Contents (Cont'd.) 



Page 



Trawl line fishery 41 



Vessels, fishing gear, and methods 42 



Fishing grounds 42 



Catch . . _ 43 



Hand and troll line fishery 43 



Vessels, fishing gear, and methods 43 



Fishing grounds 44 



Catch 44 



Sport fishery 45 



Vessels, fishing gear, and methods 45 



Ocean City, Maryland 45 



Delaware 47 



Southern New Jersey 49 



Conclusions 51 



Literature cited 53 



Appendix A: Common and scientific names of fish and shellfish 54 



Appendix B: Fleet size, replacement value, number of fishermen 



employed, and value of catch for 1953 55 



