FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 
Fisheries of Connecticut, 1937—Continued 
SEED OYSTER FISHERY: By Grar 
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Total, exclusive 
Item Dredges Tongs Rakes By hand of duplication 
OPERATING UNITS 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number Number 
On vessels_-___---- 182 Ge) (6 || 5 olde Be: See S| a 185 
On boats and shore: 
eglar. = -. _. 11 69 1 87 160 
Casual. -.--..-.- 13 21 10 34 69 
Totals 2. + 206 93 11 121 414 
Vessels: 
Steams? S022 te2 OMeeMee |] ate ere tee ee UR el ee ae ee 8 3 
Net tonnage____ Rai) Sl Se ae Seen ae ee eae 279 
WWIGEOR= = st 18 pe So 4 = aie ae ae ee ED REE RT ae 19 
Net tonnage__-- 434 Seri seen | $e 2 hee 2 to | er a eT - 442 
Dale oe SY «| | emia 5 testa we | ie ramen aaa | dialer CR eee sete: 23 
Net tonnage___- HOU» py oo 85a CBee NS ees id ee eee pee 49 Be 169 
Total vessels_ 44 ee ee ane ee Se |. eee 45 
Total net ton- 
macer =~ J 882 Oh el | esee nat 2 | oe 890 
Boats: 
IVT Gers see ee oh oe] _ th Th: Piaelp jeu Layee Acie es Beco aie PAD IE BOBS 2 Man B24.9 it 
Other as erates: 9 91 i Ee || Sarees eee ee 109 
Apparatus: 
Number.__--.. ------ 191 93 AMS 3 E ARORA T SL» 0 See 
Yards at mouth TOO Meee |= 28 re eB See a Sal oe ye oS ee 
CATCH 
Oysters, seed: Bushels| Value | Bushels| Value | Bushels| Value | Bushels| Value | Bushels| Value 
Public, spring_-____- 36, 411) |$267585 || 9,034 |$5, 550: |__---___|__..__- 5, 500 |$3, 550 | 50,945 |$35, 685 
Public falls. 17,122 | 13,925 | 12,100 | 8, 200 4,900 |$2, 150 8,050 | 5,032 | 42,172 | 29, 307 
Private, spring -___- Psccenestal) [Paich CULL) | iaaetm tate | assy | |e pe es Hae (ee He 284, 800 |278, 700 
Private, fall_._..... LSU Rr Pe ||. CeO), SAE | ae BS OE (| ee 63, 727 | 60, 492 
Motalee ewe. 402, 060 (379, 702 | 21, 134 |13, 750 4,900 | 2,150 | 13, 550 | 8,582 |441, 644 |404, 184 
SEED OYSTER FISHERY: By counties 
Item Fairfield New Haven 
Fishermen: BSS TINE NSE Fi) Number Number 
TV ESSC ISS mene oe. . re te ek 99 86 
On boats and shore: 
Regular sess. =. ot ee ee dS See een oo aS Lens 152 8 
(ORCTIAN Loo Sees © Se eee 67 2 
318 96 
2 1 
174 105 
4 15 
127 315 
19 4 
143 26 
25 20 
444 446 
SY 0) 16) ei A Sol a ee ee, = Se Se a Ly at eee oe 
OFAC = ee no ee se 100 9 
Apparatus: 
DTG 90g ae 22 ie ae eae eae eee esicsceasaee- 143 48 
DAG Gl ager een ae eS eee 110 59 
ADO Cp a 2 a ee ee 86 Uf 
Rakes so ose0. <—- 22.25 2 Se a =o AE ee 8 3 
Oysters, seed: CATCH Bushels| Value | Bushels| Value 
IPE BMCAN DEIN << 542 eee ee ee ee oo ae ase 38, 164 |$26,090 | 12,781 | $9,595 
Leqadaj Sch 15 |e Se ee eet ie eee eee eee 28,701 | 20,140 | 13,471 9, 167 
PELVAtERSDnin p> =. <e Se eee neem. Ae Wee ee 108, 600 |104, 000 |176, 200 | 174, 700 
IPERVALeH all 2 = See ee ee nee 8. ee 2,000 | 1,600 | 61,727 | 58, 892 
fRotal: a. 2 2 et eee pees Soe Ne 177, 465 |151, 830 |264,179 | 252, 354 

Note.—Of the total number of persons fishing for seed oysters, 217 are duplicated among those fishing 
for market oysters or other species. 
boat, 53 other boats, and 14 dredges. 
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Similarly the following craft and gear are duplicated: 7 vessels, 1 motor- 
