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53.— Table of products specified by apparatus — Continued. 
SUMMARY. 
Apparatus and 
species. 
1889. 
1890. 
Pounds. 
V alue. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pound nuts : 
Alewives 
6,101,360 
$62, 295 
7, 215, 544 
$71, 136 
Black bass 
10, 050 
426 
11,800 
472 
Bream and perch 
230, 16(1 
10, 056 
227, 305 
9, 796 
Catfish 
27, 310 
783 
27, 755 
831 
Eels 
7, 050 
494 
7, 200 
504 
Pike 
900 
40 
1 , 100 
49 
Shad 
385, 517 
21, 648 
410, 484 
22, 788 
Strawberry bass. 
1, 450 
70 
1. 645 
80 
Striped bass 
245, 281 
14, 132 
264, 464 
15, 194 
Sturgeon - - . 
1, 720 
34 
1, 500 
30 
Other fish 
65, 563 
2, 217 
86, 880 
2, 850 
Refuse fish 
40, 000 
150 
Total 
7, 076, 761 
112, 195 
8, 295, 677 
123, 880 
Seines : 
Ale wires 
8, 177,340 
82, 031 
9, 152,799 
92,374 i 
Black bass 
474, 293 
24, 402 
478, 516 
24, 482 
Bream and perch 
660, 546 
22, 062 
775, 028 
26,039 
Catfish 
43, 335 
892 
42, 027 
886 
Hickory shad 
5, 408 
259 
5, 624 
281 
Mullet 
31,723 
480 
25, 000 
375 
Pike 
60, 031 
2, 558 
62, 028 
2, 691 
Shad 
2, 202, 286 
106, 595 
2, 739, 228 
126, 763 
Strawberry bass. 
28, 275 
1,083 
26, 430 
1, 026 
Striped bass 
226, 201 
12, 452 
234, 887 
12,418 
Sturgeon 
76, 812 
895 
70, 947 
841 
Suckers 
57, 863 
1,799 
59, 925 
1, 839 
Other fish 
149, 607 
4, 353 
154, 334 
4,473 
Refuse fish 
444, 220 
2,510 
478, 500 
2,473 
Total 
12,638,000 
262, 371 
14,305,273 
296, 961 
Gill nets : 
Alewives 
65, 800 
639 
64, 040 
632 
Black bass 
15, 195 
892 
15, 540 
913 
Bream and perch 
57. 008 
2,101 
62, 145 
2, 253 
Hickory shad 
55, 910 
2, 129 
51, 713 
2, 095 
Apparatus and 
1889. 
1890. ' 
species. 
Pounds. 
V alue. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Gill nets — cont'd. 
Mullet 
346, 000 
$5, 880 
644. 176 
$9, 598 
Pike 
4, 000 
80 
3, 500 
70 
Shad 
5, 407, 537 
70. 912. 
296, 963 
5, 893, 373 
309, 636 
Striped bass 
5,072 
80, 040 
5. 587 
Sturgeon 
688, 850 
15, 153 
432, 352 
12, 103 
Suckers 
38, 152 
1,812 
39, 940 
1,860 
( )ther fish 
62, 040 
1,906 
69, 365 
2, 152 
Refuse fish 
16, 000 
85 
20, 000 
100 
Total 
6, 827, 404 
332, 712 
7, 376, 184 
346, 999 
Miscellaneous nets : 
Alewives 
115, 660 
2, 077 
111. 400 
1, 964 
Black bass 
3, 600 
180 
3, 500 
175 
Bream aud perch 
44, 594 
1, 790 
40, 560 
1,536 
Catfish 
49, 523 
2, 123 
48. 277 
2, 124 
Mullet 
31, 270 
458 
15, 440 
235 
Shad 
345, 888 
23, 127 
342, 269 
23, 216 
Striped bass 
10. 740 
845 
7,510 
583 
Suckers 
16. 416 
690 
16, 480 
668 
Other fish 
13, 963 
583 
13, 065 
541 
Total 
631, 654 
31,873 
598, 501 
31, 042 
Lines : 
Black bass 
Bream anti perch 
Catfish 
Pike 
Striped bass 
Other fish 
73, 860 
231,582 
211,152 
10, 500 
2 , 200 , 
41, 99$ 
Total . 
551 , 293 24, 167 
4, 042 
9, 376 
8, 443 
400 
220 
1,686 
Pots : 
Eels 
| 48, 200 
Grand total . . 27,773,312 
2, 982 
766, 300 
81, 920 
215, 661 
271, 033 
11, 050 
2, 000 
42, 558 
624, 222 
4,389 
9,472 
8, 904 
440 
160 
1,696 
25,061 I 
153,415 | 9,222 
31,353,272 1833, 165 
NOTES ON SPECIAL FISHERIES. 
The shad fishery . — As lias been shown, the shad is the most prominent fish occurring 
in the fresh waters of this region, and its capture constitutes the most important fish- 
ery therein prosecuted. It is found throughout the section, but is most numerous and 
is caught in largest quantities near the two extremes of the region in Albemarle Sound 
and in St. Johns River. Compared with 1880, the shad fisheries have undergone a 
very noteworthy advance. From 3,932,563 pounds, the yield in 1880, the product has 
increased to 9,385,354 pounds in 1890. With the increase in the catch the average 
price has declined from over 9£ cents to 5 cents per pouud, and the value of the fish- 
eries is consequently proportionally less than the augmentation in the yield. The 
preceding tables show that after Albemarle Sound and its tributaries, and the St. 
Johns River, the principal shad basins are those of the Pamlico, Neuse, Cape Fear, 
and Ogeechee rivers, and of Winyah Bay. 
The shad fishery of Albermarle Sound and its tributary rivers is more extensive 
than that of any other hydrographic area, with the exception of Chesapeake Bay and 
tributaries, and, possibly, the Delaware Bay region. Since 1880 it is probable that not 
less than 35,000,000 pounds of shad, with a value to the fishermen of over $2,000,000, 
have here been caught. Notwithstanding the enormous annual drain on the supply 
the catch has not only not diminished, but has gradually increased, until, in 1890, the 
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