 











695 



Spots 











120 



Squeteague, fresh 











8,869 



Squeteague, salted 











967 



Striped bass 



2,100 



210 



1,600 



160 



15 



. Tomcod or frost-fish . . 



6 















Total 



7,612 



493 



6,366 



410 



1,494,160 



47,916 



1,956,423 



63,513 





Total vessel and 

 shore 



146,312 



5,873 



136,566 



5,435 



1, 586, 700 



50,238 



2,048,728 



65, 757 







Ocean. 



Salem. 



Species. 



189 



7. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 



. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Squeteague 











9,900 



$558 



12,500 



$706 















Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



304,165 



8,000 



29,000 



42,150 



1,450 



1,800 



350 



600 



800 



162,365 



400 



59,800 



200 



2,270 



1,650 



$8,304 



136 



616 



933 



26 



36 



50 



36 



16 



5,509 



40 



2,517 



10 



326 



114 



234,800 



9,200 



151,700 



54,350 



13,825 



7,000 



350 



150 



2,500 



201,065 



50 



60,700 



100 



1,650 



1,650 



$6,845 



181 



5,876 



1,117 



537 



274 



50 



9 



52 



7,063 



5 



2,563 



5 



233 



114 











Bonito 











Cod 











Flounders 





1 





Haddock 









Hake 











King-fish 









Percn, white 









Scup 



Sea bass 















Sheepshead 









Squeteague, fresh 



Squeteague, salted 



18,000 



1,005 



16,000 



841 



Striped bass 









Turtles 



















Total 



615,000 



18,667 



739,090 



24, 924 



18,000 



1,005 



15,000 



841 







Total vessel and 

 shore 



615,000 



18,667 



739,090 



24,924 



27,900 



1,663 



27,600 



1,647 







