FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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Table showing the catch by dredges, tongs, rakes, etc. , in New Jersey in 1897 and 1898 — 



Continued. 





Middlesex. 



Monmouth. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Crabs, hard 











169, 667 

 319, 900 



$4,070 

 40,100 



374,090 

 215,670 



2,800 



647, 232 



50,400 



5,000 



$9, 091 



Oysters, market... 











29,492 



Oysters, seed 



Clams, hard 



Scallops 



1,400 



800 



5,400 



$80 



80 



300 







160 



13,280 

 5,400 



$1,460 

 300 



706,544 

 66,600 



87,185 

 3,700 



80,266 

 2,800 



Musse s 



250 



















Total 



7,600 



460^ 



18,680 



1,760 



1,262,711 



135,055 



1,295,192 



122, 059 







Shore fisheries: 



Oysters, market... 

 . Oysters, seed 



Clams, hard 



Clams, soft 



151,480 



379, 300 



12,016 



21,758 



20, 435 



1,640 



326, 550 



559, 720 



12, 200 



45,298 



30,036 



1,650 



999,509 



145,990 



819, 203 



117, 572 



1,436,344 

 703,000 



203, 469 

 61,625 



1,421,136 

 755,000 



202,082 

 64,345 















Total 



542,796 



43,833 



898,470 



76,984 



3,138,853 



411,084 



2, 995, 339 



383,999 





Total vessel 

 and shore... 



550,396 



44,293 



917,150 



78,744 



4,401,564 



546,139 



4,290,531 



506,058 





Ocean. 



Salem, 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Oysters, market 















2,912 



$500 



Clams, hard 



22,440 



$2, 345 



24,040 



$2,470 



















Total 



22,440 



2,345 



24,040 



2,470 







2,912 



600 











Shore fisheries: 

 Crabs, hard 



129, 101 



1,612,079 



236, 915 



853,404 



42,000 



3,253 



214,822 



9,769 



86,096 



2,100 



34,066 



1,065,316 



256,340 



834,272 



40,000 



520 



139,052 



10, 301 



84,184 



2,000 











Oysters, market 









Oysters, seed 







1 



Clams, hard 











Clams, soit 





















Total 



2,873,499 



316, 040 



2,229,994 



236,057 





















Total vessel 

 and shore . . . 



2, 895, 939 



318, 385 



2,254,034 



238,527 







2,912 



500 











Union. 



Total for State. 



Species. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 



1898. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Crabs, hard 











1%, 334 

 4,971,253 

 9,646,245 



791, 753 

 72,000 



$4,870 

 805, 029 

 148, 127 



95,928 

 4,000 



374,090 



5,449,815 



5,467,525 



741,296 



55,800 



5,000 



$9,091 



Oysters, market . . . 











753, 166 



Oysters, seed 











235, 786 



Clams, hard 











90,093 



Scallops 











3,100 



Musse s 











250 



















Total 











15,677,585 



1,057,954 



12,093,526 



1,091,486 















Shore fisheries: 

 Crabs, hard 











139, 101 

 4,574,108 

 1,843,735 

 3,938,424 



745,000 

 2,620,000 



3,403 



648,340 



80,519 



447,867 



63,725 



1,675 



44,066 

 3,944,332 

 2, 503, 067 

 3, 753, 777 

 795,000 

 2, 360, 000 



670 



Oysters, market . . . 











556,245 



Oysters, seed 



Clams, hard 



192,500 



$11,000 



525,000 



$30,000 



124, 127 

 434, 246 



Clams, soft 











66,345 



Mussels 











1,475 















Total 



192,500 



11,000 



625,000 



30,000 



13,760,368 



1,245,429 



13,400,242 



1, 183, 108 





Total vessel 

 and shore . . . 



192, 500 



11,000 



525,000 



30,000 



29,437,953 



2, 303, 383 



25, 493, 768 



2,274,594 



