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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Tabk showing, by counties, the catch by lines in the shore fisheries of Virginia in 1897. 







Accomac. 



Elizabeth City. 



Gloucester. 



Isle of Wight. 



King George. 



King William. 





Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



$1,620 

 240 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Blue-fish 



200 



sio 



54,000 

 6,000 



















Bonito 



















Cat-fish 













7,000 



$350 







25,000 



$500 



Cod 



800 



131,500 



13,250 



250 

 10, 510 



40 



2, 175 



270 



10 



332 

















Croakers 



485,666 

 2,000 



2,425 

 2C 







24,000 



320 











Drum 

















Flounders 



















King-fish 























Pompano 



4,000 



20C 





















Sea bass 



665 



3,483 



700 



266, 750 



10 



285 



46 



7,610 



















Sheepshead 



2,000 

 120,000 

 356,000 



3,000 



16C 

 2,40C 

 5,34C 



12C 





















Spots 





















Squeteague 



) 





42,000 



690 











Striped bass 



) 









1,000 



100 



Whiting 



1,500 

 25,000 



45 

 125 

















Ciabs, hard 



727, 032 



2,425 



188,000 



$660 







23, 833 



$286 78,500 



393 













Total 



454, 608 



10, 958 



1,759,032 



14, 94^ 



^88,000 



660 



73>00 



1,360 23,833 



286 104,500 



- 993 







Species. 



Lancaster. 



Mathews. 



Nanse- 

 mond. 



Norfolk. 



Northampton. 



Northumber- 

 land. 





Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Blue-fish 



















742, 500 

 56,925 



$14,850 

 1,139 



1,600 

 3,300 

 1,300 

 1,000 

 600 

 3,200 

 5,300 

 132,000 



$64 



Croakers .... 



















32 



Flounders... 



















42 



Hog-fish 























20 



Sea bass 























18 



Spots 























80 



Squeteague . 











4,000 % 

 8,000 



^60 

 200 







3,375 

 1,730,000 



68 

 8,000 



212 



Crabs, hard.. 



12,000 



S88 



435,000 



$2, 900 



400,000 



$2,500 



, 990 



Total.. 



12,000 



88 



435,000 



2,900 



12,000 360 



400,000 



2,500 



2,532,800 



24,057 



148,300 



1,458 



Species. 



Princess 

 Anne. 



Surry. 



Warwick. 



Westmore- 

 land. 



York. 



Total. 





Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Blue-fish 



500 



$15 



















798,800 



6,000 



32,000 



800 



946, 925 



15,Z50 



3, 550 



1,000 



10, 510 



100 



4,000 



1,265 



5, 483 



149, 800 



816, 625 



5,200 



1,500 



5,311,398 



$16,559 i 

 240 ' 



Bonito 





















Cat-fish 























850 



Cod . 





















40 



Croakers 



17, 500 



175 5, 000 



$150 



12, 500 



$125 







211,200 



m . 074 



7,615 



Drum . 









290 



Flounders 









2,000 



50 









102 



Hog-fish 



1 ' 











20 



King-fish ... 





1 













1 



332 



3 



200 



28 



i45 



3,435 



16,156 



278 



45* 



28, 231 



Perch white 







100 



3 















Pompano . . . 













1 







Sea bass 





















Sheepshead . 





















Spots 



12,000 

 10,000 



600 

 100 



300 



6,000 



200 



9 

 180 



8 



3,000 



20,000 



1,000 



75 



200 



50 



1 



10,600 

 103, 200 



225 

 1,596 



Squeteague . 

 Striped bass 







Whiting 







1 







Crabs, hard . 



765,666 



4,500 











48,533 $306 



898,500 



4,860 











Total.. 



745,000 



5,390 



11,600 



350 



38,500 



500 



48,533 306 



1,223,500 7,755 



8,110,206 



74, 869 



