FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1931 251 

 SHAD FISHERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER 



The shad fishery of the Hudson River in 1931 was prosecuted by 252 

 fishermen, who used 25 motor boats, 107 other boats, 104 drift gill 

 nets, having a total area of 315,298 square yards, 19 stake gill nets 

 having a total area of 19,167 square yards, and 2 haul seines having 

 a combined length of 349 yards. The total catch was 125,943 shad, 

 having a weight of 414,611 pounds and a value to the fishermen of 

 $49,781. This is an increase of slightly over 100 per cent in number 

 and 49 per cent in value as compared with 1930. The average price 

 per pound received by the fishermen in 1931 was about 12 cents as 

 compared with 16 cents received in 1930. 



About 73 per cent of the catch in number was taken with drift 

 gill nets, 25 per cent with stake gill nets, and 1 per cent with haul 

 seines. The remainder was taken incidentally with gear used mainly 

 for other species of fish. 



With the exception of some fishing with stake gill nets from one 

 town in New Jersey, the fishing was prosecuted entirely from points in 



New York. 



Shad fishery of (he Hudson River, 1931 



FISHERIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES « 



The yield of fishery products in the Chesapeake Bay States (Mary- 

 land and Virginia) during 1930 amounted to 316,392,924 pounds, 

 valued at $11,472,050. This is an increase of 15 per cent in the catch 

 but a decrease of 1 per cent in the value of the catch as compared with 

 the quantity and its v^alue for 1929. Of the total catch in 1930, 

 199,326,534 pounds, valued at $4,391,493, were fish; and 117,066,390 



* With reference to the figures published in this section the reader should refer to that section in the latter 

 part of the booif entitled " Statistical survey procedure'- which gives in detail methods for collecting statis- 

 tics, compilation practices, and conversion factors. This is most necessary for a complete understanding 

 of the statistics presented herewith. 



