FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 239 
Fisheries of the United States and Alaska, 1938 ! 
SUMMARY OF CATCH: By sECcTIONS 
[Expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars; that is, 000 omitted] 













Middle Atlan- | South Atlantic 
Product tear | tie, area Chesapese; and Gulf, areas Pacific 
XXIII r | XXIV and XXV 
aaah le... |p ae a en er 
Quantity! Value |Quantity) Value Quantity, Value | ouantity| Value | Quantity Value 
PM Sh Wie es sae 581,198 | 12,014 | 181,814 | 3,827 | 202,823 | 2,590 433, 896 5, 822 |1, 496, 320 | 23, 987 
Shellfish, ete_.__} 50,322 6, 261 35, 044 | 4,422 91,771 | 4,073 187, 962 | 7, 252 29, 565 | 2, 099 
‘Potal 631, 520 | 18,275 | 216, 858 | 8,249 | 294, 594 | 6,663 | 621,858 | 13, 074 |1, 525, 885 | 26, 086 
| Mississippi River | 
Product | Lakes pie Getler Alaska Total 
| (eee inne te LS | | 
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Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value 
{OR 2 ee 2 en) Oak!) 6, 076 44, 062 2,257 | 791,423 11,881 | 3,812, 755 68, 454 
Shellfish ete:2=s2-2- _- 2 305 7 38, 321 640 | 2, 526 | 159 | 435,816 | 24,913 
VU aIG DLOUUCLS Ios keke NEE Eo ok yf | 4, 874 | 180 | 4, 874 | 130 
oie a 81,524 | 6, 083 | 82,383 | 2,897 | 798,823 | 12,220 | 4,253, 445°| 93, 547 
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Note.—The roman numerals appearing under the names of the sections are the numbers given these 
areas by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It should be explained that there are 
included under these areas craft whose principal fishing ports are in the respective areas but at times they 
may fish elsewhere. 


OPERATING UNITS: By sEctTIons 













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New Eng-| Middle | Sones : 
Item -, |Chesapeake! lantic and Pacifie 
land Atlantic Gulf 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number Number 
PRAVESSCIS See mt ete eee ee er ee 5, 123 2300 | 2, 537 | 4, 565 9, 235 
On boats and!shoret 2 2" 4. 15, 125 5, 192 12, 760 | 25, 023 | 14, 400 
ote abe) MRE 68) 20, 248 7,549 | 15, 297 29, 588 | 23, 635 
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Vessels: 
SbCl = eee - eet Se et 20 7 25) essere | 1 
Net tonnace=< = Se ee ei 3, 215 884 | DSS) r eae 32 
ic NOSE IC aR EEE 645 398 | 178 1, 042 | 1,341 
A Obi LOTN ACO see ieee Cee ne | 19, 313 6, 951 | 2, 805 12, 656 39, 125 
‘frit Lee, iia oe ee ee ee eee a | 137 73 
NGL LOA gC L ew aed = 2-2 - hebben. | oaeelatansieniys 36 | 1,703 | 691 1, 421 
Total vessels______-._-_-_______- | 665 | 409 341 1, 115 1,345 
Total net tonnage.______._______ 22, 528 | 7, 871 | 7, 388 13, 347 40, 578 
Boats | | 
ITO COT an lt nen Bw ne Leen 4,510 1,631 | 5, 993 | 7, 132 5, 583 
phen’ UO l cnt FRE 2 8 2. nn 4,490 2, 442 | 5, 285 | 9, 083 989 
PACCONSOIY ORES ese. Se ae ae IA SS 661 lll 99 229 | 924 
Apparatus: | | 
PT AGLISC ICS ses ie a eee 326 | 902 | 226 
Pursesemmessson. A225 -< sate ees 33 | 56 613 
SIN BATA TiO Gee a a AS Ph Arg en bn on ee Sion Ree AN le oo ee legate ech) 233 
Ottentrawise =. 2 Wee es. a" 28 | 3, 463 7 
BOR HTL PAW 1s ae eked Aen lee eee Nile we Rabe Prin Ai PR en = es es iV 21 
PAT ANIZELID NOLS eek Fete irde - = canta | 2) anew ee nt ede 2 SS ewes PS | Sess ee 12 
GRITS een ns SUN, 59 T. 8,991} 10, 292 | 3, 980 
siiramimel-and shar nets eee a= 2 <= sae Ad me eee pipe EE = SS WS oa Sena 985 | 34 
Pound nets, trap nets, and weirs_____- 524 | 412 2, 419 | 2, 762 38 
SLOP TICES ep ee ts weed le 53 GSs A ee ees ieheel een 
ROVE TCLS eee es RN AS ye 140 1, 416 2, 900 | 665 | 1, 660 
1 3 ETCAS « Yo) 1s ee eer a 1 th (ieee Sai (oe ce es Peter as 9 
Othernetsta-22 2.2 JRE Alo. 225 AAs 498 285 | 1, 624 7, 697 | 628 
Hooks, baits, or snoods________________ 2, 687, 707 493,669 | 2,145,820 | 1,127,219 1, 439, 654 
Hishr wheels! se a hese PS ne Ee pi se ad eel ina Oe ee | ot eek eee 
el pots and ‘traps: es 3, 945 3, 529 14, 970 | 1, 750 fe eee 
BS EOS HAGA DS -o eee Poe eh des ecw 2 Pes as hal PELE ps ec ee ee 
Lobster pots and traps_______________- } 302, 510 HIG 9-3 30) (te hentai ne B tne on Sead bith) +e 
Crab, crawfish, and turtle pots and | | 
craps! AEG S OE CRE ALAIN 0) | 5, 834 10 830 | 10, 494 | 38, 520 

‘ All figures are for 1938, except those for the Mississippi River and tributaries, which are for 1931. 
3 Ioeludes dip, push, reef, crab, drag, cast, and drop nets. 
