FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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Table xlioiciuf/, fry counties, the yield of tfte fyke-net fisheries of Virginia in 1^97. 



Species. 



Accomac. 



Essex. 



Fairfax. 



Isle of Wight. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alpwivps . 







3,600 



836 









Black bass 







475 

 1 200 

 7,325 



J24 



37 

 220 







Carp .. • 















Cat-fish 







2,700 



81 



1,000 

 6,000 



$50 



Croakers ....*. 



9,000 



200 



600 



4,100 



5,700 



$130 



2 



39 



59 



157 



90 



Druin .... .... 













Eels 







3,385 



102 







Flounders 



• 540 

 450 

 900 



22 

 22 

 27 







Perch, white 



7,750 

 9,650 

 2,938 



388 

 241 

 178 



2,300 



77 



Perch yellow 





Pike 











Shad 



300 

 1,200 

 1,600 



12 



27 

 98 



2,700 



90 













3,666 



4,. 500 



50 



Striped bass 



1,800 

 475 



126 

 10 



1,500 

 8,a50 

 1,050 



75 



167 



32 



255 



Rnp f PIN 





Sun-fish 







1 













] 



Total 



22,700 



524 



13,165 



414 



43, 623 



■l,4frl 



16,800 



522 



Species. 



King George. 



King William. 



Nansemond. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives 







10,125 

 54,300 



$150 

 1,086 







Cat-fish 



1,450 



$51 



1 



Croakers 



8,000 1 $320 



Eels 







1,810 

 9,050 

 9,050 



54 

 452 

 362 







Flounders 









Perch, white 



875 



1,250 



200 



53 

 63 

 10 





Perch yellow . 





Pike 





1 



Shad 



5,430 

 10,860 

 18,100 



9,131 



181 



217 



1,810 



183 



5,200 150 



S<jueteague 







2, 800 112 



Striped bass 



725 



43 





Sue cers 













Total 



4,500 



220 



127,856 



1,495 



16,000 1 582 









Species. 



Northampton. 



Prince William. 



York. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs 



Value. 



Alewives .. 



200 



$2 











13,925 



475 



100 



1,925 



76,025 



49,600 



400 



7,995 



34,840 



100 



32,800 



16,750 



5,338 



15,480 



150 



1,800 



50,860 



32,025 



24,356 



1,650 



$188 



Black bass 











24 



Blue-fish 



100 



3 











3 



Carp : 



725 

 9,250 



$22 

 278 







59 



Cat-fish 







1 



1,766 



Croakers 



600 

 200 



6 

 5 



26,000 



$390 



936 



Drum 







7 



Eels 



2,200 



66 



::;.::::: 



261 



Flounders 



150 

 100 



5 



10 



21,000 



840 



1,378 

 10 



Hog-fish 







Perch, white 



6,675 

 4,950 

 2,200 



334 

 124 

 132 



1 



1,393 



P^rch, 5'ellow 









455 



Pike 







i 



320 



Shad 



200 

 150 



10 

 11 



1,650 



55 



498 



Sheepshead 







11 



Spots 







1,800 



29,000 



2,500 



72 

 580 

 175 



72 



Squeteague 



4,000 

 300 



80 

 18 







1,066 



Striped bass 



1,000 



6,400 



600 



50 



128 



18 



2,650 



Sue cers 



488 



Sun-fish 











50 















Total 



6,000 



150 



34,000 



1, 152 



81,950 



2. 112 



366, 594 



11,635 







F.C.,1900— 20 



