FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 
371 
Persons employed in the fisheries of New Jersey. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
1,871 
7, 7, S3 
1C9 
524 
1, 893 
7, 822 
181 
.532 
2, 017 
7,889 
201 
532 
2, 1.57 
7, 5C0 
194 
536 
Total 
10, 347 
10,428 
10, 639 
10, 447 
Vessels, boats, shore property, and cash capital employed in the fisheries of New Jersey. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
Number. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value. 
N umber. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value, j 
1 
! Vessels fishing 
499 
$490, 880 
500 
$502, 490 
524 
$541. 520 
540 
$589, 965 1 
7,387 
7, 510 
7,883 
8,255 
i 
104, 728 
111, 089 
122, 433 
128, 09.5- 
Ves.sels transporting 
00 
8S! 000 
71 
96; 050 
83 
108, 150 
79 
104, loO- 
1,094 
1, 256 
1.437 
1, 329 
9, 390 
11, 1C7 
13 255 
13,415' 
Boats 
5, 600 
390i 665 
5, 616 
401; 718 
5,742 
412, 373 
5, 591 
414, 321 , 
Apparatus— vessel fisheries : 
Heines 
10 
5,650 
11 
6,100 
12 
6, 100 
lO' 
5, 450 
J>99 
315 
370 
Pots, lobster anfl eel 
200 
199 
341 
365 
270 
245 
235 
210 
Oysterfiredges and tongs 
1,427 
34,712 
1,453 
35,917 
1, 533 
38, 990 
1, 603 
i 40, 398 
Ciain rakes and tongs 
459 
6, 787 
368 
3, 799 
397 
4,793 
388 
4,660 
Oral) dredges 
24 
96 
00 
240 
102 
468 
92 
402 
Apparatus — shore fisheries : 
Seines 
340 
.30, 832 
3.53 
31,931 
360 
31, 922 
357 
32, 268 
Gill nets 
4. 120 
127, 196 
4, 045 
129,911 
3,983 
129, 832 
3, 951 
129; 791. 
Poaiid nets and weirs 
102 
43, 015 
141 
40, 571 
185 
55, 370 
234 
83. 913. 
Fyke nets and bag nets 
1,730 
17,331 
1,794 
18, 256 
1, 092 
18, 881 
1,625 
18, 431 
Pots, eel and lobster 
4, 100 
4,811 
4,036 
4,824 
4, 485 
5, 094 
4, 335 
4, 518 
4, 339 
4.189 
4, 808 
4 358 
Oyster tongs, rakes, and dredges. 
2, 495 
12; 501 
2, 492 
12, 392 
2, 498 
12, 307 
2,642 
13, 470 
Clam tongs rakes, and hoes 
2, 077 
11,368 
2, 155 
11,625 
2,100 
11, 8,52 
2,217 
12, 996 
894 
903 
891 
909 
375, 389 
395, 875 
409, 561 
420, 743 
468, 450 
530, 650 
538, 850 
548, 500 
Total 
2, 231,155 
2,350, 377 
2, 467, 865 
2, 571,413 
Products of the fisheries of New Jersey. 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Albacore 
3,708 
$94 
3, 796 
$90 
4, 176 
$100 
6, 410 
$186 
Alewives 
3, 328, 235 
33, 829 
1, 860, 740 
14, 453 
2, 066, 820 
14, 260 
1, 985, 555 
14, 361 
Black bass 
5, 535 
66.3 
6, 935 
873 
9, 250 
1, 166 
12, 035 
1,.542 
Blueti.sli 
8,564, 600 
313. 805 
9, 291, 125 
340, 939 
7, 227, 926 
264, 163 
4, 765, 873 
178,691 
Bonito 
177, 850 
6,411 
144,750 
5, 144 
150, 63.S 
9, 857 
105, 043 
4, OUO 
Butter-fisli 
236, 900 
7, 027 
238, 685 
7,091 
230, 802 
6, 582 
368, 802 
10, 845 
Carp 
2, 725 
218 
2, 525 
202 
2,000 
160 
2, 025 
162 
Catfish 
214. 423 
12, 892 
157, 325 
9,735 
133, 824 
8, 205 
144, 938 
8, 877 
Cero 
956 
42 
630 
26 
847 
38 
3,610 
172 
Cod - 
981, 535 
26, 284 
729, 747 
19, 164 
841,011 
26, 001 
676, 859 
20, 691 
Dogfish 
36, 000 
90 
60. 000 
150 
77, 000 
190 
56, 000 
140 
Drum 
22, 683 
671 
26, 900 
726 
124,240 
980 
39, 650 
892 
Eels 
570, 180 
37, 357 
579, 438 
37, 309 
623, 280 
38, 594 
565,210 
36, 283 • 
Flounders 
885, 912 
31, 374 
923. 365 
32, 091 
987, 895 
33. 620 
1,221,172 
36. 645 
Frostfish or toiucod 
3,000 
90 
4, 500 
135 
1,400 
42 
2. 000 
60 
Haddock 
21, 620 
769 
18, 710 
638 
17, 940 
675 
16, 070 
487 
Hake 
13, 800 
240 
12, 040 
188 
12, 080 
204 
8, 520 
89 
Kingfisli 
33, 050 
2, 073 
49, 530 
2. 730 
33, 697 
2, 298 
26, 783 
1,908 
Mackerel 
12, 987 
1, 172 
9, 919 
987 
2.5, 117 
2, 316 
22. 907 
2, 747 
Menhaden 
22, 240, 576 
64, 084 
30, 391,227 
63, 535 
20, 670, 542 
50, 974 
16, 565, 541 
48, 535 
Mullet 
48, 670 
1, 860 
92, 400 
5,131 
88, 350 
4, 902 
43, 500 
2, 458 
Perch, white 
198, 104 
13, 491 
215. 278 
15, 261 
193, 724 
13, 539 
182, 887 
12, 636 
Perch, yellow 
403, 379 
24, 796 
488, 524 
26, 291 
500, 238 
27, 219 
394, 332 
21, 767 
