■FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



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increase, while in Worcester County it was due to more extensive fishing. 

 On the basis of persons employed, the most important counties are 

 Baltimore (including Baltimore city), Somerset, and Dorchester, where 

 9,04:2, 6,340, and 5,229 persons, respectively, were engaged. Balti- 

 more's lead over the other counties is due entirely to its wholesale 

 oyster trade. The extensive haul-seine fisheries formerly prosecuted 

 in Cecil Count}' are being superseded by pound nets, the advantages 

 of the latter being reduction of first cost and economy of operation. 

 Baltimore and Kent counties have the most important fyke-net fisheries. 

 The three following tables show the extent of the fisheries in each 

 count}^ of Maryland in 1897: 



Table shmving the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Maryland in 1901. 



On 

 fishing. 



On vessels 

 transport- 

 ing. 



In shore 

 or boat 

 fisheries. 



Shores- 

 men. 



Anne Arundel. 



Baltimore 



Calvert 



Caroline 



Cecil 



Charles 



Dorchester 



Harford 



Kent 



Prince George . 

 Queen Anne... 



St. Mary 



Somerset 



Talbot 



Wicomico 



Worcester 



Total 



2 



36 



1,912 



366 



40 



5,715 



1,962 



170 



1,195 



157 



341 



653 



2,243 



468 



1,171 



80 



1,279 



1,115 



2,772 



1,559 



975 



740 



16, 880 



375 



7,972 



10 



4 



45 



1,049 



154 



1,501 



1,049 



379 



15 



12, 553 



2,625 



9,642 



1,496 



157 



347 



716 



5,229 



628 



1,275 



80 



1,317 



1,220 



6,340 



3,044 



1,452 



792 



36, 260 



Table shomng, by counties, the vessels, boats, apparatus, and shore property employed in 

 the fisheries of Maryland in 1901, 



Note— In tables for Maryland showing statistics by counties the returns for Baltimore County and 

 Baltimore city are combined. 



