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quantity increased from 3,929,899 pounds in the former year to 

 6,525,806 pounds in the latter. The yield of croakers increased in 

 weight from 1,075,690 pounds in 1891 to 4,161,529 pounds in 1897, 

 but the value decreased from $36,847 to |28,1M. 



The condensed statistics of the fisheries of this State are shown in 

 the following three tables, relating respectively to the persons 

 employed, the capital invested, and the products: 



Table of persons employed. 



How engaged. 



No. 



4,282 



820 



19,150 



4,025 



In vessel fisheries 



On vessels transporting' . . 

 In shore or boat fisheries. 

 Shoresmen 



Total ! 28, 2771 



Table of apparatus and capital. 



Items. 



Vessels fishing 



Tonnage 



Outfit 



Vessels transporting 



Tonnage 



Outfit 



Boats 



Apparatus— vessel fisheries: 



Seines (total length,31,668feet) 



Oyster dredges 



Oyster tongs and forks 



Clam tongs, rakes, etc 



Apparatus — shore fisheries: 



Seines (total length, 121,377 

 feet} 



Pound nets 



Gill nets (total length, 1,113,- 

 324 feet) 



No. 



. Value. 



791 



$464, 487 



9,796 





199, 675 



264 



211,375 



5,422 







39, 287 



10,302 



493,276 



38 



25, 550 



532 



14, 594 



1,791 



6,894 



159 



89 



107 



28,462 



1,250 



264, 600 



9,307 



$46,235 



Items. 



Apparatus — shore fisheries — 

 Continued. 



Fyke nets 



Minor nets 



Lines 



Eel pots 



Slat traps 



Spears 



Oyster dredges or scrapes 



Oyster tongs 



Clam tongs, rakes, hoes, and 

 forks 



Crab dredges or scrapes 



Shore and accessory property . 

 Cash capital 



Total 



No. 



361 

 450 



270 

 68 

 14 



458 

 10,590 



1,012 

 826 



Value. 



$4, 687 



205 



1,632 



404 



1,345 



17 



6,110 



46, 157 



1,960 



2,063 



607, 682 



424, 750 



2,891,536 



Table of products. 



Species. 



Alewives, fresh 



Alewives, salted 



Black bass 



Blue-fish 



Bonito 



Butter-fish 



Carp..* 



Cat-fish 



Cero 



Cod 



Crevalle 



Croakers 



Drum 



Eels 



Flounders 



Hickory shad 



Hog-fish 



King-fish 



Mackerel 



Menhaden 



, Moon-fish 



1 Mullet 



Perch, white 



Perch, yellow 



17,023,848 bushels. 



13, 

 1. 



178, 



Lbs. 



Value. 



217,510 



$66, 174 



472,000 



4,667 



14,075 



654 



505, 228 



34,802 



25,350 



798 



465, 828 



10,624 



5,119 



167 



457,417 



12, 292 



1,200 



73 



800 



40 



123, 300 



2,523 



161,529 



28, 144 



114, 420 



1,094 



84, 560 



2,790 



265, 280 



7,930 



196, 916 



3,409 



15,390 



940 



120,075 



4,970 



300 



18 



656, 362 



255,241 



28, 494 



727 



54,521 



1,196 



273,294 



13,527 



113, 885 



2,993 



Species. 



Pike 



Pompano 



Scup 



Sea bass 



Shad 



Sheepshead 



Spanish mackerel 



Spots 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



Suckers 



Sun-fish 



Whiting 



Oysters 



Clams 



Crabs, soft 



Crabs, hard 



Terrapins 



Turtles 



Frogs 



Caviar 



Total 



Lbs. 



34, 963 



70, 135 



4,000 



1,765 



11,529,474 



28, 968 



503, 106 



1,081,292 



6,525,806 



576, 262 



631, 619 



75,606 



2,350 



14, 100 



1 49, 166, 936 



2 841,568 



3 1,068,116 



4 5,331,398 



11, 822 



56,825 



1,025 



63,960 



277,993,949 



Value. 



$2,680 



5,515 



120 



40 



304,448 



1,905 



39, 911 



26, 539 



89, 967 



35,079 



16, 563 



2,250 



66 



285 



2,041,683 



66,097 



39,914 



28,331 



2,104 



1,077 



108 



19, 023 



3, 179, 498 



105,196 bushels. 3 3,204,348 in number. 



F.C.,1900— 19 



15,994,194 in number. 



