FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 
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FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES 
(Area XXTIT)® 
The yield of the commercial fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States 
(New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware) during 1937 
amounted to 264,651,900 pounds, valued at $7,895,990 to the fisher- 
men, representing a decrease of 5 percent in volume but an increase 
of 23 percent in value as compared with the catch in 1935, the most 
recent previous year for which catch statistics are available. These 
fisheries gave employment to 7,720 fishermen, as compared with 
9,620 in 1935. 
There were 419 fishery wholesale and manufacturing establishments 
in the 4 States in 1937 as compared with 408 in 1935 when the most 
recent previous survey was made. In 1937 these establishments 
employed 6,839 persons, paid $8,611,693 in salaries and wages, and 
produced manufactured products (canned, cured, packaged, and by- 
products), valued at $18,658,605. In 1935 the wholesale and manu- 
facturing firms employed 6,143 persons, paid $6,666,507 in salaries 

















and wages, and produced manufactured products valued at 
$13,441,812. 
Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1937 
SUMMARY OF CATCH 
Product New York New Jersey Pennsylvania 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
ish. .1=> st 2 ee ee oe eee 64, 882, 400 | $1, 531, 483 |115, 471, 800 | $1, 899, 388 34, 700 $4, 632 
SUGHIERI (1 Oe ae ees ee: 19, 278, 100 2, 839, 563 | 14, 044, 400 1, 3015 570) j= tea ee ee 
Ota er = 2 Ae 84, 160, 500 4, 371, 046 |129, 516, 200 3, 200, 958 34, 700 4, 632 
Product Delaware Total 
Pounds Value Pounds Value 
OTR Wo ee ee A ee es 49, 804, 600 $264, 769 230, 193, 500 $3, 700, 272 
SEG Oni) Kee SE ee 1, 135, 900 54, 585 34, 458, 400 4, 195, 718 
UNO) ii le, SR ee ne eee 50, 940, 500 319, 354 264, 651, 900 7, 895, 990 
OPERATING UNITS: By STATES 
Fate tN et _| Pennsyl- 
Item New York | New Jersey Sarita Delaware Total 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number Number 
RO nV CSSClSeE A= eee! TPO 1, 158 [el S27 es eee 337 2, 627 
On boats and shore: 
Reet G02) eee” BOO ee Ee 1, 104 Lt oP in| eee eee Sena 25 2,121 
Wagiale: Vee sk eee eee 1, 027 1, 581 34 330 2,972 
Ata} | ae, Be a 3, 289 3, 705 34 692 7, 720 
Vessels: 
(sitcrigs|® EAS RO USNS . ONS ey ee Of |e AE oe Se ea 9 10 
INGiILOUTACR se ener eS Ab: 8 tek _ Soe) ese ae 1, 167 1, 212 
IG) aye S20 a a , Ps a ee 244 1S 78 |e: eee 1 438 
INGE bonmare-= oes) ts eee eT: | 3, 989 pia kta ee er Oe SES 138 7, 324 
Si ieee 22 | Soe e or IT eS Ee ee D. 3:42 See on fs 3 
INGE OTT AT A pee 8b ee get 2 $2) |\2-- 352. |S eA 32 
Motalkvessels st ees ee 245 190s 2 eee 16 451 
Total net tonnages._-_- = |e __. 4, 034 95.229) |paaa sansa 1, 305 8, 568 



6 This is the number given to this area by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It 
should be explained that there are included in this area craft whose principal fishing ports are in the area 
but at times fish elsewhere. A notable example is the southern traw! fishery which extends into area XXIV. 
It should be observed that the persons engaged, gear and craft employed, and catch of the seed-oyster fishery 
are not included among the statistics of the fishery for market oysters and other species but are shown in 
separate tables in this section. For a clearer understanding of the statistics published in this section, the 
reader is referred to the section in the latter part of this document entitled ‘Statistical survey procedure.’’ 
