FISHES OF CHESAPEAKE BAY 
29 
Buchanan Brothers' fishery — Continued 
SCOMBEROMORUS MACULATUS (SPANISH MACKEREL) 
[Amounts given show the number of pounds of Spanish mackerel taken by a set of two pound nets from 1918 to 1922. Blank spaces 
do not necessarily indicate that no fish of this species were taken, for daily catches of less than 10 pounds were not listed 
separately] 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
100 
20 
375 
680 
105 
1,125 
205 
498 
1,400 
175 
1,005 
516 
125 
1, 150 
50 
265 
550 
300 
100 
300 
250 
40 
8 
Total - 
500 
3,780 
580 
2,280 
645 
SARDA SARDA (BONITO) 
[Amounts given show the number of pounds of bonito taken from 1916 to 1922 at the Buchanan brothers’ fishery. Blank spaces 
do not signify that no bonito were taken, as daily catches amounting to less than 10 pounds were not listed separately] 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
15 
2 
June 
30 
25 
25 
20 
140 
20 
25 
40 
July 
25 
20 
30 
55 
55 
30 
35 
36 
August 
20 
85 
20 
105 
25 
30 
30 
45 
15 
10 
15 
15 
55 
10 
25 
21 
90 
140 
90 
195 
275 
105 
115 
PEPRILUS ALEPIDOTUS (STARFISH) 
[Amounts are given in pounds; those marked “b” were taken in part in a seine, but mainly in pound nets; all other amounts were 
taken iD pound nets. The first catches of the season generally are made from about May 10 to 25, the species apparently arriving 
about a month later than its relative, the butterfish] 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
May - 
June 
July... 
August 
September 
October 
25, 225 
35, 350 
9, 685b 
2, 565b 
1, 640b 
125b 
3, 965 
18, 200 
11, 185b 
1, 380b 
185b 
145b 
8, 815 
15, 285 
16, 275b 
265b 
115b 
125b 
5,800 
14, 885 
20, 000b 
13, 120b 
745b 
115b 
7,635 
11, 765 
2, 475b 
645b 
790b 
35b 
4, 940 
21, 030 
6, 855b 
2, 920b 
1, 080b 
425b 
9, 670 
16, 490 
3, 465 
815 
2,725 
805 
9,645 
5, 550 
6, 490 
6,990 
5,850 
1, 160 
150 
9, 175 
10, 250 
2, 100 
7. 100 
210 
1. 100 
4,085 
16, 880 
5,990 
7, 790 
19, 200 
535 
7,065 
12, 270 
6, 380 
28, 100 
5, 190 
735 
7,909 
16, 080 
9, 014 
6, 063 
4, 056 
401 
100 
Total 
74, 590 
35, 060 
40, 880 
54, 665 
23, 345 
37, 250 
33, 970 
35,685 
30, 085 
54, 480 
59, 740 
PORONOTUS TRIACANTHUS (BUTTERFISH) 
[Amounts are given in pounds; those marked “b” were taken in part in a seine, but mainly in pound nets; all other amounts 
were taken in pound nets. The first catches of the season usually are made during the first half of April, or about a month 
before its relative, the starfish, is taken] 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
April 
May. 
June 
July — 
August 
September 
October 
November 
Total 
15, 435 
100, 910 
132, 600 
35, 840b 
10, 075b 
415b 
510b 
125 
210 
1,805 
26, 750 
36, 265b 
2, 240b 
430b 
415b 
665 
1G0 
36, 260 
44, 190 
64, 050b 
1, 070b 
475b 
515b 
635 
4,000 
24, 215 
8, 425 
12, 405b 
8, 670b 
475b 
175b 
2,020 
570 
9,080 
23, 120 
7, SOOb 
1, 115b 
215b 
125b 
1,705 
70 
3, 920 
18, 095 
19, 935b 
11, 295b 
385b 
1, 690b 
1,455 
290 
14, 600 
17, 810 
7, 000 
2,645 
990 
2,020 
2, 460 
5,275 
15, 770 
21, 990 
16, 860 
23, 480 
13, 300 
1,935 
250 
315 
600 
9, 850 
17, 000 
4, 200 
6,500 
240 
850 
605 
15, 890 
13, 520 
5, 830 
5, 200 
4,840 
1, 120 
1,445 
2,400 
4,410 
12, 630 
5, 790 
10, 010 
3, 950 
585 
910 
2, 666 
20, 678 
29, 907 
20, 798 
7,273 
2, 907 
848 
1, 138 
295, 910 
68, 780 
147, 355 
60, 385 
43, 730 
56, 845 
47, 815 
98, 8G0 
39, 555 
48, 450 
40, 685 
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