304 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Tabh' showing the catch by pound nets in the shore fisheries of Virffinia in 1S97 — Continued. 



Species. 



Gloucester. 



King George. 



Lancaster. 



Mathews. 



Middlesex. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



VaL 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Ale wives, fresh .. 

 Alewives, salted . 



119,000 



SI, 190 



1.275,400 

 6,000 



S7,943 

 60 



225,500 



81,390 



413,400 



82,067 



32,000 



8320 



Blue-tish 



25,200 



756 



14,100 

 60,000 



583 

 900 



13,000 



650 







Butter-fish 











Cat-fish 





91,215 

 6,200 



2,314 

 196 











Croakers 



330,000 

 27,500 



1,650 

 275 



60,000 



300 



20,000 



200 







Drum 







Flounders 



650 



•20 



50,000 



500 



13.000 



37,780 



390,000 



260 

 755 







Hiekorv shad 



1 







Menhaden 



220.000 



1 550 







581, '200 



%9 



585 



16,000 



40 



Perch, white 



47,060 1 -^361 





Perch, vellow 



1 



500 

 100 



13 

 8 















Pike 

















Pompano 







600 



858,110 



10,400 



2,000 



125,200 



3,000 



31,000 



7*2 



'26,532 



1,031 



60 



3,006 



180 



6-20 











Shad 



Spanish mackerel 



550.000 

 11,000 



16,500 

 660 



231,887 



4,943 



1, -297, 000 



32,425 



21,700 



620 



Spots 















Squeteague 



165,000 



2,475 



825 

 95,794 



33 

 5,174 



69,780 



698 







Striped bass 







Sturgeon 



24, 750 

 9,000 

 3,500 



' 495 



180 



1,050 



55,600 



25.000 



3,&4C 



1,240 



500 



1,040 







Turtles 







-••>* 





Caviar 







4,aio 



i.362 

















Total 



1,484,950 



■25, 781 



1,755,631 



•23,065 



2,025,450 



37,445 



2,338,200 



40,420 69,700 



980 



Species. 



I*rince 

 "William. 



Richmond. 



Stafford. 



Warwick. 



Westmore- 

 land. 



York. 





Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Alewives, fresh . . 



168,000 







8S40 



257,500 



83,050 



178, -280 

 •26,000 



8W0 

 260 







1,256,000 



22,000 



905 



800 



32,850 



2,200 



85,480 



215 



34 



16 



604 



66 



33,000 



8180 



Alewi ves, salted . . 





■ 





Blue-fish 













2,500 



75 



Carp 











812 

 16, 137 



49 

 489 









Cat-fish 



850 



26 



49,000 



1,290 











Croakers 







166,000 



1,615 



Eels 







15,000 



600 



2,175 



93 









Flounders 







500 



810 



2,470 



69 



6,000 

 10,000 



240 



Menhaden 







235,000 



600 



12,000 



2,000 



193 

 12 



600 

 60 







25 



Mullet 





















Perch, white 



8,550 

 3,000 



438 

 90 



ii,566 



60,0-25 



•28,875 



2,337 



798 



1,501 



2,310 



44 







ii,628 

 750 



469 

 23 







Perch, vellow 











Pike . ." 











Shad 



•28,560 



538 



172, 675 



4,847 



10,500 



420 



i8i,4&i 



3,692 



79,500 2,600 



Sp)anish mackerel 

 Spots 



400 32 

















1 





6,600 252 



Squeteague 







7,666 

 39,000 



210 

 3,355 







1,000 



20 



3,147 

 47, 118 



118 

 1,970 



95,000; 1.760 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



6,275 



327 



1,754 



106 











3,150 

 450 



91 



Caviar 

















1 





130 







1 















Total 



215,235 



2,259 



789,77514.217 



327, 895 



6,590 



12,000 



450 



l,560,752iT'-756 



402, 6O0! 7.008 

















SUMMARY. 



Si>ecies. 



Alewives, fresh . 

 Alewives, salted 



Black bass 



Blue-fish 



Bonito 



Butter-fish 



Carp 



Cat-fish 



Cero 



Crevalle 



Croakers 



Drum 



Eels 



Flounders 



Hickory shad . . 



Hog-fish 



King-fish 



Mackerel 



Menhaden 



M<H)U-fish 



Lbs. 



Value. 



10, 945, 630 



92,000 



400 



662,993 



19,350 



444, 378 



2. -212 



250,057 



1,200 



123,300 



2,742,049 



97,650 



21,275 



211, 740 



124,266 



6,200 



106,250 



300 



6,309,320 



28,494 



851,944 



867 



20 



16,978 



558 



10,045 



83 



6,625 



73 



2,523 



16,399 



776 



856 



6,208 



2,421 



490 



4,484 



18 



11,377 



727 



Species. 



Mullet 



Perch, white 



Perch, vellow 



Pike..'. 



Pompano 



Scup 



Shad 



Sheepshead 



Spanish mackerel 



Spots 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



Suckers 



'Whiting 



Turtles 



Caviar 



Total 



Lbs. 



15,125 



133,438 



78,125 



29,425 



66,135 



4,000 



8, 035, 114 



23,335 



508,106 



444,527 



5,184,428 



356,183 



310,2:35 



3,800 



12,600 



53,625 



25,355 



37, 467, 620 



Value. 



8227 



6,934 



1,984 



2,354 



5,315 



120 



211,056 



1,449 



39,911 



9,662 



62,033 



21,614 



8,713 



76 



240 



994 



7,435 



513,589 



