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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION, 
Statement htj counties, apparatus, and species of the yield of the shore fisheries of Virginia — Continued. 
Ai)paratus and 
species. 
Elizabeth City. 
Essex. 
Tail-fax. 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. ]value 
rounds. 
Value. 
Pots and spears: 
1, 500 
$75 
1, 825 
$90 
1 
Miscellaneous: 
Oysters 
1 
1 
2, 152, 500 
40, 000 
1, 057, 250 
•$133,75C 
3,00t 
6,76C 
2, 275, 009 
29, 088 
679, 375 
$130,250 
2,000 
8,696 
262, 500 
15, 000 
315, 000 
15. 000 
Crabs, bard 
833 
$75 
156, 250 
3.125 
136, 250 
2,725 
75 
3, 406, 000 
146,641 
3, 119, 713 
143,671 
262, 500 
15, 000 
315, 000 
15, 000 
833 
Graud total. 
7, 892, 326 
273,130 
0. 825, EOO 
249,757 
932, 352 
35, 278 
832, 805 
31, 007 
1,375,404 
.$23,891 
818, 831 
20, 678 
^Vpparatus and 
species. 
Mathews. 
Middlesex. 
Eansemond. 
1890. 
1891. 
1800. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
Pounds. 
Talue. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Seines : 
7.000 
3.000 
$210 
90 
7,200 
3,000 
.$216 
90 
10,000 
300 
10,200 
306 
Pound nets : 
550,400 
158.000 
85.000 
5.50.000 
651.000 
15.000 
5, 504 
4.700 
2,550 
1,100 
19,530 
1,500 
535.000 
175.000 
95:000 
462,534 
588.000 
15,300 
4,350 
5,250 
2,830 
924 
17,540 
1,530 
304,625 
$2,916 
270,000 
$2,610 
, 
Cobia or crab- 
131,250 
3,750 
108,500 
3,100 
990 
$50 
875 
$45 
Si>anisli mack- 
9,164 
100,414 
2,828 
10,332 
22,500 
866 
5,018 
282 
310 
675 
9,125 
95.000 
2,450 
10.000 
26,250 
700 
4, 750 
245 
300 
795 
Squetea^ue 
244,000 
7,320 
221,000 
6,630 
800 
80 
700 
70 
147,000 
55,000 
2,940 
1,650 
130,501) 
40,000 
2,610 
1,2110 
Other tish 
2,700 
108 
2,500 
100 
Total 
2,4.55,400 
46.794 
2,262,334 
42,884 
581,113 
13,317 
521,325 
12,500 
4,490 
238 
4,075 
215 
Gill nets : 
3.000 
3,500 
3,300 
1.000 
30 
105 
99 
30 
3,800 
3,000 
3,740 
1,.500 
38 
90 
114 
45 
Squeteague 
Total 
10,800 
264 
12,040 
287 
Pyko nets : 
4,450 
9,550 
1,000 
665 
12,000 
6,280 
128 
392 
40 
34 
505 
500 
4.000 
10,000 
800 
700 
10,000 
6.000 
120 
4U0 
32 
36 
400 
480 
34,545 
1,599 
31,500 
1,468 
Miscellaneous : 
Oysters 
2,073,600 
42.000 
19,200 
936 
25.000 
132,060 
3,000 
1,200 
534 
500 
2,327,150 
51,200 
14,400 
1,080 
26,500 
132,980 
3,200 
900 
660 
530 
4,050,200 
214,920 
3.878,000 
229,550 
1,015,000 
55,650 
980,000 
53,750 




Turtles 

Total 
2, ICO 73G 
137,894 
2,420,330 
138,270 
4,050,200 
214,920 
1.878,000 
229,550 
1,015,000 
55,650 
980,000 
53,750 
Grand total 
4,036,936 
185,252 
4.704,904 
181.747 
4,631,313 
228,237 
4,399,325 
242,050 
1,054,035 
57,487 
1,015,575 55,433 
