FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 
427 
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shore fishermen. Lancaster and Middlesex counties have between 2,000 and 3,000 
persons, and Elizabetli City, Glouce.ster, Mathews, and iSTorthuinberland counties are 
credited witli over 1,000 persons each. 
Norfolk County also has the largest capital invested in the fishing industrj^ In 
1(S91 this auiouuted to $707,881, of which, however, $518,250 represented shore prop- 
erty and cash capital. Accoinac County, with an investment of $193,553, has much 
the largest amount devoted to actual fishing. In the items of vessels and seines this 
county also has the first place. Northumberland County has the largest number of 
pound nets, James City of gill nets, and York of fyke nets. 
The value of the fisheries of Accomac County is about twice that of any other 
county in Virginia, except Lancaster. In 1891 it was $731,013, of which $568,110 
represented the sale of oysters and $13,055 menhaden, the next important product. 
Lancaster County fishermen took fish and oysters to the value of $190,010, of which 
$351,370 accrued from the oyster fishery and $79,893 from the menhaden fishery. The 
fisheries of Norfolk County yielded $215,807, of which $228,100 was the value of the 
oyster output. Elizabeth City County exceeded Ncnfolk in the aggregate value of the 
fisheries, having $300,495 to its credit, although the oyster yield was only $108,988. 
The value of the products taken in the fisheries of Northumberland County Avas 
$250,110, oysters constituting $120,100. In Middlesex County, the fishing industry 
gave an income of $211,000, including $231,500 worth of oysters. The fisheries of 
Northampton County were AAmrth $230,955, the value of the oysters being $107,750. 
Statf'ment hy counties of the number of itersotis employed in the fisheries of Virginia. 
Counties. 
Oil iisliing ves- 
sels. 
On transjiort- 
iiig vessels. 
In shore fish- 
eries. 
On sliore, in fish 
huiises, etc. 
Total. 
1830. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
1,393 
1,300 
124 
113 
1, 812 
1, 9.37 
138 
32 
217 
283 
3, 633 
175 
37 
122 
' 157 
22 
22 
32 
228 
228 
228 
228 
75 
25 
75 
25 
25 
979 
130 
143 
12 
16 
539 
539 
399 
298 
303 
1,001 
429 
8 
5 
369 
25 
377 
206 
217 
206 
217 
121 
129 
71 
68 
872 
872 
1,064 
62 
1 060 
62 
62 
62 
8 
8 
40 
40 
48 
48 
69 
07 
378 
378 
IG 
1C 
463 
461 
174 
181 
227 
174 
18L 
4 
4 
226 
230 
231 
154 
154 
154 
154 
16 
20 
12:3 
14 
14 
238 
240 
33 
19 
301 
293 
1:32 
16 
10 
2, 421 
2,436 
030 
171 
1G6 
2, 740 
2.735 
49 
110 
100 
049 
1. 124 
1,088 
2. 133 
14 
U 
38' 
37 
1,861 
370 
1. SS5 
185 
197 
2. 098 
C23 
132 
140 
16 
16 
370 
105 
105 
631 
9 
9 
196 
196 
205 
3, 254 
205 
iSTorfolk 
818 
805 
143 
141 
860 
886 
1.433 
19 
1,821 
33 
3,653 
89 
120 
33 
44 
490 
523 
631 
720 
275 
299 
43 
994 
989 
183 
183 
1.489 
97 
1, 514 
07 
221 
97 
07 
221 
45 
45 
2(56 
2C0 
73 
77 
73 
15» 
15 
10 
13 
470 
481 
16 
56 
617 
5B5 
130 
139 
139 
139 
48 
48 
48 
48 
40 
49 
11:3 
3 
3 
170 
170 
8 
8 
227 
230 
89 
18 
14 
461 
588 
215 
209 
9 
9 
374 
374 
598 
592 
3, G-'7 
3,603 
710 
705 
15, 737 
16. 027 
2. 729 
3, 2G0 
22,803' 
23. 595 
