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TABLE 17 



Fishermen* Engaged in the United States Fisheries; Annual Average, 

 Quantities and ^Actual and Relative f Values per Man, of all Fishery 

 Products, Food and Non-Food, by Regions, in Early and 

 Late Historical Periods 



New England States 

 1887-1908 24,395 512,600 



1921-1940 17,255 558.517 



Per cent change —29.5 +9.0 



Middle Atlantic States 

 1887-1908 21,068 274,179 



1921-1940 9,345 222,324 



Per cent change ~55.6 — 18.9 



Chesapeake States 

 1887-1908 44,492 364,015 



1921-1940 20,417 324,000 



Per cent change —54.1 — 11. o 



South Atlantic States X 



1887-1908 14,545 90,953 



1921-1940 11,370 275,420 



Per cent change — 21.8 +203.0 



1887-1908 

 1921-1940 

 Per cent change 



1887-1908 

 1921-1940 

 Per cent change 



1887-1908 

 1921-1940 

 Per cent change 



Atlantic 

 1887-1908 

 1921-1940 

 Per cent change 



Gulf of Mexico § 



11,417 71,506 



13,862 175,701 



+ 21.4 +145.6 



Great Lakes \\ 



8, 116 102,871 



6,317 87,310 



—22.2 ~i5.i 



Pacific Coast States 



12,475 156,767 



19,204 965,945 



+61.9 +516.0 



atid Gulf of Mexico :}: 



115,920 1,313,253 



72,249 1,555,952 



-37-7 +18.5 



20,970 

 32,360 

 + 54-3 



13,020 

 23,800 

 +82.8 



8,180 

 15,860 

 + 93-9 



6,260 



24,220 



+ 286.8 



6,260 



12,670 



+ 102.4 



12,690 



13,810 



+9.1 



12,560 



50,300 

 + 300.4 



and § 

 11,320 

 21,530 

 + 90.3 



11,119 455 20,104 822 



19,820 1,147 23,010 1,333 



+ 78.3 +153.0 +14.4 +62.2 



8,050 382 14.628 695 



8,829 945 10,037 1,075 



+ 9.7 +147-3 —314 +54-7 



7,939 



9,457 



+ 19. 1 



2,310 



4,638 



+ 100.8 



2,957 



8.060 



+ 172.6 



2,707 



6,001 



+ 121.8 



5,536 



20,782 



+ 275-5 



32,375 

 50,803 

 +56.9 



178 



463 

 + 160.0 



159 

 408 



+ 157-9 



259 



582 



+ 124.7 



14,449 325 



10,667 522 



— 26.2 +60.6 



4,114 283 



5,306 467 



+ 29.0 +65.0 



5,281 463 



9,305 672 



+ 76.2 +45.2 



334 4,883 602 



950 6,964 1. 103 



+ 184.5 +42.6 +83.1 



443 10,023 803 



1,083 24,301 1,265 



+ 144.5 +142.4 +57-6 



279 



703 



+ 152.0 



58,576 525 



58,352 808 



—0.4 +53.9 



