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BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of Virginia, 1937—-Continued 
OPERATING UNITS: By Gear—Continued 

























Tongs nee By hand pee = 
akes, P clusive o! 
Item oyster | Picks duplica® 
Oyster | Other Oyster | Other tion 
Fishermen: Number| Number| Number|Number|Number|Number| Number 
Oni vessels: 1-22-24 Seo oh oe ol eee eens a o| bose eealeer oes oolee eases (eae neee 1, 666 
On boats and shore: 
Repgular---<2sss42c-=-<25 ee 2, 407 332 495 375 100 310 4, 851 
Wasualisiiwy. 152 5- see ee 680 36 Pel is See 25 75 3, 070 
‘Potalis22.-.. eee 3, 087 368 515 375 125 385 9, 587 
Vessels: 
Steam: 
CTD Coes] Yh 0) 1s eng ee ce a S| Se RR ee |e Ee ea | eee ee 1 
GIto-70 tons -2s224 2265-2 252---~ 22s 2c sees |Postee ze |Esee sees 22 bane24| Sees | ee 1 
PEtOS0! Conse astees sees sce te Lea | Lee ce a eee eee ee eee 2 
SI totO0 tons==54 esse as2c202-=- 254} Pee - et ee|e eee le <2 ee as be ee | eae ee 4 
OlstoMH00\tons-2 22-5252 5h522-2 80 2ss= 2 Se Sse ee eee ee en she Se eae s= ee 5 
LOM COMO tons Sos 2o 2s. - Sa ee | ae | cote eea|ooeoase lee ee ee 3 
P3ItOM4O ONS 25-22 s2522822e2 eS eeten se | Lene es See ee be ese | eee 2 
AAU tow S0NtOnS 25 ss 25525222 esseee | Ses seeds | Le eet Ecce aces nel asens|pase5as|e RES 1 
HF 1SCO tL OORCONS Ss Ste nae eee ee | ere en ee | eee ee | ee SSS ee ee 2 ee | eee 2 
TOI toOM {OtONS2 = 22.6 = oooh ee eee eee ee a eee (ate eel | eee 1 
LV lNto18Oitons:...- 2.8.22 224 Be oe | Ee Se | Ce ae ld oe ee 2 
AGINtOMOOGONS:. -2-2== 522.2 Sees see ea eae === sa | 2a ee tee | oseetee|S22seess| ee 1 
Total ees. gee oh a _ - | h e  e e  eae,|oe 25 
Net tonnage = <2 28 F288 ao es | Pe ee ed |e bee nal eek See 2, 833 
Motor: 
6f0:10) tons: ..-- 2-2 2555-574 245225 ee ae Ree oo Pe Re | er te Se || Career 69 
DT CO 20 CONS oa sea eS eee | ee ea cee ae | eee ee | eee ee | ee eee 43 
21tOj30 GOnS==. 22 osu aoe Sse | ao ee | ene || ES oe || ae | ee eee 12 
SLstomo tOnS-<. 22a 2 8 Ee eee ee ohne £2 oS oe eee ee 5 
41°to O0NCONS =.= <2 see oe Sowa cee | kone soon See eae aon mete LE 5. ool cee ee Zz 
GlitowOtons.-8324. 222s = Scot] 2 = Re =| ee ee al Poe Ena Soe |e 1 
WUCOSONCONS |. 22S a= s- Se eee SS eee. |b ee eee 3 
LOST OM OM ONS 2- ee een ee | Bees ee ae | ee Sf ae eet | ee ee | 1 
VUE OW QO POMS Fe Bae He See ot be hd oe Ree | a A ee La ee 1 
D2) toma0 tons: 2 Ss es 5 eh _ = ee ee ee 1 
PLtol40itons-= 32. oe oko Poa see es ee i ool) so |e 1 
MOtal’= base OP ra PI ee |e eS ee 139 
INetitonnage’. a2 228 - 2k Ue Ns Sa 8 ee ere | of 2 |e see Cee 2, 469 
Potalavessels =< seca | a fd 8s | eee 164 
Notalinetitonnage =e feos es | Se a ee eee SE Be ee ee | eee 5, 802 
Boats: 
1410) 42) Ree or I Ce a ee eee 1, 500 113 66 1 yal ee ee eee 3, 366 
OUnere ee ee ee eee 271 199 423 310 50 75 38, 004 
IAC CESSOMVAD OAS hee ae ee oer be Ue Oe Neel 2 ee 105 
Apparatus, number 2, 877 353 515 By fie PRPS ede oad es She 2 Se eS 
CATCH: BY GEAR 
Gill nets 
Species Purse seines Haul seines 
Anchor Drift 
Pounds Value Pounds | Value Pounds Value | Pounds | Value 
AIO WAVIOS 28. nee ae See a ee en a A 626; SOOM ESGSb7Oni==_ = _ = SP en eee 4,000 $51 
Ble fish ee = S552 ees Ra | eee ee 135, 100 5, 739 600 $42 800 80 
BON TOMS 8 Ss ee SEE ye ee eae ee 400 Wee 2 223-2 see ee eee | Bee 
IB UGE EGS ee as ee A ee | 19, 900 POU! ||'s- 222-8 Sa ey ee eo | ree 
@abiovoncrabieater sss) oases ann | ee ern 700 OF | eee (ee Sara | PEE ey Se Ne es 
Caps aes sees) es oe Ea See ee 244, 600 LOS A ee os se ae | ee 1,000 20 
Catfishvand bollheads!|2 aes ee 82) 700i ie G0! | ak Se SIS ee eel es | eae 
Croakertee cnn» 2. a Re |e eer 5, 154, 100 | 82, 690 65, 000 975 50, 000 2, 000 
Drums redlonreahisns=s|ee> =. ees eee ree 11, 900 111) [Panamera nee itcaes| Poe mee eal he Oe ee 
IDClSs Common sete 2 Wt ee eee | eae 1, 800 OD eo 22 Eee | ee 
WL OUN GOES eee eee | eee teen | ere nee 34, 800 15209). 2k One| S| eae | ee 
Gizzardisha dee ee S| eee ae | eee 71, 000 190:\| 20-243 5523| ees 3, 000 30 
LAT VeSth Shee ee es ne 13, 900 QS) | aon ssess eee eee ee | eee eee 
Hickoryashade= saan Ea 6, 500 017 BR ree etl (eR BS [See ee ee 
King whitingor 
Ckinghishvs.). eae sao. Se eee | Pome 43° Q00R NL Oly, | ssi 6 Sass a eee eer ee lore ero 
