FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES, 
459 
Persons, apx>aratus, vessels, boats, and shore proiiertij emploijed in the ponnd-net, trap-net, and weir fisheries 
’ oj' the Middle Atlantic States. 
States. 
No. of 
persons. 
Pound nets, trap 
nets, and weirs. 
Vessels. 
Value of 
outfit. 
Boats. 
Shore 
property. 
Total ' 
invest- 
ment. , 
No. 1 A'alue. 
No. 
V alue. 
No. 
Value. 
New York 
New Jersey 
244 
261 
12 
691 
1,304 
263 ' $71,340 
185 , 55,379 
20 ! 305 
1,005 71,778 
941 166,990 
21 
$17, 600 
$15, 090 
136 
71 
10 
456 
884 
$8, 620 
8,382 
115 
19, 815 
35, 976 
$14, 970 
23, 939 
$127,620 
87, 691 
420 
102, 293 
232, 440 
Maryland 
Virginia 
Total 
10. 700 
29, 480 
2,512 
2, fU, 365,783 
1 
21 
17, 600 
15, 090 
1, 557 
72, 908 
79, 089 
550, 470 
Products of the ponnd-net, trap-net, and weir fisheries ofi the Middle Atlantic States. 
New York. 
Species. 
Alewives 
Bluefish 
Bonito 
Butter-fish 
Catfish 
Cobia or crab- 
eater 
Brum 
Eels 
Elonnders 
K i 11 g fi s h o r 
whiting 
Mackerel 
Menhaden 
I’eroh 
Pike 
Pompano 
Soup 
Sea bass 
Sliad 
Slieepshead 
Skate.s 
Spanish mack'l . 
Spots and croak- 
ers 
Sqneteagne !l 
Striped liass . 
Sturgeon 
Suckers 
Tantog 
Eeiiise fish .. 
Other fish 
Lbs. 
38,203 
1GG,0.50 
1,750 
791,046 
75,014 
221,098 
16,328 
154, '424 
Total 
310,358 
140,489 
36,386 
19.523 
101,897 
17,232 
17,501 
579,006 
49,468 
21,001 
73,942 
286,829 
788,683 
Value. 
$727 
0,845 
150 
12,340 
076 
072 
N ew J ersey . 
Lbs. Value. 
45,300 
189,979 
54,733 
206,052 
1,200 
196,867 
2,247 
25,017 
3,98.5,176 
1.300 
12,982 
29,188 
93,318 
17,240 
36,981 
700 1,080 
48,107 3,012.299 
6,100 17,400 
559 23,930 
2,983 
710 
2,924 
12,437 
27,534 
9.909,828 123,8.34 17,992,200 
$681 
8,547 
2,141 
5,601 
84 
4,045 
2,304 
12,459 
49 
311 
940 
6,020 
2,029 
4,885 
21 
70,3.36 
1,278 
1,057 
261 
'soi 
125,100 
Delaware. 
Maryland. 
Virginia. 
Total. 
Lbs. lvalue. Lbs. Value. 
13,020 i $85 4,895.229 
109,215 
3,340 I 
168 
0,290 
500 
1,491 I 
80 
1,750 
1,500 
205 
27,891 I 1.037 
306,546 
97,430 
21,500 
932,720 
673,898 
115,110 
979,465 
30,200 
91,870 
82,335 
270,883 
15,205 
122,750 
130,834 
8,875,190 
.$37,374 
5,033 
9,712 
3,732 
650 
1.712 
25,925 
6,932 
34,517 
3.624 
4,004 
3,834 
19,651 
630 
3,207 
4,280 
10*. 423 
Lbs. 
8,043,639 
1,292,398 
442,965 
195,250 
117,340 
62,226 
01.885 
79,130 
5,044,634 
143,564 
4,820 
93,700 
1,340 
3,045.583 
16,200 
725,910 
356,860 
1,759,404 
256,623 
575,320 
60,220 
872,880 
23,851,9.51 
Value. ! Lbs. 
$66,606 13,035,391 
47,648 1,757,642 
56,483 
1,000,098 
752,851 
14,654 
4,948 
2,210 
2.298 
1.700 
2,373 
10,125 
0,930 
337 
9,520 
10 
119,681 
855 
49,586 
13,240 
58,718 
21,824 
10,400 
1,555 
21,405 
195,250 
117.340 
235,870 
501,9,50 
97,705 
25,017 
i,116,9.54 
825,052 
120,430 
93,700 
323.340 
171,017 
1,756,243 
52,963 
101,897 
810,323 
Value. 
$105,533 
08,073 
■ 2,291 
17,941 
24,534 
4,948 
2,210 
9,614 
11,929 
4,727 
2,304 
30,968 
33,238 
7,299 
9,.520 
6,517 
8,049 
162,760 
6,984 
2,022 
61.319 
407,311 18,565 
6,433,104 ' 180,995 
590,124 1 49,118 
635,456 18,658 
182,970 4,762 
86,379 3,244 
286,829 716 
1,821,431 29,245 
472,689 50,657,120 
888,083 
THE FYKE-NET AND DOT FISHERIES. 
Pyke nets and pots are very extensively used in this region and contribute very 
materially to the income of a large class of semiprofessional fishermen as v’ell as 
constituting' a part of the fishing outfit employed by regular fishermen vdio operate 
more imiiortant kinds of apparatus. These nets are set in both fresh and salt water, 
hut are fished in largest numbers in the rivers. 
The number of persons who devoted more or less attention to fyke-net and pot 
fishing Avas 2,370, of Avhom 1,071 were in New York and 761 in Maryland. The nets 
used nninhered 47,635, and were AUilned at $141,710. In operating them, 2,067 boats 
Avere I'C.qnired, which had aAuilue of $56,145. The total investment was thus $200,855, 
although many of the boats Avere also employed in other fisheries. 
The aggregate catch of these appliances amounted to. 6,985,371 pounds, for which 
the fishermen receiAmd $265,652. The yield in NeAV York was 3,357,913 pounds, A’alued 
at $108,901. In that State a larger quantity of salt-Avater fish is taken than else- 
