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Item New England Middle Atlantic 
OPERATING UNITS 
Fishermen: Number 
On vessels 1, 226 
On boats and shore: 
egular 192 
Casual 159 
Total 1, 577 
Vessels: 
SUD oh She eee Se oe ee ee Jae FN) te ese 
TeS[ajh ap OL TEs ate Oe aE Ss a ae ce ea 210 Cae ee eee 
LSAT) FE) thepomen S oy ere e o a lalne p e a ater teee 20 7 
INGIKLODTHE 822 ees eee SS ny aac h a eer ane oho 461 172 
sirilie . eet ee le. os Se ee eee 23 108 
Ty Geno bs hy; eee Debs Ee Oe SE eS ees 169 2, 460 
SRL y OSSe1S 2 arenes eee Mae be 46 115 
ltayroi lar) ygrepcboltese 2 eee ee ee ee 909 2, 632 
Boats: 
TG LOT eee ee t= 2 ee eee Re or 3 95 
(Otn af) te oe Ss 8 a oe eee ee eee 1 249 
Apparatus: 
Pe GEE he ea ee ei pte ge a 193 230 

Yards at mouth 172 291 









97 346 
11 5 
Bushels Value Bushels Value 
62, 945 $47, 685 1, 184, 439 $452, 665 
PP pet a tess ERS 1 re Oe) a 43, 087 29, 856 24, 323 16, 740 
PTIGALONADTIN GE ..2:) 2: nee en 8 el 2 284, 800 278, 700 5, 766 4, 996 
LGU he i | [So ere 63, 727 60, 492 32, 161 33, 290 
COGAN = ot PS 4 es perates free eT 454, 559 416, 733 1, 246, 689 507, 691 
Item Chesapeake cae) aoe Total 
OPERATING UNITS 
Fishermen: Number Number Number 
ROE VESSpIN woes 2 eee Sy) pe = 5 A is 1, 452 
1,051 17 1, 422 
A Se ee fe ek Sak A ae 362 
1, 220 17 3, 236 
2255. 55.— 827 3 
_- athe ee |e ee 279 
Pa | 40 
t) ae a2 eR AP ed 702 
eee cee ~ a . E  e  e  a  ee 131 
ee TC - _ e e e ee e e ee e ee 2, 629 
Herre es eleeen sass See 174 
GOs |) ie Renihee 22 <4 47 ee 3, 610 
ARS dy i ON Sack orbs ee oe ee 531 
33 8 401 
_- -. SSR Poe Ct ee | eee 14 437 
2) S| |.) ee Se ee 14 477 
Sipe oe) | |. eee see Suse et 1, 353 
22 0 Ee Se. Se) DOSE ee ee ee penne ot OS Sees 16 
Oysters, seed: CATCH Bushels | Value | Bushels | Value | Bushels | Value 
BADlC spiinpere. oo ee Sen es ee) 249,900 | $62, 479 8, 000 $1, 760 |1, 505, 284 | $564, 589 
Public, \falle seer! Vie Tie WOW Saris BEL200 1? 1186 008") 222 Men eee See 611, 610 182, 602 
JERSE EU (Ta on ki ee | a 2 rs A BY a ee ee 290, 566 283, 696 
PEIViie, nll ae eee ee eS 2, 400 600 |. eee 98, 288 94, 382 
Ot Ss eee 796,500 | 199,085 8, 000 1,760 |2, 505, 748 | 1, 125, 269 
NotTE.—Of the total number of persons fishing for seed oysters 2,574 are duplicated among those fishing for 
market oysters or other species. Similarly the following craft and gear are duplicated: 68 vessels, 390 motor 
boats, 332 other boats, 152 dredges, 951 tongs, and 4 rakes. 
