declined.

Figures for May show that February, March and April showed steady increases with 32,403, 47,526, 50,134 passengers using the ferry each month -- compared to 27,020, 41,174 and 48,909 passengers for the same months last year.

These figures are all inclusive of bikes. In May, those numbers decreased some six percent from 62,163 to 58,248 passengers and bikes.