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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
18. — Table showing by counties, appara tus, etc., the yield of the shore fisheries of North Carolina — Continued. 
SUMMARY. 
Apparatus and 
species. 
1889. 
1890. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value, 
Seines : 
! 
Ale wives, fresh 
2, 199, 542 
$22, 038 
2, 495, 307 
$25, 058 
Alewives, salted. . . 
5, 980, 798 
59, 993 
6, 657, 492 
67, 316 
Black bass, iresli - . 
895, 820 
19, 874 
381, 090 
19, 142 
Black bass, salted. . 
1, 000 
60 
1, 200 
72 
Bluefish, fresh 
647, 621 
15, 150 
1, 052, 580 
26, 877 
Bluefish, salted 
37, 800 
940 
40, 514 
1. 020 
Catfish, fresh 
39, 200 
768 
39, 000 
795 
Channel bass, fresh . 
36, 500 
340 
30, 300 
301 
Channel bass, 
104, 200 
800 
Croakers, fresh 
129, 745 
3, 205 
143, 555 
3,621 
Croakers, salted . . . 
10, 065 
219 
12, 820 
278 
Flounders, Iresli. . . 
42, 800 
727 
41,810 
723 
Hogfish, fresli 
115, 142 
3,265 
129, 220 
3, 628 
Hogfish, salted 
2, 340 
70 
2, 080 
65 
Mullet, fresh 
191,626 
3,715 
200, 585 
3,911 
Mullet, salted 
1 . 958, 837 
59, 294 
2, 194, 503 
65, 978 
Mullet roe, salted.. 
825 
140 
950 
165 
Perch, fresh 
306, 123 
10, 458 
329, 639 
11, 307 
Perch, salted 
7, 550 
242 
8. 270 
261 
Pike, fresh 
31, 861 
1,438 
35, 910 
1,646 
Pompano, fresh 
8, 200 
656 
9, 750 
780 
Shad, fresh 
1 . 585, 198 
79,879 
1, 817, 704 
97, 184 
Shad, salted 
33. 600 
1, 701 
27, 025 
1. 273 
Sheepshead, fresh. . 
60, 107 
2,454 
67, 270 
3,133 
Slieepshead, salted. 
40, 875 
1, 562 
39, 800 
1, 525 
Spanish mackerel, 
fresh 
54, 600 
4, 194 
67, 750 
5, 218 
Spanish mackerel, 
salted 
2, 500 
75 
2, 000 
60 
Spots, fresh 
115,300 
2, 786 
132, 100 
3, 254 
Spots, salted 
61, 230 
1,391 
83, 500 
2, 800 
Squeteague, fresh . . 
1,062, 600 
22, 584 
1,221,680 
26, 001 
Squeteague, salted . 
76, 710 
1,644 
79, 527 
1,699 
Strawberry bass, 
fresh 
28, 275 
1, 083 
26, 430 
1,026 
Striped bass, fresh . 
220, 766 
11,912 
228, 587 
11, 798 
Sturgeon, fresh. . . . 
68, 752 
650 
63, 685 
614 
Suckers, fresh 
53. 080 
1, 542 
55, 150 
1, 584 
Other fish, fresh . . . 
213, 760 
5,883 
231, 367 
6,028 
Other fish, salted . . 
14, 020 
280 
16, 180 
324 
Refuse fish 
17, 220 
160 
18, 500 
173 
6, 097 
4, 398 
Total 
15,952,688 
349, 269 
17,984,830 
401, 036 
Pound nets : 
Alewives, fresh. . . 
2, 337, 670 
21, 564 
2, 724, 672 
23, 807 
Alewives, salted. . . 
3, 735, 490 
40,311 
4, 464, 752 
46, 939 
Black bass, fresh .. 
10, 650 
426 
11, 800 
472 
Bluefish, fresh 
7, 600 
318 
23, 800 
525 
Catfish, fresh 
7,420 
223 
7, 685 
231 
2, 300 
42 
Eels, fresh 
7, 050 
494 
7' 200 
504 
Mullet, fresh 
975 
39 
6, 730 
114 
Perch, fresh 
230. 160 
10, 056 
226, 265 
9. 756 
Pike, fresh 
000 
40 
1. 100 
49 
Shad, fresh 
379, 217 
21,438 
397, 534 
22, 263 
Shad, salted 
er, 300 
210 
6, 825 
250 
Sheepshead, fresh . . 
775 
33 
3,050 
105 
Spanish mackerel, 
2, 000 
100 
4, 000 
50 
Squeteague, fresh. . 
33, 450 
672 
53, 160 
943 
Strawberry bass, 
fresh 
1, 450 
70 
1,645 
80 
Striped bass, fresh . 
240, 221 
13,732 
260, 464 
14, 874 
Sturgeon, fresh 
1, 720 
34 
1,500 
30 
Other fish, fresh . . . 
65, 563 
2, 217 
76, 080 
2,472 
Total 
7,066,611 
111,877 
8, 282, 562 
123, 606 
Gill nets : 
Alewives, salted . . . 
65, 800 
639 
64, 040 
632 
Black bass, fresh . . 
13, 200 
792 
13, 440 
806 
Bluefish, fresh 
27, 680 
624 
38, 900 
953 
Bluefish, salted 
144, 700 
2, 954 
153, 300 
3,185 
Channel bass, fresh . 
104, 900 
1, 087 
106, 650 
1. 103 
Channel bass, 
salted 
26, 668 
479 
28, 865 
515 
Apparatus and 
species. 
1889. 
1890. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Gill nets — Cont'd. 
Croakers, fresh 
60, 845 
$1, 241 
68, 530 
$1,410 
Croakers, salted . . . 
74, 120 
2, 177 
71, 300 
2.128 
Hogfish, fresh 
34, 950 
759 
37, 650 
822 
Hogfish, salted 
3, 000 
75 
3, 070 
76 
Menhaden, fresli . . . 
195, 000 
245 
201, O00 
251 
Mullet, fresh 
455, 612 
9, 138 
746, 200 
14, 967 
Mullet, salted 
439, 180 
12, 724 
415, 713 
12, 087 
Perch, fresh 
13, 300 
419 
17, 300 
540 
Perch, salted 
17, 000 
390 
18, 000 
410 
Pike, fresh 
4, 000 
80 
3, 500 
70 
Shad, fresli 
3, 127, 321 
165, 220 
3, 289, 077 
172, 838 
Shad, salted 
52, 500 
2, 250 
59, 500 
2, 550 
Sheepshead, fresh. . 
11, 690 
389 
14, 200 
457 
Slieepshead, salted. 
14, 140 
404 
15, 880 
456 
Spanish mackerel, 
fresh 
9, 545 
672 
12, 700 
625 
Spanish mackerel, 
salted 
6, 650 
224 
6, 550 
216 
Spots, fresh 
69, 460 
1,415 
76, 860 
1,559 
Spots, salted 
100, 640 
243, 385 
2, 818 
97, 600 
235, 670 
2,773 
Squeteague, fresli.. 
8, 928 
8, 987 
Squeteague. salt ed . 
187, 117 
7,029 
165, 990 
7, 199 
Striped bass, fresh . 
64, 012 
4, 739 
72, 480 
5, 222 
Striped bass, salted. 
5,100 
153 
5, 500 
165 
Sturgeon, fresh 
157, 325 
5, 070 
110, 025 
3, 823 
Suckers, fresh 
1, 200 
48 
1, 400 
55 
Other fish, fresh... 
127, 245 
2, 948 
131, 505 
3,331 
Other fish, salted . . 
63, 660 
1,821 
71, 783 
2,038 
Total 
5, 920, 945 
237, 951 
6, 354, 178 
252, 249 
Fyke nets: 
Catfish, fresh 
3, 800 
112 
3, 000 
90 
Mullet, fresh 
6, 250 
35 
6, 300 
36 
Perch, fresh 
3, 834 
183 
5, 000 
245 
Sheepshead, fresh. . 
250 
10 
275 
u 
Squeteague, fresh . . 
3, 250 
65 
3, 700 
74 
Striped bass, fresh . 
1,250 
75 
1, 310 
79 
Suckers, fresh 
3, 806 
155 
4, 000 
140 
Other fish, fresh . . . 
1, 250 
40 
1, 300 
41 
Total 
23, 750 
675 
24, 885 
716 
Skim nets : 
Alewives, salted . . . 
70,500 
838 
74, 800 
884 
Shad, fresh 
172, 250 
9, 500 
170, 748 
9. 657 
Other fish, fresh . . . 
1, 000 
27 
1, 600 
40 
Total 
243, 750 
10, 365 
247, 148 
10, 581 
Lines : 
Bluefish, fresh 
29, 710 
891 
28, 100 
843 
Catfish, fresh 
4, 800 
145 
4, 000 
130 
Croakers, fresh 
11, 000 
330 
12,960 
388 
Flounders, fresh . . . 
5, 400 
145 
6, 820 
171 
Hogfish, fresh 
56, 807 
2, 272 
84, 500 
3, 380 
Perch, fresh 
5, 000 
250 
5, 000 
250 
Sea bass, fresh. . . . 
28, 900 
939 
33, 075 
1, 158 
Sheepshead, fresh. . 
4, 350 
218 
5, 870 
294 
Spots, fresh 
13, 000 
390 
14, 200 
426 
Squeteague, fresh . . 
92, 780 
3, 047 
117, 950 
35, 300 
3,793 
Whiting, fresh 
30, 800 
1,062 
1.231 
Other fish, fresh . . . 
28, 000 
820 
32, 600 
939 
Total 
310, 547 
10, 509 
380, 375 
13, 003 
Pots : 
Eels 
48, 200 
2,982 
153, 415 
9, 222 
Miscellaneous : 
Shrimps 
135, 240 
5, 100 
144, 200 
5, 435 
( ’rabs 
50, 000 
1. 250 
47, 400 
1, 185 
Terrapins 
26, 750 
4, 703 
26, 552 
4, 690 
Turtles 
18, 350 
1,076 
17, 725 
1. 024 
Quahogs 
155, 472 
8, 265 
226, 152 
12,090 
Scallops 
15, 750 
700 
18, 000 
800 
Oysters 
6, 398, 840 
173, 392 
4, 977, 336 
150, 845 
Total 
6, 800, 402 
194, 486 
5, 457, 365 
176 069 
Grand total 
36, 366, SOT 
918,114 
38,884,758 
986, 482 
