FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES, 
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Stcdemeiit luj connUcs and species of the yield of the fisheries of Neiv York — Coutiuiied. 
Si.ecies, 
Ilensselaer. 
Kichmond. 
KcM'klaud. 
1890, 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
Pounds. lYalue. 
. .1 
Pounds. 1 Value. 
Pounds. ' 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
V alue. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Alewives 
108, 700 
$1,385 
103, 733 
$1,314 
6,920 
280, (ICO 
8 . 475 
08, 900 
27, 320 
8 , 625 
17. 400 
4, 765 
10 , 000 
58, 792 
1 14, 945 
16, 302 
$87 
12, 710 
348 
2, 780 
1,597 
300 
400 
220 
440 
3, 075 
6 . 050 
1,780 
0, 400 
270, 000 
8 , 510 
162, 000 
26. 103 
7, 780 
10, 500 
4, 762 
$80 
12 , 210 
350 
6 , 260 
1,530 
275 
425 
221 
Catfish 
y, 730 
517 
9, 820 
518 
3,996 
$199 
3,600 
,$180 
Eels 
850 
59 
750 
53 
2, 285 
100 
2,214 
155 
Haddock 
Perch 
5, 072 
427 
5, 265 
448 
3, 120 
261 
2, 700 
229 
Shad 
77, 080 
89, 920 
18,458 
3, 995 
4, 495 
2, 005 
288, 52(1 
14, 426 
285, 550 
14, 278 
Striped liass 
3,189 
2,50 
3, 351 
418 
10 
210 
3, 835 
180 
3, 425 
460 
7 
218 
2, 831 
1,915 
2, 056 
337 
76 
192 
2, 425 
1, 950 
2, 525 
299 
78 
162 
Tautog 
3,415 
2. 130 
5, 750 
97, 572 
3,941,875 
170 
68 
180 
9, 408 
471, 042 
3, 900 
29, 230 
3.000 
3, 200 
5,415 
120, 025 
4,678, 814 
53, UOO 
248, 600 
150 
100 
157 
10,910 
577, 700 
3, 180 
31, 595 
. 
other fish 
6 , 204 
384 
6, 195 
394 
1,432 
96 
1,265 
90 
65, 000 
237, 400 

Total 
137, 046 
3, 416 
133, 203 
3, 412 
4, 975. 580 
543, 785 
5, 799, 627 
655,638 307,055 
1 
15, 747 
302,280 15,471 
SFilMAliY. 
Species. 
1890. 
1891. 
Species. 
1890. 
1891. 
.. . 
Lbs. 
Value. 
LIks. 
Value. 
Lbs. 
Value. 
Lbs. 
Value. 
Alewives 
2,288,204 
$24,785 
2,194,560 
$23,,526 
Squeteague 
2,989,711 
$117,355 
2,852,653 
$111,301 
Bluefish 
5,739.757 
2, .500 
423,674 
249,504 
200 
13,310 
5,506.575 
1 750 
237,010 
15L) 
Striped bass 
207,540 
39,336 
24,960 
21,046 
1,153 
1,535 
205,449 
30 261 
21,389 
929 
Butter-fish 
837/246 
12,988 
Suckers 
25,378 
1,.545 
Cattish 
115,915 
5,059 
117,180 
5,144 
Tautog 
179,432 
8,255 
171.172 
7,618 
Codfish 
1,938,950 
78,595 
2,277,458 
89,921 
Tomcodorti’ostfish 
308,640 
12,215 
278,400 
10,468 
Eels 
1,680,083 
101,071 
1,616,213 
97,999 
(,)ther fish 
274,010 
10,720 
219,606 
8,288 
Plounders 
1,575,824 
45,005 
1,. 56 1,690 
45,231 
Reiuse fish 
1,342,090 
3,142 
1,118,913 
2,733 
P55.720 
185 997 
3,870 
13,011 
400 
147 730 
3,800 
10,792 
. 150,400 
14,751 
7,470 
165 093 
157, 541 
430 016 
435 560 
7,589 
3,450 
2,748, .509 
5 000 
88,466 
16,4.56,104 
3 '350 
93’500 
Menhaden 
128,7364116 
340,958 
104,800,114 
295,605 
Oysters 
2,457,589 
18,277:434 
Minnows 
Mullet 
45,100 
182,600 
92,061 
750 
9 033 
2,5.600 
100,060 
88,125 
480 
7,878 
0,329 
Soft clams or long 
1,580,000 
103,370 
1,. 505, 500 
105,891 
Perch 
6A09 
Quabo"'s or hard 
Sciip 
368,843 
7,326 
350,858 
7,016 
clams 
4,202,224 
607,129 
4, 524, .520 
6.50.621 
Sea bass 
7.50,839 
40.972 
679,180 
35,915 
Scallops 
595.890 
71,2.50 
313,042 
48,310 
3,776,975 
22,788 
190,180 
3,874 
3,044,956 
19.523 
161,209 
3,500 
39,140 
49,350 
1,504 
40,830 
21,000 
1,633 
900 
Sheepshead 
Mussels 
L928 
98,025 
76.258 
20,954 
1,873 
7,040 
837 
101,897 
74,,836 
17,501 
2 022 
15,230,7110 
192,470,691 
14,170 
4,602,157 
16,766,100 
170,885,022 
15,950 
Spanish mackerel 
Spot 
7 : 2.55 
700 
Total 
4,817,369 
ifitatistics of the products by each form of apparatus . — In preceding tables tbe 
importance of each principal form of apparatus employed in the fisheries of this State 
has been shown. In the following tables tbe details of the quantity and value of the 
products taken with the various appliances are given for each county, the vessel fish- 
eries and tbe shore fisheries being separately indicated. 
Much tlie larger part of the vessel fishing is done with dredges, rakes, and tongs 
for oysters, clams, scallops, mussels, and shells, and in (Lbieens and Westchester 
counties vessels are only used for those xiroducts. In Kings, Kew York, Kichmond, 
and Suffolk counties there is additional vessel fishing with seines, lines, trap nets, 
and x>ots for menhaden, bluefish, cod, haddock, sea bass, lobsters, etc. Tbe value of 
tbe vessel fisheries of the State in ISfil was ■|l,90r),il2S, of which sum $1,352,709 
represented shellfish. Seines are employed for menbaden in Kings and Suffolk 
counties, taking 99,057,690 imuuds of fish in 1891, having a value of $288,123. Lines 
