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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table showing, by counties, the pound net, trap net, and weir catch in the shore fisheries oj 



Maryland in 1897. 



Species. 



Anne Arundel. 



Baltimore. 



Calvert. 



Caroline. 



Cecil. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives, fresh 



Alewives, salted 



844, 000 



8,000 



715 



410 



720 



S3, 818 

 72 

 31 

 16 

 36 



51, 667 



$197 563,500 



$3,261 



60,460 



$555 



1,286,400 

 644, 960 



$4,767 

 7,100 



Blue-fish 



100 

 1,700 

 8,090 



4 



51 



188 



4,175 

 2, 450 

 1,200 

 19. 700 

 400 

 6, 650 



170 

 73 

 41 



296 

 13 



269 









Carp 



500 

 4,850 



15 



188 



2,500 

 28, 645 



51 



Cat-fish 



978 



Croakers 





Eels 



5,750 



238 



3,613 



107 



400 



16 



7,050 



257 



Flounders 





Menhaden 



25, 200 

 2, 200 



42 

 135 















Perch, Avhite 



Perch, yellow 



4,110 

 18, 735 



6,770 

 13,200 



1,500 

 12, 680 



L300 



206 

 443 

 659 

 330 



45 

 888 



26 



4, 350 

 630 



174 

 19 



3,100 



3,410 



830 



18, 224 



185 



180 



59 



507 



48,007 



84, 110 



6,912 



53,208 



2,482 

 2,544 



Pike 1 T^o 



5 

 4,297 



58 

 420 



554 



Shad 



148, 175 



122, 800 

 15, 200 

 35, 300 



2,583 



456 



2,420 



1,783 



Squeteaa^ue 



1,450 

 5,250 





Striped bass 



1,560 

 2,300 



104 

 65 



10, 070 

 6,800 



954 



Suckers 



139 



Total.'. 

















1,037,020 



9,168 123,471- 



3,144 



776,355 



9,775 



95, 634 



1,874 



2,178,662 



21, 609 



Species. 



Charles. 



Dorchester. 



Harford. 



Kent. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives, fresh 



Alewives, salted 



585, 000 



8,000 



1,000 



26, 380 



1,000 



$3,049 



80 



36 



712 



20 



1,015,284 



$6,987 



109, 920 



$790 



614, 160 



92,800 



1,500 



16,400 



$3, 385 



1,160 



60 



Blue-fish 











Cat-fish 



32,850 

 7,250 

 400 

 6,160 

 1,625 

 5,000 



23,500 



7,875 



1,733 



250,421 



1,450 



22,262 

 1,175 

 2,470 



916 



170 



4 



244 



63 



5 



1, 353 



285 



138 



8,438 



50 



1,606 



41 



68 



12, 017 



376 



641 



Croakers 





Drum 











Eels 



250 

 300 



7 

 6 



1,430 



48 



4,280 



160 



Flounders 





Menhaden 











Perch, white 



Perch, yellow 



Pike 



23,583 

 11, 150 



1,282 

 279 



9,180 



11, 600 



313 



3, 328 



466 



289 



25 



144 



41,300 

 7,100 

 2,150 



61,883 

 1,500 



17, 259 



2,192 

 287 

 168 



Shad 



87,336 



875 



32, 269 



1,690 



35 



1,694 



1,783 



Squeteague 



60 



Striped bass 



890 



85 



1, 267 



Sturgeon 





Suckers 







1,000 



23 



650 



17 









Total 



777, 143 



8,890 



1,379,455 



20,318 



149, 678 



2,246 



860,882 1 11.180 









Species. 



Prince George. 



Queen Anne. 



St. Mary. 



Somerset. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives, fresh 



Blue-fish 



108,200 



$554 



324,800 

 7,400 



$2,069 

 222 



605,468 

 6,628 



$10,249 

 262 



134,200 



7,200 



400 



$605 

 235 



Butter-fish 







3 



Carp 



200 

 4,450 



10 

 142 



600 

 3,000 



21 

 103 



5,290 

 5,925 

 9,415 



139 

 122 



178 





Cat-fish 



3,300 



163, 000 



32,000 



1,066 



1,500 



90 



Croakers 



1,085 



Drum 











274 



Eels 







16, 600 



693 



200 



10, 132 



3,752 



180,000 



10, 324 



3,850 



6 



428' 



53 



90 



396 



77 



52 



Flounders 







30 



Hickorv shad 













Menhaden 











69,400 

 4,400 



90 



Perch, white 



Perch, yellow 



4,025 



2,400 



300 



236 

 66 

 30 



10, 050 



2,200 



50 



662 

 92 



4 



22 



Pike 







Pompano 







110 



38, 700 



600 



11 



Shad 



17,537 



340 



68, 375 



2,372 



254, 085 



775 



1,128 



19,334 



22,429 



3,800 



5,308 



62 



39 



678 



1,345 



135 



1,112 



Spanish mackereL . . 



48 



Spots 













Squeteague 







6, 100 

 23, 917 



183 

 1,903 



72,800 



3,895 



735 



674 



Striped bass 



3,675 



221 



202 



Sturgeon 



27 



Suckers 



600 



12 









Caviar 







600 



210 





















Total 



141, 387 



1,611 



463,092 



8,224 



1,143,135 



19, 777 



5^, 306 



4,560 







