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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Buchanan Brothers’ fishery — Continued 
TRACHINOTUS CAROLINUS (POMPANO) 
[Amounts are given in pounds; those marked “a” were caught in a seine; those marked “b” were taken partly in a seine and 
partly in pound nets. All other amounts were taken in pound nets. The blank spaces signify that if any pompanoes were 
taken, the daily catches amounted to less than 10 pounds. This species is not taken in commercial quantities earlier than 
June ] 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
June 
50 
300 
50 
20 
100 
80 
43 
July. . 
210b 
40b 
65 b 
25b 
125b 

475b 
115b 
390 
225 
123 
August 
460a 
100a 
50b 
30 b 
165b 
150b 
275b 
125 
50 
115 
108 
September 
60b 
630b 
35b 
100 
59 
October 
40a 
50a 
650b 
1, 805b 
65b 
50 
25 
35 
25 
196 
Total 
500 
360 
50 
40 
1,125 
2,490 
390 
625 
440 
50 
560 
0 
510 
275 
POMATOMUS SALTATRIX (BLUEFISH) 
Amounts are given in pounds; those marked “a” were caught in a seine; those marked “b” were taken partly in a seine and 
partly in pound nets; all other amounts were taken in pound nets. The blank spaces signify either that no fish at all or that 
less than 10 pounds were taken on any one day ] 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
A verage 
April 
125 
100 
1,300 
25 
20 
112 
May 
515 
550 
1,150 
1,450 
460 
810 
3,160 
30 
745 
200 
50 
25 
365 
185 
692 
June 
150 
4,175 
1, 350 
735 
1,935 
3,460 
315 
75 
25 
35 
40 
220 
265 
25 
914 
July 
810b 
1,975b 
125b 
910b 
2, 375b 
2, 340b 
515b 
50b 
45b 
25 
150 
35 
100 
200 
690 
August 
2,490a 
375a 
75a 
310b 
680b 
440b 
1,635b 
25b 
40b 
75 
60 
50 
25 
150 
459 
September 
1,740a 
325a 
8, 250a 
2,430b 
385b 
375b 
125b 
20b 
495b 
130 
150 
625 
50 
350 
1, 103 
October 
740a 
925a 
7,850a 
3,450b 
1 , 435b 
5, 540b 
635b 
125b 
400b 
735 
1,160 
400 
790 
1,475 
1,833 
November 
50a 
135 
560 
3,925 
175 
100 
50 
375 
383 
Total. 
6,445 
8,500 
18, 800 
9,520 
7, 830 
16, 890 
7, 860 
325 
1,750 
1,325 
1,610 
1,405 
1,595 
to 
00 
o 
ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERUS (PIGFISH) 
Amounts given show the number of pounds of pigfish taken from 1916 to 1922 at the Buchanan brothers’ fishery. Blank spaces 
simply indicate that the daily catches amounted to less than 10 pounds during the periods covered] 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
April. 
50 
130 
75 
36 
2,800 
735 
1,420 
830 
2, 775 
100 
' 
999 
238 
July 
August _ _ _ 
September 
405 
58 
October. 
55 
850 
50 
136 
Total. 
3, 640 
3,635 
3,000 
ARCHOSARGUS PROBATOCEPHALUS (SHEEPSHEAD) 
[Amounts are listed in pounds; those marked “a” were taken in a seine; those marked “b” were taken in part in a seine and in 
part in pound nets; all other amounts were taken in pound nets. Blank spaces do not always signify that no sheepsheads 
were taken, as daily catches of less than 10 pounds were not listed separately. According to the fishermen, the sheepshead 
was an abundant fish “years ago” and was taken in large numbers. Its abundance must have diminished prior to 1908] 
