FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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products amounted to 1,313,388 pounds, valued at |37,349. The 

 species taken in greatest quantity and value were shad and alewives. 



The relative importance of the fisheries of each county in 1897 is 

 exhibited in the three following tables: 



Table shcnmng, by counties, the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Pennsylvania 



in 1897. 



Counties. 



In vessel 

 fisheries. 



On ves- 

 sels trans- 

 porting. 



In shore 



or boat 



fisheries. 



Shores- 

 men. 



Total. 



Bucks 







361 



134 



191 



21 



20 



238 



23 



155 



17 

 24 



378 



Delaware 







158 



Lancaster 







191 



Monroe 









21 



Northampton 









20 



Philadelphia 



302 



16 



396 



952 



Pilce 



23 



York 









155 













Total 



302 



16 



1,143 



437 



1,898 







Table showing, by counties, the vessels, boats, apparatus, and shore property employed in the 



fisheries of Pennsylvania in 1897. 



Items. 



Bucks. Delaware. 



Lancaster. 



Monroe. 



North- 

 ampton. 





No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



Boats 



137 



$5,666 



7,051 

 1,426 



72 



7 



64 

 175 



55 



85, 990 



940 

 5,999 



175 

 10 

 56 



94 

 25 



82,080 

 1,320 



4 



4 



$70 

 170 



4 



4 



$76 



Apparatus— shore fisheries: 

 Seines 



42 

 42 



235 



Gill nets 







Fyke nets 



18 



18 











Lines 





12 



61 









Eel pots 











Dip nets 







75 



204 



180 



1,515 











Other apparatus 



1 













Shore anc accessory property 



61,601 





8,400 

 3,200 







500 





360 



Cash capital 

























Total 





65,656 





24, 769 





6,368 





740 





671 









Items. 



Philadelphia. 



Pike. 



York. 



Total. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



Vessels fishing 



36 

 639 



$62,800 











36 

 639 



$62,800 



Tonnage 













Outfit 



19,690 

 8,400 











19,690 



Vessels transporting 



4 

 118 











4 

 118 



8,400 



Tonnage 













Outfit 



865 

 6,670 



2,500 

 91 



2,050 

 2,287 

 1,278 











865 



Boats. : 



108 

 83 



5 



$100 



80 



$933 



504 

 83 



21,485 



Apparatus — vessel fisheries: 

 Dredges 



2,500 



Lines 











91 



Apparatus — shore fisheries: 

 1 Seines 



19 



71 



892 



5 



250 



19 



905 



125 



177 



1,120 



"i25' 

 110 



12, 921 



' Gill nets . 



9,711 



Fvke nets 







35 



37 



8 



1,508 



Lines 







81 



Eel pots 



70 



7 



35 

 32 









90 



Dip nets 







28 



84 



210 



1,065 



320 



Other apparatus . 







390 



Shore and accessory property 





764, 350 

 628,900 





785 





828,576 



Cash capital . 





632, 100 



















Total 





1,499,948 





1,135 





3,242 





1,601,528 













F.C.,1 



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