FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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Table showing, by counties 



, the trammel-net catch in tlie 



shore fisheries of Maryland in 1897. 





Anne Arundel. 



Cecil. 



Dorchester. 



Hartford. 



Total. 



Species. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Black bass 















300 



740 



1,600 



2,150 



$24 

 22 

 64 

 86 



300 



990 



3,900 



11, 150 



2,050 



2,220 



26, 580 



9,200 



1,200 



$24 



Carp ... 



250 

 500 

 7,000 

 550 

 600 



fio 



25 



560 



22 



24 











32 



Ca^flsh 



1,000 



1,500 



1,000 



900 



400 



$40 

 75 

 40 

 81 

 32 



800 

 500 

 500 

 500 



$12 



35 



5 



40 



141 



Perch, white 



Perch, yellow 



Pike 



756 

 67 



220 



26, 180 



9,200 



17 

 2,093 



184 



162 



Striped bass 



2,125 



Suckers 











184 



Sun-fish.. 



1,200 



48 











48 



















Total 



10,100 



689 



4,800 



268 



2,300 



92 



40,390 



2,490 



57,590 



■ 3,539 







Table showing, by counties, the line catch of Maryland in 1897. 





Anne Arundel. 



Baltimore. 



Charles. 



Dorchester. 



Harford. 



Species. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 







4,000 

 8,000 



$140 

 280 















Sea bass 





































Total 







12,000 



420 

































Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 















500 

 9,100 



$20 

 367 







Cat-fish 















5,250 

 3,960 



$212 



Perch, white 















335 



Sheepshead 















200 

 1,000 



\2 

 20 





Squeteague 



















Striped bass 















350 



35 



Crabs, hard 



220, 200 



$1,685 







5,600 



$36 



1,356,250 



10, 635 















Total 



220, 200 



1,685 







5,600 



36 



1,367,050 



11,054 



9,560 



582 











Species. 



Kent. 



Queen Anne. 



St. Mary. 



Somerset. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 















900 

 100 

 700 

 100 

 300 

 14,600 



$28 



Cat-fish 



18,500 



$740 











4 



Croakers 











14 



Drum 















3 



Flounders 















6 



Squeteague 















674 



Striped bass 







3,900 

 528,440 



$273 

 3,906 









Crabs, hard 



282, 533 



3,232 



75,833 



$600 



415, 767 



3,444 



Total 



301,033 



3,972 



532,340 



4,179 



75,833 



600 



432,367 



4,073 







Species. 



Talbot. 



Wicomico. 



Worcester. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Vessel fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 















4,000 

 8,000 



$140 



Sea bass 















280 



















Total 















12,000 



420 



















Shore fisheries: 

 Blue-fish 











12,840 



$616 



14,240 



69, 600 



12,500 



100 



500 



300 



3,960 



200 



8,200 



110, 900 



4,250 



82, 709 



5, 116, 416 



2,025 



664 



Cat-fish 







36,650 



$1, 620 



2,943 



Croakers 







11,800 



354 



368 



Drum 



. 









8 



Eels 







500 



30 







30 



Flounders 











6 



Perch, white 















335 



Sheepshead 















12 



Sea bass 











8,200 

 95,400 



410 

 2,862 



410 



Squeteague 











3,456 



Striped bass 











308 



Crabs, soft 



82,709 

 2,231,793 



$1,518 

 14,511 











1,518 



Crabs, hard 











38,049 



Turtle 



2,025 



isi 







131 















Total 



2, 314, 502 



16, 029 



39, 175 



1,781 



128,240 



4,242 



5,425,900 



48,233 





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