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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COjVIMISSION. 
Statement hij counties, apparatus and species of the yield of the shore fisheries of Maryland — Continued. 
, Apparatus and 
si)ecics. 
Somerset. 
Talbot. 
TTiuoinico. 
1890. 
1891, 
1 1890, 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
Pounds. 
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Pounds. 
Yalue. 
Pounds. 
Yalue. 
Pounds. 
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Pounds. 
Yalue. 
Pounds. 
Yalue. 
Tyke nets : 
Alewives 
17,700 
$88 
17,400 
$87 
17,400 
$S7 
14,300 
$71 
38,800 
$192 
32.900 
$159 
Catlisli 
3,800 
190 
3,471) 
173 
15,600 
390 
14,400 
360 
64,250 
2, 570 
66,110 
2, 650 
Eels 
26,500 
1,060 
21,500 
860 
12,500 
450 
10,200 
408 
32,400 
1,206 
38,700 
1,548 
AT allet 
1,100 
22 
800 
22 
Perch, \riiite. 
1,600 
64 
1,300 
52 
10,125 
405 
9,580 
383 
5.CU0 
280 
4,800 
240 
Perch, yellow. 
5,700 
171 
4,800 
144 
6,330 
190 
6,182 
185 
11,286 
395 
9,610 
335 
Pike 
2,000 
174 
2,800 
168 
2,092 
115 
1,964 
108 
4,200 
252 
. 3.500 
210 
Shad 
2,275 
78 
2,541 
87 
10,150 
348 
7,441 
255 
4,813 
165 
3,570 
120 
Spots a n d 
croakers . - 
1,100 
64 
1.560 
70 
Squeteajue .. 
2,600 
104 
2,450 
98 
Striped bass. 
2,700 
135 
3,2011 
160 
19,800 
1,188 
17.500 
1,050 
37,714 
2.640 
33,500 
2,765 
Suckers 
3,400 
102 
2,400 
72 
8,400 
252 
8,700 
250 
6,500 
164 
7.600 
190 
Other tish 
2,700 
81 
2,400 
72 
2,500 
75 
2,065 
62 
6,080 
210 
7,684 
270 
Total . . . . 
74,375 
2,333 
66,621 
2,065 
104.897 
3,500 
92,332 
3,132 
211,643 
8,164 
213,974 
8,487 
Weirs ; 
Alewives 
7,000 
34 
7,500 
37 
3,200 
40 
4,800 
00 
3.5,300 
270 
32,460 
258 
Catfish 
5,200 
181 
4,950 
167 
4,500 
225 
2.300 
115 
12,800 
348 
9,257 
224 
Perch, white. 
1,400 
56 
1,220 
49 
2,300 
115 
1,700 
85 
5,600 
280 
6,000 
300 
Perch, yellow. 
3,600 
108 
3.260 
98 
4,380 
130 
3,515 
105 
J,03U 
145 
4,580 
160 
Pike 
450 
30 
370 
Shad 
1,575 
45 
1,575 
45 
3,815 
140 
3,360 
115 
Sx^ots and 
croakers . . . 
COO 
25 
500 
20 
Squetea«;ue . . 
1,100 
42 
1.000 
40 
striped bass.. 
7,060 
420 
6,800 
408 
1,250 
100 
1,550 
125 
500 
45 
380 
34 
1 130 
2H’ 
1 050 
1 100 
30 
1,340 
40 
Other fish 
1,000 
25 
1,280 
35 
950 
28 
liaoo 
40 
960 
32 
I'ouo 
35 
Total .... 
28.535 
936 
28,085 
899 
17,710 
666 
16,215 
556 
64, 5 JO 
1,320 
58,747 
1,191 
lanes : 
Bluelisli 
17,200 
506 
24,600 
708 
500 
25 
600 
28 
1.800 
T2 
2,050 
82 
Catfish 
9,300 
327 
10.100 
354 
1,400 
. 35 
1,520 
38 
80,560 
3,260 
73,550 
2,925 
Eels 
610 
15 
800 
21 
Perch, white. 
13,150 
526 
14,850 
504 
4,000 
160 
3,520 
141 
Perch, yellow. 
8,800 
2C4 
7,920 
238 
Pike 
1,200 
12 
1.340 
81 
Sea bass 
14320 
40 
1,260 
38 
Sheepshead . . 
1,150 
130 
1,020 
115 
S p 0 1 ,s and 
croakers . . . 
52,600 
2,080 
53,550 
2,142 
2,000 
80 
1.750 
70 
6.000 
300 
6,928 
345 
Squeteati'ue . . 
78,150 
2,775 
80,300 
2,811 
480 
22 
540 
25 
8,000 
320 
8,720 
360 
striped bass - 
7,550 
453 
7,100 
435 
1,285 
95 
1,185 
87 
1,100 
90 
900 
80 
Other tish 
6,800 
205 
7,540 
227 
750 
25 
820 
28 
4,800 
145 
4,500 
135 
Total .... 
197,830 
7,393 
210,440 
7,764 
6,415 
282 
6,415 
276 
106,260 
4,347 
100,168 
4,068 
Pots : 
Eels 
41,850 
1,074 
38,750 
1,550 
24,500 
980 
23,375 
935 
31,400 
1,296 
46,400 
1,856 
Minor appara- 
tus : 
12 800 
82 
9 7->n 
67 
14 000 
92 
13,500 
90 
1,600 
40 
1,'580 
38 
Perch, white. 
500 
20 
800 
30 
23,100 
700 
21,300 
720 
90 
GOO 
20 
Shad 
14,^80 
762 
850 
000 
80 
Other tish 
3,850 
575 
4.600 
.690 
430 
15 
650 
20 
Total 
41,350 
1,397 
37,200 
1,445 
34,175 
1,081 
30,730 
1,002 
Aliscellaneous : 
Clams ( qn a- 
38 400 
2 880 
21 520 
1,614 
Oysters 
11,462,927 
736,906 
12,418,385 
851,548 
3,677,100 
236,385 
3, .573, 500 
255,250 
2,536,800 
163,080 
2,240,700 
160,050 
Crabs, hard.. 
483,334 
7.250 
558,334 
8,375 
225,134 
3,377 
291.833 
4,377 
72,133 
1,082 
108,433 
1,626 
Crabs, soft... 
2,498,536 
149,913 
2,814,885 
168,894 
166,733 
'5,002 
208,433 
6.253 
366,734 
16,503 
648,567 
29,185 
Terrapins 
^ 12,500 
2,500 
16,200 
3,240 
17.500 
5,250 
19,200 
5,760 
6.800 
1,980 
7,800 
2,340 
2,300 
127 
2,470 
136 
' 
Total 
14,497,997 
899,576 
15,831,794 
1,033,807 4,086,407 
250,014 
4,092,966 
271,640 
2,982,407 
182,645 
3,005,500 
193,201 
Grand total. 
15,854,001931,361 
1 
17,108,539 
1,064,240 6,497,210 
1 
313,583 
6,119,349 
323,898 
6,218,873 249,086 
6,031,954 
255,224 
