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Fisheries of Virginia, 1937—Continued 
SEED OYSTER FISHERY: By countizes—Continued 


Item Nansemond Norfolk Warwick York 
OPERATING UNITS 


Fishermen: Number Number Number Number 
ROriwessels-cteee bs! | es 21 yO | ee ee) 2 ee 
On boats and shore: 
Regulars. =5225- 2.2. 153 28 170 132 
WHsnal: Ree 2. Ae 2 20) HAP AY 32 Xo ee 50 20 
LOVE eee 194 28 220 152 
Wessels; mOLtOr-—--=.--.-------- (ao OLE en ee i ee ee 
Net tOnnNare-—.—- -.-=--- 5 _ SQ fee sae es one ee | 
Boats: 
65 12 85 56 
FO tating (Sea ea ai Sate) A TE AE Tee A 13 
142 23 170 117 
CATCH | 
Oysters, seed: — Bushels | Value | Bushels | Value | Bushels| Value | Bushels| Value 
Public yspring =. - = 4 <_- 47, 400 | $11, 854 4, 000 $989 | 56,400 | $14,110 | 21,900 | - $5, 468 
Piplicriahw so) #22. 2. 101,200 | 25, 263 8,500 | 2,121 | 124,600 | 31,152 | 50,000 | 12,507 
Privatewallesoses eS 2, 400 600) Jc ached el. tan =. bsto|L 2.2 S| se 
ANijr\ [ey SS ee BEE 151, 000 37, 717 12, 500 3,110 | 181, 000 45, 262 71, 900 17, 975 
Note.—Of the total number of persons fishing for seed oysters, 815 are duplicated among those fishing for 
market oysters or other species. Similarly, the following craft and gear are duplicated: 295 motorboats, 21 
other boats, and 606 tongs. 
SHAD AND ALEWIFE FISHERIES OF THE POTOMAC RIVER 
The catch of shad in the Potomac River in 1937 amounted to 164,093 
in number, 434,900 pounds in weight, and their total value to the fisher- 
men was $40,332. The catch of alewives for the same season 
amounted to 7,567,500 in number, with a total weight of 3,025,200 
pounds, and a value to the fishermen of $29,143. These figures show 
an increase of 21 percent in the weight and 14 percent in the value of 
shad as compared with 1936, and a decrease of 33 percent in weight 
and 21 percent in the value of alewives. 
Approximately 79 percent of the shad, in weight, were taken with 
pound nets, and 21 percent with gill nets. More than 99 percent of 
the alewives were taken with pound nets, only a small quantity being 
taken with gill nets. 
Statistics of the catch of shad and alewives in the Potomac River 
are also included in the catch data for Maryland and Virginia which 
are published elsewhere in this report. 
Shad and Alewife fisheries of the Potomac River, 1937 














Item Maryland Virginia Total 
Fishermen on boats and 
shore: Number|Pounds| Value. Number | Pounds | Value | Number | Pounds | Value 
HUCPINIAE one es ee ee op) |_ 2 eee ES oS NG) je ae Se [eens 192). 
Casuals set tec cette 3(t} be SESE a) EERE DoM Le ae Se NBA 260/230" eee 
TE pet gt A ih a te re | bh a S81) eee d52 SS ee 
Boats | 
Mio iiyear tary | a re fiat aries DS 143) 0% 0 ee 
Oper cnet ee ee TIA so ge Dee, eos El (eee. seal sees 166/¢_. =) eee 
Apparatus: 
Gill nets: | 
rifts VOCs: 5. Me Be iimeworry, jit 33) __-------|-------|---------|---------|------- 
Square yards___| 10, 229)__-_-__-|------ 46/080) i22 20. 3/222) SU ee eee 
AKG IO) se ke. (ts) | 2 ee a a DAGAl 220) tht |e io BN ee eee eee 
Square yards_.__| 48, 970}__------|------ 467740 |5 2a |e 2 ee 
inowndmnets: = -- == 384|. 2. al ee 7272 -| Ae | Pee 261). -<.=2-2|2eaee 
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