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Tongs Babee By uaad, otal, 
other other | exclusive 
Item than for | Forks Hoes | than for | of dupli- 
Oyster Other oysters oysters cation 
Vessels—Continued. 
Motor—Continued. Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
LAT tovloOMOnS Sao 324 7-2) S580 250: 2 | Sates oa Faeroe | seen 2 oo co oeeee | poo eee 4 
15i to 160 tons#- .- =~ 4/22 tse a Be ee ee Se eae ee 1 
161;¢0 31.70:tonS...--=s=—4)/2so-- 2-2 | 2k 2 aoe | |. 4) eee ee 3 
171.t6 180)tonsih .. -....4/00.- 5.5 4) B22. sa eee ee BO aS Soca | 3 
181 to,190tons® - <5 =.= 4)SSe_ S222 tego sco ee et SS a eae 1 
Motel. ..2t Me. 2 OR. ESA 2 ee) ass 381 
INetitonnage===seS == ee ee eee naa (aan renner aa ae eee ae 15, 160 
Total wesselsi—. 2. 2-4 tee sd | See ee os Se cel Bo aS | es | ee, 410 
Total net tonnage.= = 3). 62 255.3 |S Son essence ed ease ab sea ee 20, 102 
Boats: 
Motors-25622--222-2--25524 1 37 Gee |fpeeo neers Gt Sees 1, 754 
Otherness 31 8% 618 97 415 2 1, 675 
INCE in | OR t a|  | el e oe eeeed| eeee eeed| Sore 457 
Apparatus, number-_----------- 37 138 823 463 1 7823s RO Oe 
CATCH: By GEAR 
Purse seines 
Species Haul seines 
Mackerel Other 
Pounds Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
INO WAV .CS eee mt ee = a ee ae ee eee 72, 100 S620 |ca- = 5 ae 
Blyefishte sees ss seeee an a2 Saaee roe Sansa soaee| Conon cones Poems acs ssoes 
Butterisht elas Sees oe set hee ee 96, 800 S1680i\|22-<cseecs 
CO eee ee ea sou cao ee deus oon UN TOO eeeteRS.4| =~ bse 
Hiogundérs; blackback. Ste. U_ =. 2. Fees eo | elec 
Giayiishtet Fe ean os oe esha senecnkee 800 Silas: bs 28 
VOMHIN Ge HSOAt se eee wa see ek sot ee oka 300 £1 te ee 
WAIN CO ss Sse a se esas sre aaeccncne sal eee ee coe ce pe ereeeene|pasesaeoe 
Mackerel Sass So ee 5 ee Ne 5O) 400M id raGSn =e 2 = 
POLIG Ck eae rare eens ee emcee een 7, 300 O00 |pasa-Sss—— 
Shacliea te penioves es Aree sles seta eee 6, 400 204) eens Cae 
Sharkstes bss 22) osteo ese ed 9, 300 SPS ee ae a 
Striped bass 7, 000 a 
Sturgeon 200 Ph (ee 
UM bil: eee eee Seas ee eee 5, 000 201 132, 400 
MOLAlE ssc eee sab scone nosea=eSs= ante sse 11,964,700 | 543,186} 132,400 | 5,296 | 481, 600 5, 183 
Gill nets Lines 
Species 
Anchor Drift Hand Trawl 
Pounds Value | Pownds | Value | Pounds| Value | Pownds Value 
INO WAVGSe Ree eee reba ease ee tu hemes 1'9:,400)) ieee 640-2 .--=- || See 10 $1 
‘Blvehishists =e a eee eee 2, 000 $400 100 7 | 31,000 | $2, 435 500 48 
IButtertish~2=-—2~- = es ee a 10, 000 GE fs), | acai be SSS 600 31 
Coys ees Reape ee aS Se 3,139/'600) | 80/339) 22 - ==2 = == | ae 170, 500} 4,187 |16, 801, 700 386, 850 
Gunners oes eee 27, 400 880: 2522222 2- J] See | == 22-12 =| +222 - a te 
Cusks cee aa ee 51, 000 9485 | Skee aer ees | ere ses 5) ee 8, 173, 800 150, 849 
Belsiicongert= 22.22 ten ese aie ES PENS Re eae | eer |e Lt 300 
Flounders: 
Gray/soles enna oes 200 Doles cate 8 een 2 2S a ee 24, 800 1, 059 
Gey 6 aVoy a so) |= pues ee Bee ES A My Dak eee ead Pee ENR Oe a! sn ee eee 2, 500 108 
Yellowtail and dab____- 7, 700 99) || 5224-62-26 | eee 1, 000 24 232, 900 8, 228 
Blackback 2st. =! 1, 700 430 L213 eee 1, 100 61 129, 300 6, 230 
Hilgkon es ase Aarne eee 1600005|'2 16,4008 | esate 26 a | eet | aac ae 300 32 
Unclassified _..____-___- 500 8.35 hoe 2 ee |b 2a 2 SSE ee a ee ee 
Goosefishie oe ee 10, 300 108) i2=i8-322 13 eee 100 a ce | eee 
I addock ees == aren 4535 7100))||210; 2000 | aaee eee =| ee 1, 400 36 |17, 010, 000 509, 050 
TAK eae Sc ee eee eee 15134300), 214512) | Sates | Seee eee 1, 700 14} 9,196, 600 160, 620 
Malibntalts eee 6 SB si asker eee 200 30 | 1, 882, 600 203, 281 
Herring. segs a. = eee 3, 300 29 1, 400 MDD Yc cal DoE I NB 
Mackerel tie see Pen 2,100 69 |1, 624,900 | 84, 254 9, 600 per ee eee 
Pollock sis Sse eae eee S1605'800) 1522585 | ees ene eee 208, 800 |~ 1,898 | 1, 294, 400 21, 853 
TRosefish Jase) ieee ees eee BOOM: io GR eS ares Seo ee ee 1, 700 22 
