FISHES OF CHESAPEAKE BAY 
31 
Buchanan Brothers’ fishery — Continued 
LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS (SPOT) 
[Amounts are given in pounds; those marked “b” were taken in part with a seine and in part with pound nets; all other catches 
were made with pound nets] 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
1,300 
118 
2, 360 
1, 100 
310 
500 
90 
980 
540 
300 
330 
591 
May 
1,320 
7, 250 
12, 050 
3, 085 
5, 605 
1,950 
5, 360 
2, 040 
1, 615 
980 
7, 560 
4, 438 
June.. 
0, 700 
5,509 
8, 820 
4, 585 
14, 080 
6, 015 
5,815 
2, 350 
4, 580 
1,530 
3, 585 
5. 778 
July... 
18, 400b 
33, 200b 
7, 960b 
8, 820b 
18, 025b 
10, 395b 
3, 980 
4,310 
3, 745 
9, 615 
2, 985 
11,039 
August. 
45, 675b 
42, 225b 
16, 175b 
17, 150b 
4, 400b 
1 1, 050b 
8, 370 
3, 485 
6, 200 
17, 850 
3, 130 
16, 028 
September 
62, 950b 
95, 235b 
28,915b 
78, 575b 
57, 860b 
12, 400b 
8, 420 
7, 515 
4, 750 
25, 655 
5, 200 
34, 898 
October . .. 
41,400b 
30, 990b 
27, 410b 
92, 325b 
26, 700b 
7, 375b 
20, 815 
25, 970 
23, 400 
37, 900 
36, 250 
33, 678 
November .. 
1,425 
285 
1, 735 
8, 165 
785 
1, 540 
2. 095 
15, 175 
5.200 
6, 185 
1,045 
3, 967 
Total 
177, 870 
217, 045 
104, 165 
213, 015 
127, 955 
51,415 
54, 855 
61,825 
51, 330 
100, 015 
60,085 : 
BAIRDIELLA CHRYSURA (SAND PERCH) 
[Amounts given show number of pounds of sand perch marketed. This species is taken in large numbers, particularly in the. spring 
and summer, but the individuals generally are too small to market] 
191S 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
April - 
175 
570 
85 
175 
205 
9 42 
May 
565 
110 
210 
750 
260 
379 
June 
215 
no 
180 
165 
110 
156 
July 
110 
70 
85 
65 
120 
90 
August 
130 
50 
150 
475 
50 
171 
September 
275 
150 
200 
745 
270 
328 
October 
2, 435 
3, 655 
650 
3, 540 
3,755 
2, 807 
November 
1, 055 
300 
1,500 
1,085 
935 
971 
Total 
4, 960 
5, 015 
3, 060 
7, 000 
5, 705 
MICROPOGON UNDULATUS (CROAKER) 
[Amounts are given in pounds; those marked “a” were caught with a seine; those marked “b” probably were caught partly with 
a seine and partly with pound nets; amounts unmarked were caught in pound nets. The first catch of croakers usually is 
made sometime during the last half of March, when the fish arrive in large schools, the very first catches sometimes consisting 
of several thousand pounds] 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
1,975 
8, 750 
27, 175 
11,150 
34, 300 
3, 750 
151, 320 
175 
24, 180 
171,180 
4, 100 
12, 725 
28, 870 
12, 9,50 
80, 075 
22, 035 
11, 759 
April 
2, 895 
140 
675 
116,010 
100, 200 

288, 285 
56, 100 
24, 825 
23, 870 
71,261 
400 
8,620 
12,900 
4,360 
6, 580 
14,380 
1,580 
35,200 
10, 535 
45, 565 
7, 460 
7,825 
4, 9-50 
34, 570 
1, 595 
33,700 
2, 720 
5, 500 
4, 745 
4, 165 
ii, no 
15, 467 
6, 552 
June 
760 
100 
lj 400 
2 , 095 
July 
540b 
100b 
90, 400b 
12, 745b 
915b 
6, 180b 
1, 305b 
4, 645b 
13, 265b 
170 
210 
2, 860 
31,400 
450 
11,800 
August 
510a 
3,000a 
510a 
670b 
260b 
220b 
1,080b 
485b 
5, 665b 
430 
705 
1,850 
1,920 
355 
1, 261 
September. 
80a 
570a 
360a 
18,489b 
420b 
470b 
550b 
210b 
220b 
140 
400 
200 
3, 830 
3, 855 
2, 127 
October 
20a 
30a 
80a 
20b 
210b 
270b 
1,440b 
180b 
220b 
380 
150 
200 
825 
270 
307 
November. 
75a 
55a: 
50b 
1, 150b 
535b 
200b 
175b 
435 
310 
350 
130 
535 
285 
Total.. 
7, 552 |3, 995 
i 
172, 725 
208, 505 
13, 645 
140, 260 
150, 870 
347, 030 
88, 430 
233, 080 
67, 120 
52, 300 
85,490 
120, 780 
49826—28 
