348 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
This element is largest in Maryland ami New York, and smallest in Virginia, of tlie 
four States Laving' a noticeably large fishery investment. 
Foremost in value among the appliances used in the capture of fishery products 
are the gill nets; 30,158 of these were employed in 1891, with a value of $419,722, 
these figures including a few trammel nets, which are structurally gill nets. Mary- 
land leads in the number of gill nets, but New Jer.sey takes precedence in the value 
of such nets; and while Virginia leads New York in the number of nets, the latter 
State surpasses in value. 
The dredges, scrapes, rakes, tongs, and forks used mostly in the extensive 
molluscan fisheries together had a A'alue of $474,304, a sum representing 51,578 such 
appliances. In the vessel fisheries, 8,875, valued at $235,071, were employed; and 
in the boat fisheries 42,703, valued at $239,233. The investment of Maryland in these 
items was $198,920. 
Pound nets, trap nets, and weirs constitute an important class of fishing appli- 
ances, which is represented in every State except Pennsylvania and is prominent in 
New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. The number of such nets was 
2,414, liaving a value of $305,783, of which 1,005, worth $71,778, were in Maryland, 
and 941, worth $100,990, were in Virginia. In New York, 90 traps, valued at $32,350, 
were operated from small vessels. 
Haul and imrse seines, to the number of 1,808, wmre fished in this region, the 
former being Avell distributed among all the States, while the latter are chiefly in 
New'' York and Virginia. The value of all seines was $278,230. 
The number and value of other important kinds of apparatus used in these States 
were as follow’s: Fyke and bag nets, 21,730, $125,505; pots, 27,214, $27,722; lines, 
$23,310; miscellaneous appliances, iucliidiiig spears, dip nets, etc., $8,511. 
Vessels, hoals, shore properly, and cash capital emp)loyed in fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States. 
Designation. 
Xew York. 
New Jer.sey. 
Pennsylvania. 
No. 
Value. 
iN'o. 
Value. 
No. 
Value. 
Vessels tisliing 
618 
$778,442 
524 
$541, 520 
47 
$84, 900 
8 496 
7,883 
1, 194 
168, 388 
122, 433 
19, 410 
Vessels trausportini;' 
41 
44, 100 
83 
108, 150 
2 
2, 875 
79G 
1,437 
26 
O’^ttit"^ 
5, 710 
13, 255 
no 
Boats 
0, 227 
373| 670 
5, 742 
412, 373 
837 
30, 652 
Apparatus — vessel tisberies : 
69 
39, 850 
12 
6, 100 
90 
32. 350 
8, 870 
370 
206 
90 
24.8 
40 
20 
490 
1. 137 
230 
225 
Dredffes, rakes, aud toiifjs 
1,860 
43, 322 
2, 032 
44, 251 
143 
5, 035 
Appartitus — shore fisheries : 
Seines 
258 
33, 790 
360 
31, 922 
151 
19, 405 
Gill nets and trammel nets 
6,402 
88, 450 
3, 983 
129, 832 
209 
21, 450 
173 
38, 990 
185 
55, 370 
Fvkenets and bag nets 
6,246 
55, 4G5 
. 1,692 
18,881 
2, 534 
5, 264 
T ines 
2, 875 
4,808 
427 
13, 568 
13, 674 
3, 760 
3,901 
1. 750 
2. 332 
725 
1, 193 
3.489 
3,728 
216 
404 
4,872 
43, 200 
1, 184 
8, 334 
G,' 987 
33, 390 
3, 474 
15, 625 
487 
494 
1,794.969 
409, 561 
450, 162 
1, 679, 000 
5'38. 850 
303, 750 
5, 283. 200 
2, 467, 865 
944, 140 
