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OPERATING UNITS: By sEcTIONS—Continued 




New Eng- Middle 
Teens land | Atlantic 
Apparatus—Continued. Number Number 
Pela dredges. --32-- (325 5552 eee 102 105 
Orab dredges 522 = 2 ae ee eee eee eee 74 
Miusselidredges:- <=" 3 8 
Oyster dredges. ..----------- ee EE 150 285 
Scallopidredges== > sea eae 3, 270 56 
Crabiscrapes 22725: ae ee ee eee been aoe oe eee 
Tongs, rakes, shovels, hoes, forks, 
picks and\erabs =. 6, 757 3, 878 
Divine-outhits== 2 2502-2 ON ee ne 
Otherapparatusises ee eee eee 1, 453 10, 817 
Item Lakes 
Fishermen: Number 
Ontwvessel sis 342 se ee ee 1, 616 
Oniboatsiandishore=22 35a a ee ee ee 5, 360 
TROT AS oe oe es ee en ee a OO ee 6, 976 
Vessels: 
ES) er 0 RR Oe Nee Be SN Ce ee egy ae 44 
Netitonnages2 i a a eee sa cee 1, 019 
MiG Or Sarees mee eae eae te eee Se ae 425 
IN@titOnnage rcs =: were ee eS ee 5, 003 
Sail. _¢ 3) Sees Rev eee as Stic) i tee ae 2 Se 
Netitonn see foresee seen a wees ore eek (Oe Fae 8 = 
TO taleviGSSe] seperti nee ind eS a 469 
Motalinetponnaces= sees kee ee eee 6, 022 
Boats: 
INDO tO nese mee 2 Se 2 ae ee ee ee ee 1, 662 
Otherse<: Sere be ses oe eae ee ae eee 1, 659 
ANCCESSOD VAD OATS ee ee ee ee a en el Bete ens 
Apparatus: 
(Fanliseinessae = ooo Aas. 2 SN een 325 
iPUTSeYSEINGS Ae se oe RE Re ea ea See 
DG Eeisaaly Of) chs V0) Fs meena ee en eS 2 ee ee | er se 
Ottertra wise Sie ee ee | ee ee 
177, 167 
116 
Pound nets, trap nets, and weirs 11, 199 
SLO aR Oey Kaien ne EO SS ST een St eras ee Sia LP ee ee et 
WY KOMCts a2 ae eee Se a oti setae 2, 905 
Bap netss-- 4.252 ee se ees 2p Eee ee EP ea eee 
Otherinets ss & — ee ee Be ee ets ae eee eee eee 
HOOKS baits OM snoOds=s seen eee eee ae 22 oe 3, 685, 250 
Hishiwheels: {2c 538 SES Se RS as OY 21k ha 
Hel: pots and itrapsse: mess. 28 keT es er ee et See 
BrUSHitra DS sss eee tec Coie. Lee ae Teen aay een 
WODSter POLSTAIG ub TAT S ements ee ee ees | ee ee 
Crab, crawfish, and turtle pots and traps__________- 740 
Clamidréd gestae Sea itt Sie han AW Ree tah: meee wee ae | ima Bn en eee 
Crab: dred gesi== == o's a a eee ees CS a Ie ee oe 
Musselidred ges= 22 3.0 n ae een es Se ees |e eee 
Oysteridredges <2. bt eos: aaa eee ee ee 
SCallopkdred gest. sss ss een nee men em a piiato [ ee ee Ee een 
Crab: scrapes! 252.32. 2 ee DOR wb Fees ae | ee 
Tongs, rakes, shovels, hoes, forks, picks, and grabs. 19 
IDivingOUuthts: 225 2. ee ge eee sane eee 
Crowfootibars=s2 0 "snes oe re a ere oe 62 
Otherianparatas iss 3s e neck a ee ee ee aed ed |e Beet 




Chesapeake 
Mississippi 
River and 
tributaries 


Number 

South At- 
lantic and 
Gulf 
iauas 
835 
11, 781 


Pacific 
Number 
5, 179 
109, 515 
32, 619 
37, 471 
2, 024 
11, 028 
14, 038, 498 
247 

2 Includes persons in boats and shore fisheries. 
3 Includes dip, push, reef, crab, drag, cast, and drop nets. 
4 Number not determined. 
& 5 Includes periwinkle, cockle, and fish pots; harpoons, spears, hooks, coquina scoops, octopus and slat 
traps, and wire baskets. 
NoTE.—The South Atlantic and Gulf section includes the fisheries of Lake Okeechobee, Fla. 
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