400 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
NORTH CAROLINA 
Fisheries of North Carolina, 1937 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR 











































Purse seines Haul seines Gill nets Lines 
Item my " e 
en- om- ; un- 
heden Other in Long | Anchor | Drift Brnand Stake | Hand | 
Fishermen: Number| Number| Number| Number| Number | Number| Number| Number| Number | 
Onhvessels ct sse5552 CY fe re 34 140 O73: [ses SAl 2] ++ — FOF See ees | 
On boats and shore: 
Rerularsi2s.25.2}-<-- 3822 12} 1,903 322 445 48 686 317 44 
@asusl [se sea a eee RS nl (ee Seen 8 202 210 100 3}, | eee 
Hl Ao) 0 Ek 347 12| 2,276 462 820 258 836 375 67 
Vessels; motor: 
5'to,10\tons ==. = ‘it Pees 8 47 C7. | ee BM Lesser 4 
11 to/20 tons.-S 22... fal PRO eee | ek Od 2) RS, ES he | ey (a ee fae St a 1 
Sito s0itons: ene Z SF Jace se cl 2 BE ee Ee oh See. | eee Pe lh as | a ae 
31 to 40 tons... -.----- 2 oon See ao a eee, | ee es eee fei NG) 5 2s 
41 tos0stons: 222. SS 3g) |S See 2 ee ea ea eek |2sbeee ce | SE oe |e 
51 to 00 tons--_--.-...-- ee | $5 68s 53) bo Seco be eee oS | se see Ss see leoect cs oo seeces 
61 to 70 tons_________- 1g] SEE RS | RTE ee ee ee Pa DS | i 
Cy me 8 Pl eo ee eu Maglt 5 
Net tonnage- ------- Ne) ptecesee 50 316 SLY fg Ea cs ae De A able ete | 44 
Boats = 
IWGUORe oo eet ba ees 4 209 115 250 61 268 182 17 
Other= ese Ee 2 553 115 88 67 480 Obs | come ee 
Accessory boats._________- } Sleke A 5 VT it eae Pe |e Qe bedife 4 
Apparatus: 
INamper 65° 2 24 2 585 81 2, 047 128 565 | 5,994 117 
Length, yards--_-_-__- 5, 857 AO ON TTS PONG ee eee oh eee | ae 
Square yards. 102 ra) h 8 a SE AR eee 1,010, 040 |152, 340 |380,110 ,429, 930 |_-__-_-- 
Hooks, baits, or 
SNOOdS 2222. csieecce- SC] -e Se che be] ee Soa eeeases eee ees 134 
Lines—Continued Otter trawls 
Pound | Fyke | Dip 
Item Troll aS Trot | nets Wheels’ ‘nets | nets 
aes with Fish | Shrimp 
snoods | books 
Fishermen: Number| Number| Number| Number) Number| Number| Number| Number| Number 
On vessels-s-= occu ca a) soa ence Paes ee ae | ee a Dre 6 ns | eee 3 127 
On boats and shore: 
Remar io sce: 32 UE eee me POR 13 S10 eae eee 301 
NG RSHAl ee ae eee eee ee 160 31 211 10 35 DASE Ty (oa tee fet y= SS 
POU Soe cee eee 32 1, 057 31 667 10 48 499 3 428 
Vessels, motor: 
O LO RULODS ==) ooo a SL oe ees | See see | Mace tet) eas 6 47 
BBM N° NY] Ra PhS an a eee, | Rie ee Jab Dal fess ae | | Sea be ee | 2 eee ul 2 
0) 5 (a a Mae Ree a WS ae eae) fe Dae ae wt fe oP | a lege mate Ne et a 1 49 
INGE Gonnare ss. eee oe Nee ce | eee > oe ee ene ee 17 306 
Boats | 
MIO UOr Se anne ees 16 141 6 320 2 2s eee aes eee 145 
Others oi so ee ee eee 422 9 109 4 8 170 j |e oe oe eclkce ase 
Apparatus: 
INU NOEs eee ce 32 673 15 3, 083 10 557 469 1 194 
wards at mouth =<. 22]. gee |e | ae eee Deo = 6 es ae eee eee em 20 3, 247 
Hooks, baits, or snoods_ Se) Re SOO} pak aU | eee ae en eee ee eee eae ah fea 

