324 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Mackerel fishery of the Atlantic coast, 1937—-Continued 
OPERATING UNITS AND CATCH: By GEAR CLASSIFICATION AND GROUNDS 
[Vessels of 5 net tons and over] 


Designation Vessels 

SOUTH—AREA XXIII 



Tonnage 
Net tons 
1,111 
586 
775 
229 
114 
11,862 

Crew 
Number 
351 
178 
250 
75 
33 
1581 
Trips | Total catch 
Number Pounds 
114 | 1, 904, 800 
46 714, 200 
37 1,011, 800 
13 145, 000 
26 276, 500 
236 4, 052, 300 
103 2, 053, 000 
68 1, 586, 000 
40 790, 700 
22 34, 500 
5 600 
238 4, 464, 800 
Seiners: 
Spring: Number 
Regular vessels)! 5. a4. 84523 eee 24h 
Miscellaneous vessels__.._....._...__.----- 15 
Fall and winter: 
IRegularvessels ei 5 2020) 51 beeseeie | Uae 19 
Miscellaneous vessels_______..______----__- 6 
Netters: 
Spring-t.2.-2<.. -b he 20 eS eee BT ee. 5 
Total®. 26 82 Se “eee Se 147 
BLOCK ISLAND 
(Area X XII west of Nantucket Shoals) 
Seiners: 
Spring: 
Regulanavessels:e 5.5. bares SRE Bee gs 26 
Miscellaneous vessels______.__...__..---_-- 24 
Fall and winter: 
Reenlarivessels 2. = s< = Saat BPs 5 21 
Netters: 
Spine e eke = obo ee i OR 2b AM 6 
StlmMmMers 5. sock oe ee 1 
ABYC | LAS SS Ee eS 2) Os) ek 155 
GULF OF MAINE 
(Area X XII north of Nantucket Shoals) 
Seiners: 
Spring: 
Regular vessels. .---.. 3 Gas ek 2 2 18 
Miscellaneous vessels____.._._.__._-_-_---- 27 
Summer: 
Recwlamvesselsves! ts. We bis Pe 27 
Miscellaneous vessels____.____.__--______-- 34 
Fall and winter: 
Regular -vesselsvvicr 2) te ee 25 

29 127, 900 
51 186, 700 
227 | 1,515, 900 
247 830, 600 
77 820, 000 
25 172, 200 
33 21, 800 
262 | 1,309, 100 
951 | 4,984, 200 
Miscellaneous vessels 14 
Netters: 
Springs oes 52a. AE A es Se AE 6 
Mall:and winters -296.052.. Saw ayh. wb 27 
Totalbas 253.5 eon 2a oe a 1 88 
NOVA SCOTIA—AREA XXI 
Seiners: 
Spring: 
FRegmIan Vessels: a4 ee ee eee ete 4 
Miscellaneous vessels___...__.___._____---- 5 
Fall: 
IMDISCeLIENeOUSKYV.OSSE 1S seas ee 1 
NOUR See see eu ee Pee oe 19 
SUMMARY 
Seiners: 
Reg Ware ees es eee EL vee Meera 127 
NEISCOllaneOUS Ss eter tee eh ee kee tom ane oa 1 48 
INettersse es 6 -eak co et eee Ve ee dee eee 133 
Granditotal: 2252: 2 Soe ee ee 196 



6 211, 200 
7 283, 900 
1 800 
14 495, 900 
634 8, 435, 300 
457 3, 919, 400 
348 1, 642, 500 
1,439 | 13, 997, 200 

1 Exclusive of duplication. 
