352 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
QuaniiPii and value of pyoducts taken ivith each kind of apparatus employed in the Middle Atlantic States. 
Apparatus. 
New York. 
New Jersey. 
1 
Pennsylvania. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 1 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Seines 
Gill nets 
103,188, 374 
4, 953, 280 
9, 909, 828 
2, 382, 882 
975, 031 
6, 656, 605 
41, 407, 596 
1,411, 426 
$445, 951 
222, 014 
123, 834 
48, 903 
60, 001 
276, 979 
3, 570, 211 
69, 476 
21, 124, 166 
10, 586, 442 
7, 992, 260 
786. 210 
285, 700 
14, 254, 026 
20, 401.591 
3, 685. 985 
$223, 077 
435, 908 
125, 100 
37, 329 
16, 350 
543, 687 
2, 059, 481 
79, 125 
3, 817, 247 
1, 370, 550 
$100, 208 
47, 953 
Pykenets 
146, 695 
6, 659 
Lines 
Dredges, longs, and rakes 
Miscellaneous ai)i)aratus 
Total 
1, 033, 310 
1, 183, 700 
32, 155 
40, 567 
124, 420 
2,214 
170, 885, 022 
4,817, 369 
79, 116, 380 
3, 520, 057 ! 
1 
7, 583, 657 
322, 021 
Apparatus. 
Delaware. 
Maryland. 
Virginia. 
Total, 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
V alue. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Seines 
Gill nets 
Pound nets and weirs 
Fyke nets 
Pots 
Lines 
Drei-lses, tongs, .and rakes. 
Miscellaneous apparatus . . 
Total 
2, 029, 244 
3, 343, 42.3 
27. 891 
45, 091 
97, 300 
41,700 
1, 118. 900 
994, 038 
$48, 156 
111,451 
1,0.37 
2, 591 
4, 070 
1.532 
72, 228 
14, 358 
43, 128, 398 
8, .57), 287 
8, 875, 190 
1, 546, 864 
389, 740 
970, 135 
69, 763, 166 
7, 933, 047 
$325, 976 
217, 088 
165, 423 
60, 549 
16. 030 
35, 271 
5, 304, 092 
336, 330 
104, 872, 062 
4, 857, 214 
23, 851, 951 
325, 861 
4, OOU 
3, 227, 845 
43, 693, 880 
3, 161, 021 
$284, 422 
124, 017 
472, 689 
12, 845 
325 
105, 060 
2, 560, 378 
87, 509 
278,159, 491 
33, 682, 198 
50, 657, 120 
5, 233, 003 
1, 751, 771 
26, 183. 621 
177, 568, 893 
17, 217, 672 
$1, 427, 790 
1,159, 031 
888, 083 
108, 870 
96, 776 
1,003, 096 
13, 690, 810 
589,012 
7, 697, 649 
235, 423 
141, 177, 827 ,6, 460, 759 i 183 993, 834 3, 647, 845 
1 . . 1 , 1 . . 
590, 454, 369 
19, 023, 474 
From the percentage table it appears that 30.07 per cent of the quantity and 71,97 
])er cent of the value of the fishery products of this section u^ere obtained with 
dredges, tongs, rakes, etc., these figures representing essentially the extent of the 
mollnscan fisheries. The largest quantity of fish, amounting to 47.11 per cent of the 
entire yield, was taken with seines. The relative value of the seine catch Avas also 
greater than that AAoth any other apparatus except the dredges, tongs, etc., being 
7.50. Pound nets, trap nets, and weirs took 8.58 per cent of the aggregate produc- 
tion, ranking third in this respect, but the value of the stock Avas only 4.G7 per cent, 
being less than that Avith gill nets and lines, (.lill nets yielded 5.70 per cent of the 
quantity and G.09 per cent of the Amine of the catch, followed by lines Avith 4.43 per 
cent of the quantity and 5.27 per cent of the Amine. The relative importance of the 
other forms of apparatus is insignificant. 
Table showiny the relative quantity and value of the products taken with each kind of apparatus in each 
State and the entire region as compared with the total quantity and value of the catch of each State and 
the entire region. 
Apparatus. 
New York. 
New Jersey. 
Pennsylvania. 
Delaware. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Dredges, tongs, etc 
24. 23 
74. 11 
25. 79 
58.51 
15. 61 
38.64 
14. .54 
28. 28 
Seines 
60. dS 
9. 26 
26, 70 
6. 34 
50. 34 
31. 11 
26. 36 
18. 85 
Gill nets 
2.90 
4.61 
13.38 
12. 38 
18. 07 
14. 89 
43. 43 
43. 64 
5. 80 
2. 57 
10. 10 
3. 55 
Lines 
3.90 
5. 75 
18. 02 
15. 45 
13.63 
12. 60 
.54 
.60 
Fvke nets 
1.39 
1.02 
.99 
1,06 
1.93 
2. 07 
. 59 
1, 01 
1.24 
.30 
. 46 
1 P6 
Miscellaneoiis 
.83 
1.44 
4. 66 
2. 25 
.42 
.69 
12.92 
5. 62 
Total 
100. 00 
100. 00 
100. 00 
100. 00 
100. 00 
100. 00 
100. 00 
100. 00 
