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MARINE FISHERIES OF NORTH CAROLINA 



TABLE 2 



Monthly Yield of Hard Crabs in the Major Producing Areas of North Carolina, 



Expressed as the Percentage of an 8- Year Catch in Each Area from 1939 to 



1946. Catch Calculated on Basis of State Tax Collections on Each Barrel 



Containing about 100 Pounds of Live Crabs 



TABLE 3 



Monthly Yield of Soft Crabs in Carteret County Expressed as the Percentage of 

 Total Yield from 1939 to 1946. Catch Based on State Tax Collections 



Month 



Jan. 



Feb. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Total catch in dozens 



Percent 



.6 



.6 



9.9 



19.6 



30.2 



iS-o 



13.6 



5-6 



3-2 



1-7 

 .1 



341,19s 



Immature crabs, upon which the soft-crab fishery depends, are taken 

 principally from April through July and largely in Core Sound, where exten- 

 sive shedding of peeler crabs is conducted. The general region of Core 



