356 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Fisheries of Pennsylvania, 1937 } 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR 




Item Haul seines 
. Number 
Rishermen, on boatsiand(shore;casualt.--2-_-- ee ee ene a eee 
‘Boats; other, thanwnotor =. a eee ew a re a oo oe ee 8 
Apparatus: 
INUM DE! «3 202-51 Eascascssacada sda ieee an sce eee Pea eee ass acnesee es 2 eee eee 
Ibength, yards 24. ~-eecs- Se ee Sa ee e s SL 1, 650 
CATCH: By GEAR 
Species Haul seines 
Pounds Value 
Carpe ae ee cee as FE st ee a ee ee 3, 500 $210 
Shadiesss a tre ee Lo eee Jee 12, 600 3, 522 
Suckers meee Seto eh oe ee ee ee 18, 600 900 
Motel! ssc ok Ses eee ee PRE oe ae 34, 700 4, 632 
1 The commercial fisheries of Pennsylvania are confined to Bucks County. 
DELAWARE 
Fisheries of Delaware, 1937 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR 
Purse 29 Gill nets Lines 
seines, au 
Item men- seines : Rare 
haden Drift aroun Stake Hand Trawl 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
On vessels -_---- _ ee Fo P21 Dee eee We | tL) ta a, Bees Oe ee | [eee 
On boats and shore: 
Regulars. see | eee a ees 9 VAN ld ea Bae detent | WS tes DS 
@asnaliees Dee See ee ae ee es 185 38 11 24 8 2 
Tovalteye rs 23 Sse eee 295 189 38 20 26 8 2 
Vessels, steam: 
61-to:70\tons: ===> 1M SESS ee one ae oat oo oe ener a ee ee eee 
Sinto0itons ss" 222 - | ee S| ae eee (Ree ae ae ee (meneame fa SERRE 
Olito, LO0TOnS =.= === a I | aseseo5 5. |beeeeee ee see b= =o i= 4 | eS aS 
ERGO ZO bOmSee-) = ee 1 is PE ER AE Ee | | ee ee ae eee || em ee eR LL oe 
125560)130 tOnS=s le. === i i eS See ae eee eee ees ee ee (ead eS eet 
1416 tos bOitons= ===> ——e- ) = el See | ee ee ee eee eer oe eae 
161 to: 170 tons.-..---.-.=-== 2) nea sa Seth ea eee eee. eee at ee 
TSigtorGOrLONns =~ == oe ) i (perenne sn (See ee ee ees ee Se Bee kT allie eee 



Accessory boats 022__....-....- Pf fe ee | ah | fc ee fl |e eee | fees) SE 
Apparatus: 
ING erase ee ee 9 47 26 10 27 8 xine at | 
Teneth, -vards----.--- = 
Square svards en eons ee ee ree oe eee 
Hooks, baits, or snoods 



