FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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Table showing, by counties, the seine catch of Maryland in 1897 — Continued. 



Species. 



Kent. 



Wicomico. 



Worcester. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 



700 

 500 

 100 

 2,064 

 100 

 840 

 37,500 

 200 



$23 



30 



4 



182 



8 



21 



2,370 



4 











700 

 500 

 100 

 2,064 

 100 

 840 

 37,500 

 200 



$23 



Cat-fish 











30 



Eels ... 











4 



Perch white 











182 



Pike 











8 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



Suckers 











21 











2,370 

 4 











Total 



42,004 



2,642 











42,004 



2,642 



Total shore 

 and vessel... 



173, 344 



10, 336 



28,100 



8846 



684, 608 



$16,887 



10,689,918 



158,022 



Table showing, by counties, the gill-net catch in the shore fisheries of Maryland in 1897. 



Species. 



Anne Arundel. 



Baltimore. 



Calvert. 



Caroline. 



CecU. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives 



41,000 



11,100 



500 



12,000 



2,300 



8328 



555 



40 



300 



180 







400 



$6 



13,920 



8202 



1 



Blue-fish 









Perch, white 



Shad 







300 

 16, 120 



800 



40 



6 



403 



39 



15 



14 



200 



447, 233 



6,042 



14 

 11, 076 



472 



1 



6,000 

 9,800 



$150 

 616 



508, 283 $13, 631 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



17,220 1,231 



Caviar 

































Total 



66,900 



1,403 



15,800 



766 



18,010 



483 



467, 395 



11,764 



625,503 14,862 



Species. 



Charles. 



Dorchester. 



Harford. 



Kent. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. Value. 



Lbs. Value. 



Alewives 



118,000 



$662 



29,800 

 1,300 



8209 

 46 



24,000 $254 



88,800 $1,286 



Blue-fish 





Perch, white 



1,250 



75 



14,140 918 



108, 800 6, 993 



Perch, yellow 







11,000 550 



Pike 











1,430 122 

 331,868 8,283 





Shad 



560,996 



10,710 



189,069 



700 



300 



41,040 



6,819 

 17 

 36 



1,619 



467,910 11,481 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



6,850 



12,984 



954 



414 

 628 

 420 



54, 740 4, 432 



131,430 8,545 



Sturgeon 





Caviar , 



1 















Total 



701,034 



12,909 



262,209 



8,746 



426,178 14,009 



807,940 1 28,855 





Species. 



Prince George. 



Queen Anne. St. Mary. 



Somerset. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives 







47,600 



$486 











Blue-fish 







14,000 



$560 



17,090 



8388 



Perch, white 



1,000 

 102, 170 



840 

 1,948 









Shad 



34,884 



1,297 







10, 715 



467 



Spanish mackerel- . . 



6,187 

 1,425 



415 

 50 





Squeteague 











650 



10 



Striped bass 



1,205 



72 























Total 



104, 375 



2,060 



82,484 



1,783 



20, 612 



1,025 



28,455 



865 







Species. 



Talbot. 



Wicomico. 



Worcester. j Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives 



40,040 

 60, 120 



8436 

 2,387 



63,332 



$556 



184,200 



$847 



651,092 



103, 610 



1,400 



219,315 



11,250 



3,830 



3, 226, 983 



7, 587 



11,425 



281, 847 



132, 859 



2,000 



994 



$5, 272 



Blue-fish 



3,936 



Cat-fish 



1,400 



3,000 



250 



400 



290,303 



70 



177 



6 



40 



12, 166 







70 



Perch, white 







90,125 



6,790 



14,053 



Perch, yellow 







556 



Pike 







2,000 

 6, 675 



65 

 244 



227 



Shad 



242, 757 

 2,400 

 7,450 

 5,930 



6,177 

 212 

 294 

 467 



85, 152 



Spanish mackerel. . . 



627 



Squeteague 







1,200 

 44,780 



48 

 6,235 



419 



Striped bass 



450 



78,485 

 2,000 



45 



2,251 



40 



22,784 



Sturgeon 



4,513 



Suckers 











40 



Caviar 











434 











1 







Total 



358, 697 



9,973 



439, (520 



15,351 1 328.980 



13,229 



4, 654, 192 



138,083 











