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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION, 
Feasels, boats, ajyparatus, shore property, and cash capital employed in the fisheries of Delaware. 
nesignatioii. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
iSTumber. 
Value. 
Is umber. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value. 
Vessels lisliiug 
25 
$22, 035 
25 
$21,740 
25 
$21,525 
26 
$21. 175 
297 
297 
304 
313 
3, 300 
3 G30 
Vessels trausporting 
n 
13^ 450 
15 
12^ 550 
16 
is! 250 
17 
15, 580 
225 
207 
224 
250 
1, 395 
1. 975 
Boats 
971 
29^ 040 
972 
28, 965 
946 
29, 233 
968 
29, 754 
A|)paratus — vessel fisheries : 
Dredges 
100 
2, 100 
100 
2, 070 
100 
2, no 
104 
2,195 
Apparatus— sliore fisheries : 
Seines 
204 
10,610 
206 
10, 340 
203 
10, 263 
199 
10, 083 
Gill nets 
1. 502 
33, 469 
1, 587 
33, 424 
1,586 
33,946 
1,603 
34, 373 
Pomul uets autl weirs 
20 
280 
22 
380 
20 
305 
27 
455 
Pykeuets 
622 
1,365 
617 
1, 355 
5(37 
1,201 
540 
1,220 
Cast nets 
11 
44 
12 
48 
13 
52 
0 
48 
Crab nets 
170 
85 
148 
74 
122 
01 
167 
84 
Eel pots 
1, 695 
737 
1,785 
771 
1, 775 
784 
1, 876 
827 
Lobster pots 
15 
112 
40 
100 
40. 
100 
21 
53 
3(3 
21 
20 
20 
Spears 
170 
85 
170 
85 
170 
85 
195 
100 
Tongs and rakes 
243 
522 
240 
534 
243 
522 
2G2 
592 
49, 080 
45, 900 
44,800 
48 300 
42| 300 
43, 000 
44! 400 
47, 500 
Total 
210, 320 
206, 777 
208, 082 
218, 144 

Products of the fisheries of Delaxeare. 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pvunds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Alevives 
843,700 
$12, 515 
827, 050 
$12, 098 
863, 760 
$12. 412 
848, 890 
$11, 585 
Catiisli 
75, 200 
4, 231 
75, 800 
4. 261 
73, 800 
4. 074 
72, 695 
4, 010 
Croakers and spots 
68, 200 
3,470 
56, 900 
2, 995 
42, 460 
2. 280 
39, 190 
1, 911 
Drum 
32, 000 
400 
34, 000 
425 
30, 000 
380 
31, 020 
393 
Eels 
249. 900 
9.895 
226, 100 
9. 124 
223, 500 
8, 967 
269, 120 
10, 635 
riounders 
5, 400 
102 
5, 300 
178 
5, 000 
168 
5, 120 
172 
Ivimifish 
2, 000 
100 
1,600 
80 
060 
48 
240 
12 
Meuliadeu 
61. 000 
385 
58. 000 
370 
67, 000 
420 
65,500 
405 
Mullet 
36, 750 
1, 141 
36, 400 
1, 116 
38, 000 
1, 125 
40, 300 
1,204 
I’ercli 
255, 500 
10, 563 
251, 750 
16, 204 
255, 855 
16, 139 
211, 415 
14,019 
Pike 
24, 110 
1,511 
24, 400 
1,530 
24, 950 
1.548 
25, 840 
1, 604 
Shad 
1,498, 653 
64, 903 
1,797,218 
66,812 
1, 500, 196 
64, 699 
1, no, 369 
60, 255 
Squeteague 
3,211, 900 
20, 562 
3, 102, 000 
19, 845 
1, 164, 730 
17, 624 
837, 510 
16, 364 
Striped bass 
109, 610 
14, 750 
107, 220 
14, 432 
94, 910 
12, 758 
115, 042 
15, 442 
Sturgeon 
1,327, 300 
20, 730 
1, 301, COO 
29. 350 
1, 304, 800 
30, 448 
1, 051, 590 
24, 510 
Suckers 
10, 800 
505 
10, 250 
500 
11,050 
501 
8, 930 
442 
Tautog 
5, 000 
200 
5, 000 
200 
8, 000 
320 
8, 300 
332 
Other fish 
16, 300 
805 
20, 700 
889 
4,380 
104 
4, 140 
148 
Crabs, soft 
124, 125 
6,040 
108, 375 
5. 970 
86, 250 
4, 713 
115,475 
6, 878 
Crabs, hor.seshoe 
SOO, 000 
700 
760, 000 
665 
740, 000 
647 
1, 049, 200 
918 
Lobsters 
9,600 
480 
7, 200 
360 
8. 200 
410 
5, 600 
285 
Oysters 
1.034,250 
64. 671 
1, 179, 500 
73, 605 
1, 097, 040 
70, 134 
1. 227, 324 
73, 863 
()uahogs or hard clams 
19, 840 
1,901 
21, 600 
2,067 
21, 920 
2, 094 
21, 240 
2, 035 
Terrapins 
16. 025 
2, 820 
14, SOO 
2, 740 
11, 988 
2, 190 
11, 038 
2, 136 
Turtles 
22, 000 
1, 540 
21, 000 
1,470 
18, 000 
1,260 
10, 000 
1, 295 
Total 
9, 859, 163 
256, 980 
10, 053, 823 
207, 346 
7, 697, 649 
255,423 
7, 194, 688 
250, 853 
The following figures represent the luunber of bushels of certain products given 
in pounds in the foregoing table: 
Products. 
Quantity. 
1889. i 1890, 
1891. 
1892. 
Crabs, soft number.. 
Crabs, horseshoe do 
Oysters bushels.. 
Quahogs or hard clams do 
Terrapins number.. 
372, 375 
400. 000 
147, 750 
2, 480 
8,013 
325, 125 
380. 000 
168, 500 • 
2, 700 
7,400 
2.58, 750 
370, 00(1 
156, 720 
2, 740 
5, 994 
340, 425 
528, 600 
175, 332 
2, 655 
5,819 
