The Penn's Grove record., 1911-02-10
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These aisn wnaia ac'as 5a ngiGgea
on the e~iasaefs, ~,il. NSss 7 sasi
to the wholesale prrKets u ei-
phia, others on thu Jay boats which are
anchored on TIE river opposite each
fishery, to VIII N the shad are taken to
be shipped to tile market, or purchased
by the dealer stationed on these boats.
Cooks are also employed by some of the
fisherman, and a number OF that ceiling
are kept busy. Several thousand shad
are also caught each season in small
nets, and no record is made Of these.
On All average both the number Of the
sllad caught and price realized were al
increase over the two or three years pre-
ceding. This does not necessarily mean
that the cost to the consumer was greater
as the fish last year were much larger
than formerly, averaging about six
pounds and many weighing from nine
to II pounds. In the early season from
rs cents to 81 is the return from each
fish, but later in the season last year the
price fell to 80 cents. A fair average
for the catch is said to be $40 per hun
dred.
AS gill nets are prohibited above Tren-
ton Falls, the fishing in Hunterdon county
is confined to hauling %seines, and no
account was taken by the boards proctor.
James M. Stratton, OF the fisheries in
Warren, Sussex and Cape May counties,
where the catch is too small to be classed
with other counties.
The State permits slad to be caught
until June 10th. These fish come from
the Atlantic and seek the fresh water
to spawn, endeavoring, in this
way, to avoid their natural enemies in
the fnny tribe. If the waters are cold
the shad are backward IN their progress
northward. As the men down the river
have llthe first opportunity for a catch
as the fish come northward a number
devote their attention to-this line i'll the
southern counties. I In the counties OF
Salem, Cumberland an Gloucester the
fishermen have large boats in which are
installed gasoline engines, capable Of
carrying in all kinds of weather the $50
fathoms, or nearly one mile, of gill
net which they use every tide. This
means that 1877 miles OF nets are used in
three counties. The cost of an
entire outfit is about 500. Farther up
the river, in Camden, Burlington and
Mercer counties, small rowboats and 80
60 fathoms OF net, costing from $50
to $75, complete the outfit.
The extent OF the fishing in the coun-
ties where it is larger is shown by this