total catch, pound nets produced about 43 per- 

 cent, stake gill nets 34 percent, drift gill nets 

 22 percent, and seines and fyke nets the re- 

 mainder. 



The catch by gear and amount of gear fished 

 in 1896 and I960 are given by water area in 

 tables 25 and 26. A map of the area is shown 

 in figure 15. 



FISHERIES BY WATER AREA 



The fisheries of Virginia are regulated by 

 the Virginia Commissioners of Fisheries. 

 During the 1961 season the Commissioners 

 licensed stake gill nets by 600-ft. rows, lim- 

 ited the length of drift gill nets to 600 ft., and 

 permitted taking shad from inlets and rivers 



Table 25. — Gear employed in shad fisheries, by water area, Virginia, 1896 and 1960 



^ Hedges (see text). 



Fyke nets. 

 ^ Eight fyke nets and 19 fall traps. 



Table 26,— Shad catch by water area and ^ear, Virginia,, 1896 and I960 

 [In pounds] 



Includes 5,000 pounds taken by pound and stationary gill nets in bays and inlets along the Atlantic shore. 



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