374 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
VIRGINIA 
Fisheries of Virginia, 1937 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR 


















Purse ahi Gill nets 
seines, au Lines 
Item men- seines hand. 
haden Anchor Drift Stake 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
Oniivessels sto oe hee 1 S905) | ooo S= 222 ee eee kk |. ee | eee 
On boats and shore 
Re pwalar A POO! We 2. Ue eee er eae ee 2 te 2 270 6 16 89 ili 
G@asuall. dea - net eee es sop d ost el 220) |-2222222le 336 193 24 
Potale sss ee 1, 205 490 6 352 282 35 
Vessels: 
Steam: 
41etoy50) CONS! = eee oS se L || tet See ae eee | SOS SS | eee Ee oe 
GIGt0 70 OnStar Pe eee 288 eee 2 a ess | Oe Lee | eee e eee 
CINCOISOOUS See eee nese eee OF | eee aa es Seeses ore anee sos eon ass see Some eae 
SIA ONOOIL ONS aes = 2h le CON Me em Cee ee Creer 5 ole ee ee Pe AE Se ee = 
S1sto 200 tonssee )< ese bp ee Otic bs see =| 2 eee 2 | ao eee tse a2 S22 = | eee 
LOtonlOitons===-2--.-22-. ee 39)|.--== ee =| See ee m2) ee 2 Se eee | ee 
PSdutON4 OiGonS*=2 =2-- == s-— eee || n= ee Se Be ee S| ee ee nS ee | 
L4intorlS0 Tons =<. 2 6ee 25-26 ee i) Set SS he eee 2 Ae SS ee | eee 
TSistowl 6Oitons= = <4 82. = eee 2) | Se a S| es | So eS | eS | eee 
NGIGOMLOTONSS <5 ess aes ee eee 1) ee es ae es ee eee eal ee ee 
iL COVLSOGOnS- = 2288" —- -- eee | eae ae on | ee Sees | SN Te || Se eee ee 
19itor200 tonss = 2 == -7e2-28 = 2s 1 ee ee ee St a ee eee ee Pes 
UO tealig= A. a = Be ee Re 25g | een ete Oe ee eS Oe ee 8 | ee | eee ee 
INettonnages 2-242. —- «2252s ZASSS 4 | eee eee || Re |e | ee ee ee 
Motor: 
WO; 2OUONS== == — Sb = ee ee 00 | he 5 RRS ees | es ee ee ee nee ee 
2 1WbO%S0) CORSEEE — =- 428: 8S ee Ly || See | ae eo ee | = | ore 
BlLitOMOOnswes = = = se os. 2 De Se 1 |e = = ee et Ue el ed (Pe ges oy |e? Se 
BivtowOiLoms- <3 - = Ee olf || SoS eae |S Pere eee eee ee eee Bee 
(uto SOtwoOns = 2 2228 2 ea oe = eee Oise ee 2 55] Me ee eee 
LOMO toms. 2 =: 2s === =e eee Utell = SR aI ae 8 | 2 ee | ee 
UU CON20) CONS» ss ee ss Se | eee eee ye ae | ee 
L2Uitoyls0 tons = —-= 2 ees=- = 2 ee AL kee Sea = 2 3-2 | a | er eee | a eee 
VSCORL4OTONSE We eos ae Se ee ee DL es S| ee fe Raia eI ee a eels 
ADE a SE as RR RIES IF Os 3A Ui Rs Sa | ee HS SR EN hE ay St eS 
INetitonnages<! ede: sv a5 oe Ree” SAAS eee (mere SPD. ae ee |e ee | a 
TRotal'vessels: & . 30.5 he 1 2a Shut ct Sab tonne oy | Le | 
Total net'tonnage-_...-.+.2! 2. SH667. ||: See Sale. Ss ee ees O. . Reet ee 
Boats 
Motor! 6%) 21 fe. tb geld sh eee o 1 eee 83 3 37 109 20 
Others 22222 ne 2 5 ee ee eee UGS) 0 ee 193 169 3 
Accessoryspoats...- $6" 2 eye eat 1 ee a t}s3| eee Se SIE Sa a (ee eee eee eee a ee 
Apparatus: 
INmapere 822. Pe See 36 139 3 223 5, 963 93 
bench -vardss ee = 2s ea ee oe eee 11, 050 DSRS TOM Eee se = a RE eS | aps ae 
Sduareivards tats. eee | eee 3,600 | 201, 605 135;732) (Bae See 
Hooks} iDalts; ‘orisnoods. Muy 68.2 pe eal) le Ae Beh eis ea SL es 161 

