FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 
Fisheries of Virginia, 1937—Continued 
CATCH: By crar—Continued 
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Pots—Continued 
Species Scrapes Dredges 
Eel Fish 
Pounds Value Pounds | Value Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
Catfish and bullheads- 5, 000 $300) | 182/100) ($5090) || ree ee = ee oe ee | 
Eels, common----_----- 43, 600 2, 366 6, 500 355. (use eo Tea | eee eee 
\iCTRURD [OPO Oak eg ed kee a a | a 100 Qrlirtiets =< 50s |e ter ye ee eee | eee 
Crabs: 
LEUNG Lt a | a ae oy | aaa ene ee (ee ee 74,000 | $1, 480 |4, 902,700 |$174, 960 
relolateyava lh oe psp At eS Fl | ag ae) (a ee el (ee eee 455; 000) 36; 400) | eee 
Oysters, market: 
LPI ay ib YOM es all 2 <= Seen s| [Sassen o/s eee ee = ae ee 256, 800 | 22,830 
EAA ie eked ee eee ee eee | eee eee | ET SS eae en 2, 545, 400 | 192, 560 
SIs LOO SR Bee wart eel = ates art | ema al pe eat al [en a) (arene 10, 800 1, 426 
OC ale eee 48, 600 2, 666 118, 700 5, 448 529, 000 7,715, 700 | 391, 776 
Species Tongs Rakes Picks By hand 
Pounds Value Pounds | Value Pounds Value | Pounds | Value 
Crabsssotvan di peclerss)- = 25-6 sat eas oo oe [ne SE | - be fe 273, 800 | $22, 100 
Clams: 
Hard, public______ 1089:-100) 2 $173,742: |-s-s2s<5=-|225-4t4- 277, 000 |$49, 200 | 258,000} 46,090 
Hard, private_____ 7, 000 PO 2 8 ei ee | Cae 
AylFR I RE es saya hee semper pl i, - ea) bea em (ey amy | me (eset se 27, 700 788 
Oysters, market: 
Public, spring -____- 1, 276, 800 rs Son pee Taso erent 2 ae eS ee 7, 800 585 
Publicsfalle-& ==. 2, 104, 800 P4570)" = os So 2k oe ea eee 
Private, spring____|} 1, 320, 000 SaS150) | 100,000 S51 400) 228 ee eee 21, 000 1, 350 
Private, fall_______ 1, 579, 400 TD PPS VM CUS PAM OTN Yel Ly faa Us Pe i cae we, Se fa 42, 000 2, 700 
TOUR sa et een 7, 377, 100 609, 917 /|1, 832, 000 |126, 700 277,000 | 49,200 | 630,300 | 73,613 
OPERATING UNITS: By COUNTIES 
: A Eliza- 
Acco- | Arling-| Caro- | Charles} Ches- | Din- 
Iter mac ton line | City |terfield| widdie ee Essex 
Fishermen: Number Number| Number| Number Number| Number| Number) Number 
Onigvessels*e3 ee Bei ee BE See ee | ee a eee oe Spi 
On boats and shore: 
veowlar- bos. ed 1005} 2 oes |e Se eee | ee 138 47 
Casualtce2 5 fee 264 56 4 89 39 6 14 44 
PROGR ee eee et 8 1, 301 56 4 89 39 6 249 91 
ooo |: _——_—<$—— 
Vessels, motor: 
PPONLOOHS= tee 2S a ke ed | ee ee Se ee | eee riod bane 0 eee 
PU Torzuibons seers. 2 3 Bh el 1f)| . 22 PE | ee 1 1) |e a 
ZtOMO tons:- 184) © Oe 1 UNE. te ASR So eee | eee 
Baliye CL saver S| eS | (ee (ee ee ee ee 1) ee eee 
Tita 14 is Seed a eee ee Ee eee, Sus (ee Bea ome Vr lease 2 || ee Zon | eee 
Net tonnage: ees eee 1S rs da ee he (ORR | eS bs | Ps a Vi Se 
Boats: 
LOLOL ieee eek bes. wh 666 104) ee 1 2 | ES: 56 24 
(Oy asters) ps Sh) Bi Sse a ae 611 22 2 60 20 4 25 22 
Apparatus: 
Purse seines, menhaden__________ De ee os a ee | eee 
Reneth; yards. ei. 980. |2 ke een |S es ee ee 
Hanisemes- es 2 EET 19 | ee oF a a5 5 NS) ea 8 8 
ength; yards-—.--=-=.- i. 9.505 | 1,600)|/222 = 3509), 155508|e ae eas 2, 350 
Gill nets: 
1D) 7h ee a ory ee er 4 14 1 60 10 ee eee 
HaqHare yarns Sot 8,000 | 20,580 | 1,200 | 67,825 | 6,000 600))|222- ees) oo ee 
Stake sees Ob Tie} Oh eee Se 65)|... 2224 | eee 5 
Naqnarpryardse ose eek es =< > Bi Ls | eee ee A00: ||| -1,,800:|.-22=-=2|55- 34 3, 100 
Lines: 
12 is ee So oo ee 60. | ec Sk a a a eee eee 
TGOKS) eet: 120: | 2 ak a ee a ee se 
Trot with baits or snoods____ 378i) oo oe ee ee ee | ee eee 35 7 
Baits or snoods_________- 933600, |_.2.:1 SU ee | le Se ease see 17, 500 1, 600 



