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Fisheries of Delaware, 1937—Continued 
CATCH: BY GEAR 



Species 

Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout,”’ gray - --- 
Striped sbass:..229 =e ee 
Sturgeon: 322-22 - = ee aa Se 
White-perch===--= 2 SSeS 
Yellow perch 
IMGWIV CS 2280 2-7. 2:28 Be. 52> es 
CElD~nae2e2eccsacet Sonsacsesec ace 
Catfish and bullheads-_-_---_---------- 
Welsicommon ss ee ee 
Mlounderss--==— . 52 2 ee 
Gizzard’shad=== = =e == WAT EE Snes 
Shad 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout,’’ gray - --- 
Stripedibass-_--2¢ 3. = es 
INGO =o ees oe ee ——— 
Williteypenchatass 22 sot ee 
Mellowsperch.- 22> 42. 3 8 ele 
Motalesssoss=2yo-ssee5 Senge 
Species 
Car 
WSIS cOMmmMmone ss se ee ee 
Mlounderss ase ns = ee ae ee 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout,’ gray _--- 
Striped! basss# 22 seit S28 es 
Wihite perch se=- 32> 4) stn See 
Wellow/pench ose =. 22 seas ese 
Crabs: 
Sattiandinedlerss=3-2=-— 
Turtles: Snap Persea. = eas ae sae nee 




















Gill nets 
Purse seines Haul seines 
Drift Runaround 
Pounds Value |Pounds Value |Pounds, Value |Pounds Value 
wis. s+ setenlee scot 64, 600 $1, 298 2, 800 $54. s} 9-95-4:||beee oe 
Bae | 1, 900 133 3, 600 202 1|plevsa st | Ses 
os eS = Re Soe 20; 400! |) 203232 a | ee ee | eae 
ee ae oe 12, 100 BERR es a ee | ee 
ua 171, 400 | 1,714 | 56, 800 852 | 28, 800 $432 
pa ae ne eee emer nerd | ecereesend |i ae aan laceeoee! 200 10 
Mets 3000 | 52| 1,000| 40 | 62,100 | 2, 490 
2, 600 467 3| 13,800) | -2:'085))| 2 aa 
ee SS er [ee es ne ee eee 3, 000 150) |. = seep epee Be 
Wer eae 2 eee 256, 000 | 7,680 | 25, 100 753 2, 400 72 
SE: SR 155100) |.) 6049) = == | allel OD 180 
UE tes = 2 as bees || es eer 400 7 Sa sere) | pee 
Sea ween ae Menem betes Area D2 1OOR EL 200n Sees eee 200 20 
be aoe 22a ee 8/2650 Sk ee eee 
48, 857, 000 | 227,831 |562, 700 |16, 565 |106, 500 | 4,260 | 95, 200 | 3, 204 
Gill nets—Contd. Lines 
Pound nets 
Stake Hand Trawl 
Pounds Value |Pounds| Value |Pounds| Value | Pounds) Value 
Oe) FRE ee | ee I eS res | Seas a ee 00 $50 
9, 600 sOSe eee = = — |) UE oo S| eae Se |e 100 8 
Ls er on ene | eee teee | 2 Se 1, 300 39 
Es ceed effete oes || es eee ee 48,000 |$1,680) | = =--s2e4)25- ==. 
oe ae sn | ee ' 14, 000 $210" | 22. 22s eee ree ae 
Dei ie nee (= Be Ek) ae a eens eee ees |e ne 500 65 
200 10) poe ~ 22 =| == 22 2 Al ees a eo ee 
ch pe eS ee | eee: SSS Ee Se eee | pe 500 10 
4, 100 6957/22 to.) 2 3] eee ee el eee | Ee 
be ees | eee ee OOO 210 22.25. 2) ae ae ees |e 
10, 700 Wi ce ai eee So. | a el | mene Ome | eee 
aihien seme ipl pe cao 1, 100 38 | S| eee ee ere ee 
1, 000 LOOM esa] = 2 |e eee 1, 900 184 
pat ES 2 ee ae ee ee ee | 2 ee | 1, 800 84 
25, 600 2,857 22, 100 453 | 48,000 | 1,680 8, 600 440 
Stop nets Fyke nets Dip nets Cast nets 
Pounds | Value | Pounds| Value| Pounds | Value | Pounds Value 
9, 400 [G94 pce ne Pee tneta| eee ed 300 $24 
As 5a OS 2p ee 17, 400 $520 ||: 22-252 =| eee ere 2 
ee ee eee 800 pane aoe See ee |e 
pana pease fee gs TGR SUO F-23942 carte Se | | aes eee 
Pee es eee Re 3, 800 1941/5 SSS se es | | ee 
terse be 2 aS ee 1, 600 AS wow ee wines Se ns a | es 
eres ono hal ee he eae 4, 500 480i nce. sear ees sol ee ont OL Pe oe 
BS dete be pagcope,= 3, 800 380: 2-222 2tstl|lpeesesss| MES Se eee 
BS ouha eeellpee ele 4, 200 210) |. eee ESS ee ee 
SS | ee 800 16 | 1805 000M #$2i7 05 Ne seers eee = 
pe 8 | ee Se | ee | ae PS cH00ULS 894. | -aaen eee | Sas 
eee per re eee 3, 100 246 || Se ae |e 
9, 400 752 | 56,300 | 4,496 | 258,500 | 17,599 300 24 





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