396 
BULLETIN OP THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
The shore fislieries yielded 4,490,284 pounds of fish, with a value of $144,626, of 
which seines took 3,104,386 pounds, valued at $82,913 ; gill uets 1,118,140 pounds, valued 
at $45,741; fyke uets 158,860 pounds, valued at $7,152; lines 75,319 pounds, valued at 
$6,094, and dip uets 39,579 pounds, valued at $2,726. Seines are the most important 
means of capture in Bucks, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Pike, and York counties, A\'hile iu 
Delaware County gill nets are the principal apparatus. Detailed figures showing the 
yield of each apparatus iu each county are given iu the table. 
Siafement Iu/ apparatus and .sjjec.'cs of the products of the vessel fisheries of Pennsi/lvania. 
Apparatus aiul species. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Lines : 
9, .500 
8C2, GOO 
812, 100 
$100 
28, 606 
9, 000 
047,500 
$380 
33, 805 
Sea bass 
Total 
Dredges : 
Oysters 
Grand total 
901, 564 
$37, 555 
29, 006 
956, 500 
34, 185 
901,564 
37, 555 
1. 249, 290 
131,450 
tl, 183, 700 
124, 420 
1 926, 660 
101, 850 
2,061,390 
160, 456 
2, 140, 200 
15S, G05 
1, 828, 224 
139, 405 
* 17.S.470 bushels. t 169.100 bushels. J 132,380 bushels. 
Statement hi/ counties, apparatus, and species of the i/ield of the shore fisheries of Pennsijlrania. 
Lancaster. 
Monroe and Pike. 
Apparatus and 
species. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Seines : 
99.000 
780 
7,117 
1,858 
2,800 
1,020 
70,637 
750 
990 
2,250 
$537 
78 
487 
111 
168 
102 
3,019 
70 
99 
112 
99,500 
1,000 
10,333 
1,.595 
2,700 
975 
72,020 
880 
955 
2,100 
$542 
100 
020 
90 
102 
97 
3,010 
80 
95 
105 
07,800 
1,040 
9.050 
1,470 
2,490 
1,025 
73,700 
1.050 
1,175 
2,480 
$534 
104 
547 
85 
138 
103 
3,761 
102 
117 
124 
Pike. 
Shad 
94,654 
$6,761 
71,435 
$5,102 
89.859 
$6,419 
Strawberry bass... 
Striped bass 
9,700 
480 
9,100 
403 
8,990 
450 
Total 
104,354 
7,241 
80,535 
5,505 
98,849 
6,869 
187,202 
5,383 
192,958 
5,543 
191,286 
5,G15 
Fyke nets : 
2,250 
3,450 
5,575 
112 
207 
140 
2,625 
3,225 
5,025 
131 
194 
125 
2,537 
3, 175 
5,710 
127 
190 
142 
Eels ' 
Total 
11.275 
459 
10,875 
450 
11,422 
459 
Dip nets : 
Eels 
1.. 575 
.35,581 
1.. 500 
94 
2,542 
75 
1,800 
24,094 
800 
113 
1,721 
40 
2,000 
30,025 
1.2,50 
120 
2,188 
62 
Shad 


Total 
38,656 
2,711 
26,694 
1,874 
33,875 
2,370 
Lines : 
Black bass 
11,625 
3,019 
5,138 
6.375 
3.375 
9,750 
1,800 
1,163 
136 
255 
319 
506 
878 
72 
12,375 
3,375 
5,325 
5,850 
3,000 
10,050 
1,950 
1,238 
168 
200 
292 
450 
959 
78 
10,982 
2,860 
5,140 
6,420 
3,450 
9,020 
1,950 
1,096 
132 
257 
132 
524 
869 
82 
Cattish 
Eels 
Pike. . r 
Striped bass 
Other fish 
Total 

41,082 
3,329 
42,525 
- 
3.451 
40,428 
3,092 
Grand total 
. . . 

195,367 
13,740 
160,629 
11,280 184.574 
12,790 
187,202 
5,383 
192,958 
5,543 
191,286 
5,615 
