FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



803 



Table showing by counties the catch by pound nets in the shore fisheries of Virginia in 1897. 



Species. 



Accomac. 



Caroline. 



Elizabeth City. 



Essex. 



Fairfax, 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value, 



Alewives, fresh .. 

 Black bass 



173,450 



$625 



165, 000 



$1,980 



264, 482 



$2, 857 



123, 322 



$1,348 



297,332 

 400 



$1,736 

 20 



Blue-fish 



120,089 

 6,150 

 9,000 



3,696 

 184 

 220 







180, 115 



5,403 









Bonito 















Butter-fish 







52,628 



1,576 











Carp 











600 

 31,600 



18 



Cat-fish 



3,830 



1,100 



155, 950 



21, 250 



216 



70 



1,547 



166 











23, 600 



708 



948 



Cero 













Croakers 







899, 164 

 2,400 



4,496 

 24 











Drum 















Eels 







4,000 



160 







Flounders 



8,550 



161 







51,485 

 2,740 

 1,600 



1,654 

 55 

 64 







Hickory shad 















King-fish 



Mackerel 



300 



100 



294, 100 



200 



9,600 



30 

 12 



325 

 2 



384 



























Menhaden 







1,841,500 



4,609 



52,000 



35 







Mfillet 











Perch, white 







3,400 



170 



2,050 

 200 



103 

 6 



25,025 



11,650 



450 



• 1,502 



Perch, yellow 







291 



Pike 















36 



Pompano .'. 



Shad 



11, 835 



265, 550 



1,135 



102, 080 



26, 091 



118, 765 



5,200 



22,028 



858 



6, 923 



91 



7,021 



173 

 1,895 



416 

 1,311 







12, 055 

 340, 816 



951 

 10, 227 









67, 750 



1,320 



55, 080 



1,413 



57, 799 



1,088 



Sheepshead 





Spanish mackerel 

 Spots 







39, 525 



29, 149 



1,090,874 



2,193 



583 



16, 363 























Squeteague 





















5, 200 



499 



25, 175 



1,511 



Sturgeon 







24, 757 



496 





Suckers 







300 



6 



3,500 



70 



Whiting 











5,000 

 5,750 

 3,570 



100 



115 



1,071 























Caviar 



100 



40 





























Total 



1,356,450 



26, 366 



222,750 



3,300 



4,851,010 



52, 907 



265, 752 



4,278 



453, 531 



7,220 



Species.' 



Nansemond. 



Northampton. 



Northumberland. 



Norfolk. 



Princess Anne. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives, fresh .. 

 Alewives, salted.. 



800 



$8 



773,250 



$1, 581 



5, 128, 914 



38, 000 



4,885 



$17, 774 

 332 

 147 



45,000 



$475 



16,000 



$160 



Blue-fish 



3,750 



113 



71,740 



6,700 



12, 100 



2,025 

 179 

 268 



1,300 



65 



225,409 



6,500 



235, 150 



3 431 



Bonito 



195 



Butter-fish 



Cat-fish 



48, 750 

 100 



975 

 3 



2, 750 



875 



83 



27 



24, 000 



960 



5,063 



Cero 



100 



6,300 



78,200 



31,500 



3 

 153 

 802 

 161 











Crevalle 















117, 000 



888, 935 



14,000 



2, 370 



Croakers 



93,000 



530 



7,400 



148 



35,000 

 1,000 



350 

 10 



4,499 



Drum 



140 



Eels 







100 

 72,310 

 83, 746 



3 

 3,196 

 1,611 





Flounders 



1,876 



56 



3,900 



132 



1,000 



10 







Hickory shad 







Hog-fish 







200 



3,550 



200 



154,600 



16,848 



10 



358 



6 



281 



408 







6,000 

 75,800 



480 



King-fish 











25,000 



1,000 



3,032 



Mackerel 













Menhaden 



450,000 



1,125 



2,064,920 



2,640 











Moon-fish 







11,646 



14, 325 



500 



27, 000 



4,000 



40, 437 



21,500 



239, 300 



301,500 



2,325,487 



37, 950 



25,400 



7,600 



319 



Mullet 















213 



Perch, white 



1,300 



60 







1,225 

 3,025 



38 

 151 



200 

 4,000 



6 

 280 



15 



Pompano 



7,620 



843 



2,160 



Scup 







120 



Shad 



23,800 



823 



14,200 



700 



95, 125 



51,300 



919,000 



3,300 



2,880 



36i 



68 



9,513 



670 



9,750 



330 



89 



3, 700, 429 



92,408 



45,500 



1,715 



1,617 



Sheepshead 



1,290 



Spanish mackerel 







3,576 



1,950 



20,850 



65, 917 



117, 273 



322 

 79 



491 

 5,779 

 3,172 



1,700 

 25,000 

 91,000 

 18,000 



2,400 



85 



750 



1,015 



540 



120 



19,054 



Spots 



937 



151,500 



2,500 



1,000 



47 



1,515 



200 



20 



7,148 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon ^. 



Whiting 



22, 684 



1,227 



1,056 



140 



Turtles 











13, 875 

 7, 000 



199 

 2,000 









Caviar 











200 



50 



2,55e 



752 















Total 



779,312 



5,465 



2,253,313 



27,891 



11,339,020 



130,600 



320,300 



7,431 



4, 643, 994 



77,165 



