220 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of the United States and Alaska, 1937 } 
SUMMARY OF CATCH: By sEcTIONS 
[Expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars; that is, 000 omitted] 
South Atlantic 
New England | Middle Atlantic] Chesapeake and Gulf areas 






Product area XXII area XXIII | area XXIII | XXIV and Pacific 
XXV 
Quantity| Value | Quantity| Value | Quantity| Value | Quantity) Value | Quantity | Value 
Wish= oes 615, 167 | 18, 524 | 230,194 | 3,700 | 209, 484 | 2,376 | 343,669 | 5,648 /1, 553, 757 | 26, 723 
Shellfish, etc_----]| 55,697 | 6,413 | 34,458 | 4,196 | 82,761 | 3,985 | 203,082 | 8,578 21,982 | 2,013 
Wrhaleiproducts24| S223 222 35/85 Ses | ae S| | eS | | eee | 2 ae 1, 138 41 
otal se) ee 670, 864 | 19,937 | 264,652 | 7,896 | 292,245 | 6,361 | 546,751 |14, 226 |1, 576,877 | 28,777 
Product Lakes Mississippi River Alaska Total 
and tributaries 
Quantity Value | Quantity Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value 
Rishey ao ee 83, 105 6, 006 44, 062 2, 258 822, 724 | 14,019 8, 902, 162 74, 254 
Shellfish, ete___._-___ 853 27 38, 321 640 3, 059 219 440, 213 26, O71 
Wihaleyprodiwctsee = |pee= soe se ae | See 9, 036 479 10, 174 520 
MOval=n— =. 5— 83, 958 6, 033 82, 383 2, 898 834, 819 | 14, 717 4, 352, 549 | 100, 845 
Note.—The roman numerals appearing under the names of the sections are the numbers given these areas 
by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It should be explained that there are included 
oan these areas craft whose principal fishing ports are in the respective areas but at times they may fish 
elsewhere. 
OPERATING UNITS: By SECTIONS 





: South At- 
Item N Carine: ele Ee Chesapeake] lantic and | Pacific 
Gulf 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number Number 
@mvessels: ss 8. see ee 5, 345 2, 627 2, 486 4, 322 9, 099 
Onthostsjandishore: 2a em 14, 279 5, 093 14, 043 25, 922 12, 456 
Motalt2 2 seer k foie eee 19, 624 7, 720 16, 529 30, 244 21, 555 
ae ee i SS 
Vessels 
Steam bho ld ee. ER ah pk Li Abo tee 39 10 25 | ace Eb 4 
INetitonnace ss. ee 2 ee ee 5, 977 1, 212 2, 833;,|b seseeeees oe 96 
Motor} ett 0 Sie Tal ome 630 438 171 1, 026 1, 213 
INet:tontiaces 1) bier le i. ft eens 18, 330 7, 824 2, 671 12, 013 37, 050 
Si yi he Ole ae ee LEE Asay © oie See Ieee? |: AT 3 151 69 
INetitonnage 2.340 eN le 1) ok 32 1, 886 645 2, 198 
Motalivessels:-.111t) {tL epee s 669 451 347 1, 095 1, 222 
Motalmetitonnage: js. 2. 24, 307 8, 568 7,390 12, 658 39, 344 
Se SSS 
Boats: 
INEOtOD =o meee eel. cake Se ee 4, 469 1, 504 6, 109 7, 918 5, 157 
Others 2 seer ees PR 4, 732 2, 261 4, 692 9, 281 811 
Aceessonvaboatssusees | er ee 712 223 105 216 853 
Apparatus: 
Etaaliseines : 2200's Aes Wik: ONY 12 227 
Purse seines____-____-_ 44 4 598 
Lampara nets 233 
Ottertrawils2) iad. EOE 54 
IS GATDNETAL Wil Sheena met” ek NE enn 25 
Paranzella nets 5 
Gillmets = eee eee ee 3, 789 
Trammel and bar nets 31 
Pound nets, trap nets, and weirs_____- 466 435 2, 388 3, 104 33 
StOpMiets cee sen S|) >, Se 78 70 Onl, Sewees: + eee eee 
Hy keinetses i seemene Ais BL. LN 247 1, 638 2, 596 1, 083 1, 989 
Bag mets st ee eee A. Tie 155i oe |e ale dee Ee Pe 9 
Other ristsis see see ee 617 200 2, 303 10, 060 §32 
Hooks, baits, or snoods_-----------_--- 2, 485, 280 687, 489 | 2,032,491 | 1, 538, 766 1, 099, 859 
Hishiwiheelss |=. 2 eee Se ES | es |e ee {0h eee A ee 
Helipots and trapssssoe sessed 3, 083 3, 364 11, 273 1502) eee 
Brushitraps: 2252255 ee Bt Tel | |e eee) 282300) aie ee oe 
Lobster pots and traps....----.------- 306, 130 D3 AC64y Rea eer ee 5, 721 

1 All figures are for 1937, except those for the Mississippi River and tributaries, which are for 1931. 
8 Includes dip, push, reef, scap, drag, cast, and drop nets. 
