Specially prepared for the Scientific American Reference Book by the United States Fish Commission.

Species.

New England States, 1902.

Middle Atlantic States, 1901.

South Atlantic States, 1902.

Gulf States, 1902.

Pacific Coast States, 1899.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Alewives

8,437,296

$89,283

34,479,005

$262,352

11,601,172

$118,258

Barracuda

1,000

50

34,435

$1,203

1,191,505

$32,703

Black bass

233,378

19,780

948,235

70,524

84,730

5,865

Bluefish

689,760

42,991

16,317,795

758,122

1,057,642

37,856

398,776

12,435

Bonito

291,650

9,774

1,668,555

42,695

10,326

244

10,100

503

119,737

3,893

Buffalo-fish

3,006,610

26,556

Butter-fish

543,958

17,489

5,129,543

149,984

83,218

1,357

3,140

46

Catfish

489,968

4,355

2,063,584

77,396

1,310,392

30,976

2,415,315

72,991

625,971

15,935

Cod.

87,628,949

2,176,787

3,475,012

119,590

6,847,131

201,304

Crappie and strawberry bass.

223,606

5,226

29,900

1,928

Croakers

4,501,894

64,201

1,991,053

40,021

543,810

19,326

40,919

1,123

Cusk

5,405,824

79,418

Drum, fresh-water.

5,550

131

Drum, salt-water

343,152

4,201

583,394

14,453

3,026,756

90,260

Eels.

1,402,558

75,111

2,900,927

152,874

512,411

20,068

Flatfish and flounders

4,535,746

130,057

3,231,039

111,755

315,642

6,783

438,741

17,959

4,726,827

92,646

German carp.

2,134

164

1,159,958

59,238

96,509

3,616

1,175

33

283,514

2,400

Haddock

46,701,315

944,700

387,666

14,617

Hake.

32,600,559

332,680

407,429

6,500

Halibut

12,360,705

662,538

6,877,640

192,580

Herring

189,916,967

905,460

180,000

2,025

2,080,137

20,850

Mackerel

20,358,982

1,136,754

519,643

21,211

153,666

6,415

Menhaden.

18,469,390

56,401

493,936,462

987,228

18,862,000

31,420

12,500

50

Mullet.

325,459

13,465

14,310,808

256,348

27,098,435

442,536

22,000

610

Paddlefish

Perch, white.

82,335

4,740

2,752,649

154,239

945,050

62,786

Perch, yellow.

450

30

495,346

17,203

105,992

5,639

Pike perch

14,675

2,321

Pike and pickerel

8,230

530

120,553

9,287

31,200

1,505

58,975

2,338

16,005

639

Pollock

17,702,127

169,199

42,581

1,240

Pompano

96,326

7,563

289,821

23,300

538,344

30,160

13,135

4,457

Rockfish

1,304,810

39,626

Salmon

60,226

13,291

1,793

353

130,004,835

3,504,622

Scup

7,818,530

189,429

1,466,931

43,350

Sea-bass

475,700

26,477

2,467,676

126,668

873,095

36,420

17,095

457

943,156

20,642

Shad

1,380,812

58,564

31,897,687

1,253,622

9,849,338

605,539

150

3

1,254,801

15,898

Sheepshead

17,165

1,317

635,830

18,285

1,974,815

48,590

Smelt

1,079,448

100,364

2,280,249

68,214

Snappers, red

68,750

2,750

155,100

8,203

13,608,553

410,157

Snappers, other.

42,543

977

358,806

10,442

Species.

New England States, 1902.

Middle Atlantic States, 1901.

South Atlantic States, 1902.

Gulf States, 1902.

Pacific Coast States, 1899.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Spanish mackerel.

410

$64

566,096

$51,027

1,013,172

$54,322

1,583,891

$64,458

Spot

1,133,189

28,370

926,946

21,425

155,600

3,356

Squeteague. .

7,336,052

177,622

23,496,383

558,653

4,848,269

190,380

4,789,047

173,207

Striped bass.

135,633

13,662

1,838,919

178,848

1,187,700

114,574

1,234,320

$61,814

Sturgeon

17,980

1,349

648,610

33,886

218,075

11,209

467,391

13,662

295,344

15,333

Sturgeon, shovel-nose

Suckers.

126,307

4,651

424,059

19,104

169,350

4,899

4,800

372

Sunfish

9,020

380

25,015

1,585

660,514

14,685

44,050

2,134

Swordfish

1,689,740

118,320

Tautog

605,570

20,253

144,367

5,114

2,650

53

Whitefish

58,010

1,169

Other fish.

3,449,138

29,210

2,825,386

60,620

2,434,909

98,451

3,545,566

95,837

4,749,054

79,635

Caviar

455

281

57,842

33,630

20,780

13,284

11,105

5,336

Crabs

15,786

2,160

23,650,655

495,385

385,707

18,950

1,708,625

29,741

4,061,980

99,518

Lobsters.

14,028,845

1,271,962

252,242

30,376

Spiny lobsters.

606,713

14,198

Crawfish.

71,664

3,897

116,400

7,760

Shrimp and prawn

7,200

1,740

7,673

2,838

3,810,641

86,640

12,366,915

198,979

1,621,600

107,957

Squid.

5,496,461

28,409

198,594

5,940

622,740

18,682

Clams.

8,993,430

586,535

9,300,474

1,075,264

1,415,440

100,752

800

100

6,281,549

63,727

Oysters

19,550,643

2,193,316

138,247,739

10,287,556

22,719,074

644,478

34,115,935

1,263,689

34,760,420

1,043,192

Scallops

632,728

130,674

1,223,724

110,537

13,020

980

3,939

738

Abalone and mussels.

637,000

2,780

752,687

26,690

Terrapin and turtle.

158,219

12.564

120,524

30,587

563,956

50,060

107,869

10,376

Frogs

16,307

1,573

5,990

599

20,687

20,638

Sponges

346,889

364,422

Oil, fish

185,703

8,039

Oil, whale.

5,136,767

292,875

522,300

20,491

Whalebone

19,000

90,000

207,392

436,272

Fur-seal pelts

375

1,000

Alligator hides

100,687

13,538

249,240

27,241

Otter skins

2,927

17,352

356

1,015

Oyster shells.

2,430,000

1,362

Mussel shells.

Other products

2,994,560

79,563

1,130,200

4,091

1,554,320

2,621

4,429

2,721

3,155,739

24,892

Total.

528,943,797

12,280,401

819,046,570

17,485,500

106,446,072

2,839,633

113,696,970

3,494,196

217,965,156

6,278,639

Species.

Mississippi River and Tributaries, 1899.

Great Lakes, 1899.

Minor Interior

Waters, chiefly for

1900 and 1902.

Alaska, 1903.

Total.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Alewives

54,517,473

$469,893

Barracuda

1,226,940

33,956

Black bass

948,184

$56,652

196,216

$14,053

175,029

$18,025

2,585,772

184,899

Bluefish

18,463,973

851,404

Bonito.

34,308

1,549

2,134,676

58,658

Buffalo-fish

14,215,975

349,913

17,222,585

376,469

Butter-fish

5,759,859

168,876

Catfish

7,648,179

339,800

2,182,800

68,527

677,207

32,883

17,413,416

642,863

Cod

97,951,092

2,497,681

Crappie and strawberry bass.

1,318,832

61,400

60,000

1,800

25,030

810

1,657,368

71,164

Croakers

7,077,676

124,671

Cusk

5,405,824

79,418

Drum, fresh-water

3,149,232

108,786

1,380,190

9,513

12,567

899

4,547,539

119,329

Drum, salt-water

3,953,302

108,914

Eels.

93,905

4,803

126,034

6,313

29,209

2,046

5,065,044

261,215

Flatfish and flounders

13,247,995

359,200

German carp.

11,868,840

289,258

3,674,346

52,362

1,016,129

12,029

18,102,605

419,100

Haddock

47,088,981

959,317

Hake.

33,007,988

339,180

Haliput

19,238,345

855,118

Herring

116,000

$4,060

192,293,104

932,395

Herring, lake

59,913,576

941,067

20,360

618

59,933,936

941,685

Mackerel

21,032,291

1,164,380

Menhaden

531,280,352

1,075,099

Mullet

........

41,756,702

712,959

Paddle-fish

2,473,250

55,514

2,473,250

55,514

Perch, white.

3,780,034

221,765

Perch, yellow

65,006

2,666

9,584,802

156,350

217,715

15,332

10,469,311

197,220

Pike perch

249,435

13,955

11,070,239

380,556

371,453

26,371

11,705,802

423,203

Pike and pickerel

216,952

8,045

457,024

20,698

286,682

28,066

1,195,621

71,108

Pollock

17,744,708

170,439

Pomoano

937,626

65,480

Rockfish

1,304,810

39,626

Salmon

125,858

5,629

162,491,230

10,021,617

292,683,942

13,545,512

Scup

9,285,461

232,779

Sea-bass.

4,776,722

210,664

Shad.

6,955

355

44,389,743

1,933,981

Sheepshead

2,627,810

68,192

Smelt

23,600

2,720

3,383,297

171,298

Snappers, red

13,832,403

421,110

Snappers, other.

401,349

11,419

Species.

Mississippi River and Tributaries 1899.

Great Lakes, 1899.

Minor Interior

Waters, chiefly for

1900 and 1902.

Alaska, 1903.

Total.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Pounds.

Value.

Spanish mackerel

3,163,569

$169,871

Spot

2,215,735

53,151

Squeteague

40,469,751

1,099,862

Striped bass

4,396,572

368,898

Sturgeon

234,145

$8,064

1,129,348

$81,085

198,182

$7,539

3,209,075

172,127

Sturgeon, shovel-nose

711,693

19,142

711,693

19,142

Suckers

2,243,934

76,993

4,043,987

56,068

1,283,897

24,692

8,296,334

186,779

Sunfish

910,963

21,318

385,201

7,204

19,498

1,109

2,054,261

48,415

Swordfish

1,689,740

118,320

Tautog.

752,587

25,420

Trout, lake.

10,611,588

431,276

75,590

9,697

10,687,178

440,973

Whitefish

6,682,952

338,918

278,340

14,712

7,019,302

354,799

Other fish

1,293,618

29,497

2,015,133

38,829

899,271

222,038

21,212,075

654,117

Caviar

70,700

26,879

19,941

12,115

180,823

91,525

Crabs.

29,822,753

645,754

Lobsters.

14,281,087

1,302,338

Spiny lobsters.

606,713

14,198

Crawfish.

135,861

3,498

323,925

15,155

Shrimp and prawn.

. . 200,058

16,095

18,014,087

414,249

Squid.

6,317,795

53,031

Clams.

1 25,991,693

1,826,378

Oysters.

2249,393,811

15,432,231

Scallops

3 1,873,411

242,929

Abalone and mussels.

1,389,687

29,470

Terrapin and turtle

782,015

17,148

67,211

2,324

1,113

115

1,800,907

123,174

Frogs

440,996

53,054

10,732

998

23,300

1,796

518,012

78,658

Sponges

346,889

364,422

Oil, fish

1,096,875

$34,410

4 1,282,578

42,449

Oil, whale

5 5,659,067

313,366

Whalebone.

226,392

526,272

Fur-seal pelts.

.........

116,022

570,442

6 116,397

571,442

Alligator hides

4,950

1,238

7 354,877

42,017

Otter skins.

1,620

4,050

8 4,903

22,417

Oyster shells

2,430,000

1,362

Mussel shells

47,648,000

216,404

47,648,000

216,404

Other products

2,688,000

33,600

11,527,248

147,488

Total

96,797,437

$1,781,029

113,727,240

$2,611,439

5,814,279

$440,790

166,508,127

$10,664,129

2,168,945,654

$57,875,756