
U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of Maine, 1937—-Continued 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEaR—Continued 




















Pots 1 Dredees, | Rakes: By hand, | Total, ex. 
ar- redges, | other other | clusive o 
Ttem Lob- | Poons Spears scallop |than for Hoes than for | duplica- 
Crab} Eel aioe : oysters oysters tion 
Num-|Num-|Num-| Num- 
Fishermen: ber ber ber ber |Number| Number |Number|Number| Number | Number 
On«vesselSe e/a se 20 Soni = tae Sone See 482 
On boats and 
shore: : 
Regular_____- iS 3 |1, 884 SEE ee 105 3 622 8 2, 606 
Scasnal ok Sait eee = 718 29 a 2 ae ae 1, 482 6 3, 211 
SPotat b= 24 4 7 {2,622 148 5 197 3 2, 104 14 6, 299 
Ss SS SS ——_—<—$£$£— 
Vessels, motor: 
oO COU0 LONS 3. = saps ee ee 18 5h) ia nt Gl as | es | SS oe 86 
LL tee onss Se ihe ee ae ce iy eee es ff | ee Se a ee 22 
21te'S0 LOnS sa ee es 2 an a ee eee ee eee ee ee ee 2 
SLiLeA0 tons Soe ee ee Pe eee a ee Te See ere oS ee 2 
SLO 0 Lose ee ee EGS ee ees | eee ees bee cee ee ee ee eee 1 
ROL ee ye 18 iit page Se 7g) = | So ie > 2) a Se ede 113 
Net tonnage____}|______|______ 109°); JOR 2: 2 Sis || Sones ee ee eee 15 
Boats: 
Mortons 2) Ses 4 Nae © S12 ahs | hee g(a Peete [ope regs a aa ge 2, 083 
arse Se ee eae Be o. 6 G43) |e ‘79 oe Eee a al 3 862 10 1, 907 
PE CCESSOLY Buns at Se. Be QUE een Sate | ee eee 178 
Apparatus: 
Nranber = 3" 160 120 |185,339 69 5 134 3 PA A 2p, tea aceite! Wm met a! “EEG 
Wards St monbH "post! soho are el ee TOE || a = SC Sen ee ee 
CATCH: By GEAR 
Purse seines 
Species Haul seines Stop seines 
Mackerel } Other 
| 
Pounds Value | Pounds | Value 
FOCWAVES soe ee 325, 600 | $1, 707 64, 200 $411 
‘Herring, sen...) = | 225, 200 1, 454 496,500 | 3,324 
614, 500 37,400 | 1,619 
000 892, 5, 619 
25, 231 |1, 490, 100 | 10, 973 113, 200 9,722 | 28, 266, 500 | 161, 577 
Gill nets 
Species Lines, hand 
Anchor | Drift Stake 
Pounds Value | Pounds | Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
2, baz; GOO! |$69, 639" | == i) eee 94, 400 $2, 693 794, 200 | $12,052 
6300s |n9 98h | reese ee = [Se ee eS 3, 800 69 
1, 100 1D | (| 2 ee fe ee | RE 2) S| eS 
2, 700 723M ba eee | SE Se 2) | Oe es Pee | ee! 
2, 200 DL ae eS eS = |. > Se ee 2 100 2 
£ Se i ee Oe ee he ae , 000 85 
409) 200: S28) i oe SS eee See 50, 700 1, 635 
1,216, 100) 15: 258. 22 ee eee | See 90, 600 847 
100 1 )) Se See S.See | |? 1 Se EP ee 2, 900 413 
300 AT 123 DOO SG, Osage een = |e ee 3, 800 104 
2 B84, S00 \32) 270) |= eee 200, 000 2,015 | 1,351,900} 10,332 
6, 900 | Sas Hs: =| - a ee ee ee 2 ee 
Bee a a A a ee ee eee 400 SOph 2 ee Se 
800 | 7A) eS eee ees || 5 a ee eS ae 
3, 300 foi. > eee 1,000 5b 27) ES ee oe Ee 
33, 400 442 100 2 900 Og) ness ee eee 
oe ee aa (eS hee ee, 18, 500 1, 980 45, 500 5, 290 231, 700 28, 197 
500 ch hy ee ees ie | aa ee (a ees ee 
100 yl ee aS es Ss | | ee! ae ae S| ee SS eee 
100 2 100 Pe, 5 teas eS) EE eS | a Se ee 
1, 000 | Sl. a ew pee eee eS eee 700 6 
100 Ee AN ee Ws oe ee eee eee ee 
7,001, 600 |131,416 | 142,200| 8,063 342, 200 10,199 | 2,531,400 | 53,742 



