. North Carolina and its resources. fresh *5,675,063 301,942 Shad, salted 93,35o 4,073 Sheepshead, fresh 90,665 4,000 Sheepshead, salted , 55,68o 1,981 Spanish mackerel, fresh 82,950 5,97S Spanish mackerel, salted 8,550 276 Spots, fresh 227,160 5,289 Spots, salted 181,100 5,573 Strawberry bass, fresh 28,075 1,106 Striped bass, fresh. 562,841 31,973 Striped bass, salted 5,500 165 Sturgeon, fresh 175,210 4,467 Squeteague, fresh 1,640,160 39,958 Squeteague, salted 245,517 8,898 Whiting, fresh 35,300 Miscellaneous fish, fresh— 474,452 12,851 Miscellaneous fish, 87,963 2,362 Refuse
. North Carolina and its resources. fresh *5,675,063 301,942 Shad, salted 93,35o 4,073 Sheepshead, fresh 90,665 4,000 Sheepshead, salted , 55,68o 1,981 Spanish mackerel, fresh 82,950 5,97S Spanish mackerel, salted 8,550 276 Spots, fresh 227,160 5,289 Spots, salted 181,100 5,573 Strawberry bass, fresh 28,075 1,106 Striped bass, fresh. 562,841 31,973 Striped bass, salted 5,500 165 Sturgeon, fresh 175,210 4,467 Squeteague, fresh 1,640,160 39,958 Squeteague, salted 245,517 8,898 Whiting, fresh 35,300 Miscellaneous fish, fresh— 474,452 12,851 Miscellaneous fish, 87,963 2,362 Refuse fish 18,500 173 Porpoises **.... 4,398 Shrimp 144,200 5,435 Crabs *... 47,400 1,185 Terrapin 26,552 4,690 Turtle 17,725 1,024 Quahogs or clams 1226,152 12,090 Scallops :t:i8,ooo 800 §5,650,820 175,567 Total 51,799,142 11,027,669 *Number, 1,612,594. **Number, 1,747. fWeight of edible part; represents 28,269 bushels. J Weight of edible part; represents 4,000 bushels. §Weightof edible part; represents 807,260 Commercial Fisheries. 147 In the third table, the quantities and values of each of the impor-tant objects of capture are shown. All products are reduced to thecommon unit of a pound in order that the full extent of this phaseof the industry may be given in one summary. The basis for theprincipal reductions is explained in a foot-note to the table. It isseen that 51,799,142 pounds were taken, with a value of $1,027,669. The objects of fisheries may be systematically grouped as followsto show the importance of the different classes represented:— Class. Mammals $ 4,398 Fishes 822,480 Reptiles 5,714 Crustaceans 6,620 Mollusks 188,457 Total $1,027,669 The most important single product of the North Carolinafisheries is the shad, the value of which was $306,015; this sum wasconsiderably in excess of the selling prices of the next importantspecies, the oyster, which was $175,567. The alewives, locallycalled herring, had a value of $164,636, after which the
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