FISHEKIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 
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The catch bi/ apparatus . — The quantity aiul value of the products taken by each 
kind of apx)aratus in each county are indicated in the following tables relating' to the 
years 1890, 1891, and 1892. In the vessel fishery only oysters are taken, dredges 
being the apparatus employed. The yield in 1892 was 52,010 bushels, valued at 
$40,191. In the shore and boat fisheries, gill nets are of prime importance, taking 
more than half the fish credited to the State and nearly half the money returns. 
Shad and sturgeon are the prominent fish thus secured. Seines rank next to gill nets 
in the quantity and value of the catch, squeteague being the most important fish 
obtained. All other forms of apparatus — pound nets, fyke nets, cast nets, pots, etc. — 
take very small quantities of fish. 
Statement bi/ counties of the prod acts of the vessel fisheries of Delaware. 
Designation. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892, 
Bushels. 
Talne. 
Bushels. 
Value. 
Bushels. 
Value. 
Oysters ; 
‘Kent 
57, 300 
$42, 580 
57, 150 
$42, 350 
51, 560 
$39, 551 
Newcastle 
4, 300 
2,850 
1. 850 
1,300 
1,050 
940 
Total 
61, 600 
45, 430 
50, OUO 
43, 650 
52, 610 
40, 491 
Statement by oounlies, apparatus, and species of the yield of the shore fisheries of Delawctre. 
Apparatus an<l 
species. 
Kent. 
Newcastle. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Seiues : 
Ale'ffives 
13.000 
$335 
13,840 
$350 
13,360 
$338 
221,200 
$3,280 
213,600 
,$3,140 
193,600 
$2,390 
Catfish 
4,000 
200 
3,000 
180 
3,640 
182 
12,200 
790 
13,000 
785 
12,500 
745 
1 
2 600 
240 
2,000 
135 
(ifin 
325 
19^000 
240 
10^800 
248 
Perch 
18^500 
1,155 
18,980 
1,173 
19,410 
1,201 
5,100 
345 
5,400 
350 
5,600 
360 
1,500 
102 
1,400 
88 
1,400 
88 
Shad 
62,300 
3,630 
52, 955 
3,087 
42,301 
1,706 
7,350 
304 
7,000 
300 
5,740 
310 
Squeteague 
2,380,000 
13,720 
862,300 
11,510 
628,380 
11,219 
Striped bass 
19,100 
2,310 
18,530 
2,255 
19,282 
2,325 
4,700 
594 
6,700 
700 
6,400 
760 
Suckers 
3,000 
120 
3,400 
136 
2,980 
119 
2,100 
105 
1,800 
13U 
1,800 
130 
Total 
2,528,700 
21,945 
995,205 
19,171 
751,753 
17,473 
254,150 
5,580 
248,900 
5,493 
227,040 
4,783 
Gill net.s .- 
Ale wives 
28,000 
685 
28,100 
720 
26,180 
685 
162,400 
2,736 
166,000 
2,900 
151,920 
2,518 
Catfish 
3,400 
170 
3,500 
181 
3,700 
201 
1,700 
92 
2,080 
111 
2,060 
111 
5 400 
279 
3,500 
210 
Fi'non 
1.50 
4 500 
135 
4^500 
135 
Perch 
12!950 
986 
14,000 
1,074 
Alio 
1,085 
25,300 
2,020 
25,600 
2,048 
25,600 
2,048 
Pike 
4,000 
244 
3,900 
237 
4,000 
247 
3,250 
218 
3,200 
216 
3,200 
216 
Shad 
113,400 
6,480 
102,920 
6,015 
84,510 
5,788 
1,307,250 
42,800 
1,1.59,025 
43,930 
831,992 
42,206 
in« 
3 GUO 
108 
3,000 
100 
Striped bass 
14,270 
2,006 
if 960 
1,845 
13, 475 
1,975 
26,350 
3,255 
25,630 
3,155 
29,580 
3,640 
sturgeon 
306,000 
4,400 
230,350 
3,380 
173.910 
2,557 
995,600 
24,950 
1,074,450 
27,008 
877,680 
21,953 
Suckers 
1,600 
100 
1,800 
105 
2,000 
120 
300 
15 
350 
17 
350 
17 
Total 
498,420 
15,649 
410,030 
14,079 
332,885 
13,103 
2,522,150 
76,086 
2,456,315 
79,445 
1,922,382 
72,709 
Pound nets and 
weirs : 
30 
1 000 
25 
1 000 
25 
500 
40 
400 
32 
100 
8 
7<)0 
63 
640 
220 
15 
striped bass 
2,000 
300 
1,750 
265 
520 
95 
4,400 
433 
3,790 
377 
1,840 
143 
Pyke nets : 
Catfish 
5,400 
324 
6,500 
390 
7,800 
468 
16,000 
960 
13,700 
822 
11,400 
684 
Eels 
2,400 
144 
2,700 
162 
3,200 
182 
3,900 
195 
3,500 
175 
3,100 
155 
Perch 
1,450 
77 
1,700 
89 
2,000 
104 
2,900 
145 
2,500 
125 
2,000 
106 
striped bass 
250 
33 
240 
32 
280 
37 
1,000 
100 
900 
90 
750 
75 
250 
10 
200 
8 
200 
8 
Total 
9,750 
588 
11,340 
681 
13,480 
709 
23,800 
1,400 
20,600 
1,212 
17,250 
1,020 
