372 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Products of the fisheries of Xew Jersey — Continued. 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
Pounds. 
V alue. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
A- alue. 
Pike 
19, 584 
$1,812 
18, 940 
$1, 859 
19,485 
$1, 904 
18, 880 
$1,811 
Sc up 
12, UOO 
422 
16, 220 
630 
25, 682 
855 
48, 150 
1, 579 
Sea bass 
2, 9C8, 828 
1)8,658 
3, 560, 419 
139, 992 
3. 731, 538 
147, 693 
3, 893, 311 
1.53, 431 
Sluul 
lU, 423, 572 
372, 543 
10, 622, 719 
409, 659 
10, 225, 455 
443,438 
8. 740, 518 
582, 221 
Sliee.psUeacl 
59, 754 
8,508 
23, 566 
3,772 
26, 290 
4,013 
37, 337 
5,461 
Skates 
7, 40U 
370 
9 300 
405 
Spanish mackerel 
5Vi -232 
9, 555 
59^ 050 
9, 700 
78, 391 
12, 620 
117, 254 
15, 907 
Spots and croakers 
43, 260 
1,938 
78, 010 
3,336 
106, 680 
4, 521 
184, 182 
7,424 
Squeteagne or 'weaktish ... 
4,716, 330 
138, 106 
4, 073, 008 
180,465 
6, 002, 563 
201, 515 
7, 540, 196 
208, 051 
Striped bass -• 
305, 884 
42, 610 
328, 196 
47, 045 
298, 164 
43, 296 
219, 675 
33, 395 
sturgeon 
3, 592. 188 
67, 498 
455, 775 
11,868 
452, 630 
10,619 
418, 887 
8,829 
Suckers 
50, 843 
3,756 
56, 546 
3, 914 
56, 080 
4,008 
53. 430 
o, 007 
Tautog 
84, 395 
3, 696 
89, 945 
3,654 
99, 437 
3, 894 
93, 630 
■ 3, 723 
Other lisli 
85, 411 
2, 861 
63, 022 
3, 053 
73, 217 
3, 152 
105,122 
3, 258 
Crabs, soft 
299, 700 
31, 805 
275, 500 
31,675 
289, 500 
35, 380 
409, 520 
37, 642 
Crabs, liard.. 
53, 866 
2,004 
142, 333 
5,317 
230, 111 
9, 499 
164, 433 
7, 267 
Crabs, king 
1,974, 188 
6, 102 
3, 335, 700 
8, 573 
2, 798. 980 
7, 534 
3, 025, 460 
5,369 
Lobsters 
188, 347 
14,301 
185, 321 
13,683- 
165, 004 
12, 463 
143, 905 
10, 861 
1,050 
525 
1, ‘>00 
COO 
590 
0, 000 
200 
Oysters, market 
7, 457, 408 
1,060, 182 
7, 956, 515 
1,218, 792 
7, 686, 322 
1, 227, 909 
8, 047, 151 
1, 270, 568 
Oysters, seed 
7, 706, 965 
356,510 
7, 856, 030 
375, 388 
8, 428, 245 
411,739 
10. 157, 140 
496, 060 
(^)ualiogs or bard cbiiua 
3, 414, 192 
311,601 
3, 396, 364 
342, 637 
3, 454, 024 
371, 933 
2, 990, 572 
349,221 
diams, soft or long 
772, no 
44, 660 
815,270 
47, 090 
827, 000 
47, 700 
595, 450 
34, 620 
Terrapins 
2. 250 
683 
2, 560 
770 
3,280 
1,074 
2, 598 
997 

2, 795 
60 
1 1 
Total 
82, 361, 635 
3, 170, 376 
88, 730, 048 
3, 447, 351 
79, 116, 380 
3, 520, 057 
73, 267, 434 
3,046,382 
The molluscaii and crustacean products shown in the preceding taTle, which are 
usually designated by a ditferent unit than i)ounds, are separately shown by number 
or bushels in the following table: 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
' 
1891. 
1892. 
Crabs, soft number. . 
Crabs, li.ard do 
Crabs, king do 
Oysters, in.arket bushels. . 
899, 100 
161,598 
987, 094 
1,065, 344 
1, 100, 995 
426, 774 
77,211 
826, 500 
420, 999 
1, 667, 850 
1, 136, 645 
1, 122, 290 
424, 546 
81, 527 
868, 500 
690, 333 
1, 399, 490 
1, 098. 046 
1,204, 035 
431. 753 
82, 700 
600 
1, 228, 560 
493, 299 
1, 012, 730 
1, 149, 593 
1,451, 020 
373, 822 
59, 545 
Quahogsor hard clams do 
Claras, soft or long do 
8t,atistics of the fisheries hij counties . — Commercial fishing is carried on in 17 
counties in this State bordering on the ocean, the bays tributary thereto, and the 
Delaware and Iludson rivers. Seven of these, viz, Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, 
Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean abut on salt water, and several others 
have vessels which follow fishing for salt-water species. The counties named are 
those juaiutaining the most important fisheries.* 
The preeminent county of New Jersey, viewed from the fishing standpoint, is 
Cumberland. IMore persons are there employed, a greater amount of money is invested, 
and the value of the products is more than in any other county. The importance of the 
fisheries of this county is due entirely to the oyster industry, as the business of taking- 
other products is insignificant. In 1892, 2,005 persons were employed in the fisheries 
of this county; of these 1,181 were vessel fishermen, 215 shore fishermen, and 279 
shore employes. The capital invested was $872,570. The iirincipal items entering 
into this investment were 336 vessels, valued at $151,363, a much larger number than 
was found in the remainder of the State; 133 boats, valued at $15,335; 1,112 oyster 
dredges and tongs, with a value of $33,890; and $362,371 representing shore property 
* lu 1892 a large amount of lisliing is shown in Ocean County which was credited to Burlington 
Conuty in previous years. In the year named the county line of Burlington County was moved south, 
throwing a considerahle part of that county into Ocean County. 
