FISIJERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STA'I'ES, 
355 
Vessels, boats, apparatus, shore property, and cash capital employed in, the fisheries of New York. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890, 
1891. i 
Number. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value. 
Vessels tisliiiig 
6U5 
.$714, 437 
G08 
$769, 674 
618 
$773. 442 
8. 081 
8, 338 
8, 496 
168, 388 
Vessels transporting 
52 
52, 600 
49 
50,780 
41 
44, 100 
949 
952 
79G 
7, 470 
G. 580 
5 710 
Boats 
5, 750 
344, 440 
6, 036 
368, 050 
6, 227 
3T.i', 070 
Apparatus — vessel llsheries : 
Purse seines 
04 
39, 250 
71 
40, 975 
69 
39, 850 
Trap nets 
79 
28, 625 
80 
31,750 
90 
32, 350 
7 230 
8, 225 
8 870 
Pots, lobster and eel 
635 
1A40 
50!) 
1, 140 
580 
1, 385 
44, 144 
44, 638 
43, 322 
Appar^us — shore lisheries : 
Seines 
292 
42, 790 
298 
42, 135 
258 
35, 790 
U-ill nets 
0, 694 
98, 380 
G. G5G 
96, 106 
6,402 
88, 450 
Fyke nets 
G, GOG 
57, 023 
6, 753 
59, 202 
6,246 
55, 4G5 
Pound nets and trap nets 
183 
41,350 
189 
41, 950 
173 
38, 9!)o 
2, 775 
2, 780 
2, 875 
Eel pots 
14. 980 
15,191 
14, 894 
15i328 
13, 568 
13, 674 
Lobster pots 
1, 764 
2, 461 
1,800 
2,419 
1,750 
2, 332 
Spears 
4, (150 
4,193 
3, 945 
4, 120 
3,489 
3,728 
Dredges 
1, 165 
13, 400 
1, 334 
13, 990 
1.475 
15, 550 
Kakes 
3,453 
27, 229 
3, 363 
2G, 815 
3,397 
27, 050 
Tones 
5, 090 
29, 570 
5,313 
30, 855 
5,512 
31, 820 
Forts 
1,333 
1,378 
1,401 
1, 490 
1,475 
1, 570 
250 
250 
Scows, lloiits, etc 
C51 
82, 9G2 
008 
90, 200 
752 
99,314 
1,353 081 
1 , 573, 580 
1, 406, 000 
li 575’ 500 
li 679i too 
n’ntjil 
5 062, 717 
5, 283, 200 
Products of the fisheries of New York. 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Aletvives 
2. 522, 435 
$29, 661 
2, 288, 204 
$24, 785 
2, 194, 560 
$23, 526 
Bliiefish 
5, 027, 573 
219, 592 
5,739, 757. 
249, 504 
5, 506, 575 
237, 010 
Bouito 
3, 125 
250 
2, 500 
200 
1, 750 
150 
Butter-lisU 
365, 562 
11,570 
423, 674 
13.310 
837, 246 
12, 988 
Catlisb 
119, 422 
G, 259 
115, 915 
5, 059 
117, 180 
5, 144 
Cud 
1, 88C, 289 
75, 899 
1, 938, 950 
78, 595 
2, 277, 458 
89, 921 
Eels 
1, 745, 002 
95, 964 
1, 680, 083 
101,071 
1,610,213 
97, 999 
Flounders 
1, 427, 503 
41, 755 
1, 575, 824 
45, 005 
1, 561, 690 
45 231 
Haddock 
160,450 
4, U53 
155, 720 
3,870 
147, 730 
3,890 
Kingbsli - 
164, 505 
11, 132 
185, 997 
5,000 
128,736,016 
13,011 
400 
157, 541 
10, 792 
Menhaden 
115. 452, 296 
298, 468 
340, 958 
104, 860, 114 
295, 605 
Minnows 
66, 000 
990 
45, 1011 
750 
25, 600 
480 
Mullet 
191, 610 
9, 443 
182, GOO 
9, 033 
160, 000 
7, 878 
I’ereh 
84, 990 
5. 761 
92, 061 
6, 509 
88, 125 
6, 329 
Pike 
7, a65 
672 
6, 840 
615 
8,215 
740 
Scup 
348,316 
6,972 
368, 843 
7, 326 
350, 858 
7, 016 
Sea bass 
557, 841 
30, 119 
750, 829 
40, 972 
679, 180 
35,915 
Shad 
4, 332, 532 
217, 988 
3,776, 975 
190, 180 
3, 044, 956 
161,209 
Slieepsbe.ad 
20, 926 
3,347 
22, 788 
3,874 
19, .523 
3,500 
Skates 
86, 432 
1.042 
98, 625 
1,873 
101,897 
2, 022 
Spanish mackerel 
68, 490 
6,510 
76, 258 
7, 040 
74. 836 
7, 255 
Spots - 
13,516 
635 
24, 954 
837 
17, 501 
700 
Sqiieteague 
2, 802, 341 
112, 356 
2, 989,711 
117, 355 
2, 852, 653 
111,301 
striped bass 
212, 430 
20, 734 
207, 540 
21, 046 
205, 449 
21. 389 
Sturgeon .. 
39, 088 
1, 168 
39, 336 
1, 153 
30. 261 
929 
Suckers 
27, 265 
1, 637 
24, GCO 
1,535 
25, 378 
1,545 
'I'autos: 
181,746 
8,453 
179, 432 
8, 255 
171, 172 
7,618 
Tomcod 
241,960 
9, 084 
308, 640 
12.215 
278, 400 
10.468 
( itlier li.sh 
265, 418 
10, 230 
267, 170 
10, 105 
211,391 
7, 548 
lie fuse lish 
1, 220, 439 
2, 927 
L 342, 090 
3, 142 
1,118, 913 
2, 733 
(h'abs, hard 
423, 133 
6, 925 
430, 016 
7, 470 
435, 566 
7,589 
(Jrabs, soft 
108. 433 
4, 750 
88, 406 
3. 350 
9:1, 500 
3, 450 
Lobsters 
121, 023 
12, 780 
150, 400 
14, 754 
165, 093 
15, 655 
IMussels 
1,400 
G7 
49, 350 
1. 928 
21, OOO 
900 
Oysters 
14, 628, 208 
2. 132, 772 
16. 4.56,104 
2, 457, 589 
18, 277, 4.34 
2, 748, 509 
Qualiog'S or liard clams 
4, 161. 164 
602, 502 
4, 202, 224 
607, 129 
4, 524, 520 
650, 62 1 
Soft clams or long c lams 
1,411,000 
100. 19U 
1, 580, OUU 
103, 370 
1, 505, 500 
105, 891 
Scallops 
457. 425 
62, 1,80 
595, 890 
71, 250 
313, 042 
48, 340 
Squid 
38, 915 
1, 557 
39, 140 
1. 564 
40. 836 
1, 633 
Shells 
14, 944, 500 
13, 800 
15, 230, 700 
14,170 
16, 766, 100 
15, 950 
Total 
175, 036, 098 
4,181,794 
192, 470, 091 
4, 602, 157 
170, 885, 022 
4, 817, 3G9 
