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Fisheries of Virginia, 1937—-Continued 
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, Nor- Nor- 
Lan- | Math-| Mid- | Nanse-| New Nor- 
Item thamp-} thum- 
caster ews dlesex | mond | Kent folk Conta becland 
A pparatus—C ontinued. Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number) Number 
(iit eke SP Se 
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2 Cal IE eee ee Se 
3 4) | 
Oy SIORS 8 See ere ee 4 4 ee San e|| ere ee 14 Lh es 
Yards at mouth_________ 5 6 ip || eee Se 8 27 lh eee 
Tongs: 
‘Wy stereo an eee 309 73 378 1002-2 eee 193 169 
COVA a\) Pag, het Siege, ee eh apie eh! Olen ae a 2 Ws |) patie abe fe at bp le agh N3 e ta ce OSe| seen 
FR AIES OV SUI oe ee ee | eee ee | ie cae een | recerep ages erase | pee eee ee BAO 0) 1 He eee # 
TEN G:C lao ghee (ite ape te Pete bl eee Ih a orl can El ly pte | a ps 2 PACNIN |aeapeerees 
. Prin- | Prince : West- 
Prince F Rich- Staf- War- 
Item cess Wil- Surry . more- | York 
George Assia || iReen mond ford wick land 
Fishermen: Number| Number| Number| Number| Number|Number| Number| Number| Number 
ONMVESSCIS hoe otsc orale ol eee oh ee td ll eee rood oo | le Bee 173 
On boats and shore 
Hecilars 22> 222s 27-8 ee eg | 46 26 6 91 201 174 
Caspalisesete eee 245 33 69 48 60 30 7 10 263 22 
Motalet to. S 33 101 48 106 56 13 109 464 369 
Vessels, motor: 4 
‘SntORLORTOMS <a = eae Se ee ee | eee | ae ee ee 
1 to; 20 tonste - 2222 2/5. es ee oN 2 ce | en 
ZU GOVS0sbONS:.. = — 3 Fo eee Pe ol eet Se ee 
Sly CO; OutOnS. 2 Son ee Pe | 
Motale.. Mes od Pe ee, | ea De | ee 
INGE Tonnage s = 2 == 4 See | | 
Boats: 
Motown =. 1 Se 4 34 12 21 15 5 42 239 117 
Othere.. 2 sees es 17 28 19 35 32 5 16 110 46 
Apparatus: : 
lanliseiness= se = =a 3 10 5 1 11 VE ee 4 14 
Length, yards___-__- 671 | 2,250 950 375 | 2,400 700s) es 32 1,200 | 12,500 
Gill nets: 
TAT CHOP eos | ee | ee er een er | age |p a | 
Squaresyards he. | 25. °h eal ohh ea Ee ye 22 | ee ee ee 3, 600 
Drift bas. 2. 2 i ee eres Sila 25 Seam eed). ee Ne ee Se en Di | ee 
= square yards: ——|| 11/500) | = 2-22" = OOO), |S eeeee | a= se 8 2 2|) |e | eee oe eee 
Btaken sree. > -osetace | see aoe ole ere 414 720 | 1,020 240 500 25)||Sesaa=s= 
“. Squarenyardsh say 8 | Ee eee 8,180 | 10,800 | 20,400 | 7,200 | 15,000 400) |222-=- = 
ines: 
Trot with baits or 
SHOOdS! sues Se sales Fe! 
Baits or snoods_|_______- 
Trot with hooks 
LOOKS 2 Sl a aap See LU eee 
Poundinetstee—— ee aap ee 
Crab pon dime t sien. s|e ee eee |e ee 
Stopiietsae ae 
Square yards______- 
vkemets:-- =e 
Dipinets =. = se == aes | eee aes 
Otteritrawils: .es ee 5A 2 555 
Yards at mouth 
Pots: 
|G Neen neon ail [Ree hel we ee a ek a es 2107 | Seaeeees TOO" || opep2sQe}see= == 
IMIS Hee Oe ee £540 yu (eel oe ee ae OP ee || ee ee 29 G11)" eae jee 
Dredges: 
Cran tates eo ee | eee ae ere | ae een ee ten ee es | ee ig liste ea 92 
VWiardsat mouthe |e sesso | See Pee ee eS ee eee ee oon eee GN bene oe 177 
Oyster Sa = = Sr ae ee 2 eee Pe S| See ee eae eee | eee 6 
Yardsiatimouth.| em eee | eee te oo aia Ee ee eee oe | Soe ee oe | eee 9 
Tongs: 
COR SI) aps 5c emai Gee ol Wa pal bn bby BY Wg aie tale 60 258 117 
Others eeere— ee ees ¢ ir [egal Aap = || eae ll es 0) ieee 10 




