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Fisheries of Virginia, 1937—-Continued 
CATCH: By couUNTIES—continued 


Species Warwick Westmoreland York 

Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
Stureeon!s2-- = ase ee 600 S69) | 22eebes. eee 1, 500 $205 
Sweellfish 2 22 3 ose a ee ee | ne eee eee |W ee eee (eee 900 36 
UTS TN C0 ese ee eee | ee | rer | er 200 9 
TTR TIAGO Clee a re ee | ee | ee | ee ae 100 1 
White perch 25224 -e2 2 a eee 7, 500 112 27, 400 $822 6, 500 99 
Wihiting) tie 222 cet? Sh ea sncs 3, 400 34) | 222 22S ee 7, 300 74 
Crabs 
lard to ' op - = os tt cee ee 153,000 | 2,355 | 1,646,000 | 28,805 | 3,426,000 | 106,055 
Softiand,peelers.222 22° 3. | 5 eee 2 Se '30;|000) |/16;000) | =a ae | ane 
Sjatg ber) jal oe eS ee ee ae [Saecer 2225) 5||Se Be eee | Poateacd 1, 700 120 
Clams hard, publics==!=- tea 2p; 000))|| “4,,S000) == 2 es eee 106,700 | 19,032 
Oysters, market: 
Public; | Spring 2 =2-s222 2-22 30,000 | 2, 400 210,000 | 14,000 25, 000 2, 000 
Public tall Ges eek ee 35,000 | 2, 800 300, 000 | 20, 000 50, 000 4, 000 
Private; Spring =-~=<-===2=<=<<==-==<2=s|===5=2=="-=-|=--====- 60,000) |).4;000)| 22 | 
RB ri vate sate Soe eee ee | | ee 30,000 | 2,000 495, 500 | 37, 287 
SIO EAC Lo so nen alee nnn ott S| he Soeeee| Eo eseecc sees |[eo is sos 3, 300 61 
Total. 225. !-ce cee sescanse esas 1, 126, 200 | 30,242 | 3,337,000 | 95,509 | 10, 161, 200 | 288, 723 

SEED OYSTER FISHERY: BY GEAR 










Item Tongs 
OPERATING UNITS 
Fishermen: Number 
Om Vessels?= =-- 8 he oe Se eee eee eee. SS 52 ee ese aeeee 37 
On boats and shore: 
1 95) pa ee pee a Se er ae 1, 051 
COE Tb Eps a Se aS Sane so ae ae eee 132 
Total: = 22 sc! 2st see ee | See eee he Le oo asa eee 1, 220 
VCS SEIS si K1 OL Oa ne a ee 13 
INGt TONNALO = =H aaa e SESS ee ea a ee eee ona seca nase anne 69 
Boats: 
Wi N00) estes eas aes eee seh eine eso see sei Sate Se RSE eee biome oe 433 
(QHOG ase need Steces nocd oSdessosessooececrememoateeE see seeees 33 
BASED ATEN GCS op 00 UO ETO ee 910 
CATCH 
Oysters, seed: _ Bushels Value 
Publien spring S- 222s Si eee eee eS oS a eee a= 3 = oe eo ee 249, 900 $62, 479 
Prbliesfale sss ess ses t ee 2 a eee 544, 200 136, 006 
Private, tallssasoser ae ee enn ee 2 ee ee ee 2, 400 600 
TNotalin =n. 2- 0 22h ere ee bo ccas sas = = Se ee ce eee oo Le See 796, 500 199, 085 
SEED OYSTER FISHERY: BY COUNTIES 
Item Elizabeth City Gloucester Isle of Wight Mathews 
OPERATING UNITS 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number 
On.vessels! 2+ === -2-2---=2 | scncencvetee aes Se (PS eens ee Seas BoD ie so 
On boats and shore: 
Regulars... ees. es 28 275 250 15 
@astalitec 2 s- 2 be heer Ss oe ES 2 | eee Ae. cen nil Seen ca ee 
Total ets hese 28 291 292 15 
Vessels; motor...2--.2-2022 5-22 See eee GM yes. Wocwnnk Ae ee ee if 
IN@titonnagest 2225522222 Seats eae SUS io. |Donor |e eee 
Boats 
Wi OtOr == Se tae Sao ss Soe te 9 87 114 5 
Other it Bebe. 2 sce fee see |e a S| es 1 pearpaetba vial eesti ee eater 2 
Apparatus, twongs=— == 2-220 22222" 19 187 242 10 
CATCH 
Oysters, seed: Bushels | Value | Bushels | Value | Bushels| Value | Bushels| Value 
Publics springeses=-sss=s2== 3, 300 $817 | 34,900 | $8,725 | 80,300 | $20, 086 1, 700 $430 
Puablicttallie 222s ai ieee as 7,000 | 1,752 | 71,800 | 17,948 | 177,400 | 44, 346 3, 700 922 
Totaltess i sss eid 22 Es 10,300 | 2,569 | 106, 700 | 26,668 | 257,700 | 64, 432 5, 400 1,352 


