. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 195 3 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 37 The breakdown of the 195 3 catch is as follows: Stake nets (90 licenses): roe shad 91, 318 pounds (22,629 fish); buck shad 50,284 pounds (17, 929 fish). Total value to the fishermen: approximately $26, 000. Drift gill nets (109 licenses): roe shad 171,636 pounds (42,019 fish); buck shad 143,620 pounds (59, 540 fish). Total value to the fish- ermen: approximately $35, The appearance of a large quantity of menhaden in the Raritan Bay area was be- lieved responsible for the poor catch of shad
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 195 3 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 37 The breakdown of the 195 3 catch is as follows: Stake nets (90 licenses): roe shad 91, 318 pounds (22,629 fish); buck shad 50,284 pounds (17, 929 fish). Total value to the fishermen: approximately $26, 000. Drift gill nets (109 licenses): roe shad 171,636 pounds (42,019 fish); buck shad 143,620 pounds (59, 540 fish). Total value to the fish- ermen: approximately $35, The appearance of a large quantity of menhaden in the Raritan Bay area was be- lieved responsible for the poor catch of shad in that area. The 1953 catch in the Rari- tan Bay area was considerably under that of a year ago. North Atlantic Fishery Investigations "ALBATROSS IlT'TCruise No. 52): EFFECT OF COD-END COVER UPON HADDOCK ESCAPEMENT TESTED BY The effect of the trawl cod-end cover upon the escapment of haddock was tested by the Albatross HI, the Serv- ice1 s research vessel operating in the Northwest Atlantic, on Cruise No. 52. The vessel, which sailed from Woods Hole, Mass., on July 20 and returned on July 29, fished on the south- ^Sgs&'v^ '**<&~ .^$&^*s:*'^ Georges Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. National Marine Fisheries Service; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Bureau of Commericial Fisheries. [Washington] : National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt. Print. Off. ]
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