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THF*: BOOK OF FISHES 
© L’nderwood and Underwood 
STURGEONS TAKEN FROM THE DELAWARE RIVER, NEW JERSEY 
The Sturgeon fishery has been so intense as to make the taking of these fine fish to-day a comparatively 
rare occurrence. The largest one taken this year measured lo feet 3 inches long, weighed 450 pounds before 
being dressed, and yielded 103 pounds of roe. With the meat selling for 50 cents a pound and the roe for 
I2.75, the fish brought 1^350. 
