New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-21
THE sHAD SUPPLY OF NETWORK.

THE SHAD SUPPLY OF NETWORK.
LATE ARRIVAL OF THE FIsH-WANIoN DESTRUCTION
By FISHERMEN ABOVE THE UTY-PROIEsI
AGAINST A PREVENTION OF FISHING on Sun
DAY.
The assertion has been made that the sup
ply of shad this has been much larger tln tAd u
former years The statements OF shad fishermen and
dealers however the effect that such Is not he case
AT some fisheries the Of sad taken this Spring Is
said unusually small Everywhere the sale OF shad
is not very OF the ateness OF the season
and the fact mackerel and other fish were in the
market almost soon az shad At staten Island the
season ordinarily opens about Apr this year no shad
were taken until April 10. The laws OF Newfoik 0rbd
the catching of shad in scnes after June ID, but III the
vicinity NewYor the Will close Ia two weeks,
and probably sooner.
one Of the prominent fishermen Of staten Island told
reporter Of THE TRIBUNE he had taken smaller
quantity Of sad this year than last He has sold about
10000 or sad April 10, and tlr price on an
average has been about cents At Fort Lee and
other points along the Hudson River, the supply has
been little larger last year The Increase how
ever If not attributed the artificial propagation ns-
ued by seth Green two three years ago. An Increase
in the number taken has occurred in North Carolina, in
the Chesapeake and along the Delaware River. where
no experiments made in propagation a. the shad
always deposit their spawn III the fresh waters
where they produced. the fishermen believe that
the due to general CAUSES ana NOT occeohe
by specific efforts in this direction. Many complaints
were made by fishermen of the destruction Of large mum
beers of shad in the of the Hudson during
the Summer months II is asserted that this n the true
cause Of the decrease OF this nsD.
Mr. Davisson. of the firm OF Hall Davisson, comns.
sion dealers Washington Market said that he lad
called the attention Of the Fish Cdnmls onts to tns
fact He thought that an investigation should Dc ma ~
and said that tins destruction could be stopped u
would be a fruitful means OF aiding FISH culture
than any Of artificial production AFTER June d.
when shad fishing ended me nsherinen sci lhe -c
for herring, aud, along win these h. calch itise
numbers of shad, varying in length from three
inches foot The meshes OF the selnes are 900 me 10
allow OF the escape Of anything from tnefn ana iess
fish which small be sold Or food. are disposed
of al the rate - bushe 10 farmers VINO
use fertilzlng material hundreds OF bushels
are caught in this way, it is said along the Hudson
River from Troy point 20 miles south OF Albany
The fishing for herring is continued until September
These small -nah are those produced in the earlier part
of the season On staten Island and around New-fo
the fishing is done with nets with large meshes and no
fsh of small size are retained. These called gi
nets as the sh which are OF proper Size enter the
mesh far the ill and are held there ana KEPT ae
without difficulty. The lifted every SIX hour
in the intervals Of the tides The fishermen IN tLls
vicinity complain much OF the ~anton destruction
Of vo,c ehad by those live along the river and AL
acquainted with these facts say that some remedy SHOULD
be applied. -, q, -.. H.. 1au
should passed Orblddng the catching OF sad on n
day does not meet the approval OF the nsherihei me
object which Commissioners sought III this sugges
ton was that the fish might have an opportunity OF pass
ing 10 the headwaters Of the river ana spawning tefe
They claimed that the supply OF nsh was Oeng unh
shed AZ an or nearly all of those passing up were cangnt
having chance 10 deposit their eggs Inc hsn
eren say that this will them great andncon
yenence As 1t takes a number OF hours 10 SGT and re-
move their nets, intermit their work for ~ hours
Would ne loss of nearly three DAYS them each week
The state laws forbid the selling Of shad which have de-
posited their spawn but almost every day sucn nsh are
brought u the NewYork market. The difference De-
tween and the incoming shad II easily detefu oh
examination as the flesh Of the former Is soft ana naDpy
while that OF the latter is tTm and SOLID