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S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of the United States and Alaska, 1988—Continued 
SEED OYSTER FISHERY 



















Item New England | Middle Atlantic Chesapeake Total 
Taal | 
OPERATING UNITS | 
Fishermen: Number Number Number | Number 
Qnivessels===*= ee 185 1, 440 42 , 667 
On boats and shore: 
Reolar tov: te ie 81 126 | 1, 260 1, 467 
Casual: =) 4 2b = 93 31 138 | 262 
ANG) Fr re rp en 2 359 1, 597 1, 440 3, 396 
Vessels: = 
Steam. 222.2... Sees OM | Saeed. Se ee eee | ees 3 
Net tonnage_-___-__- Pht) eee Meee ee = ee aE ee OEP ee eee 279 
INVOLOR = Sse eee 17 13 14 | 44 
Net tonnage___----- 415 287 74 | 756 
Salles Ss a eee 21 A 8s || Sessa =— ~ eee 139 
Net tonnage__-_---- 155 PRCA YN |e es ee are ee 2, 868 
Total vessels____-_-- 41 131 14 186 
Total net tonnage__- 849 2, 980 74 3, 903 
Boats: 
OL OTe ae ae See 23 102 542 667 
Otherse=4- 2 5=-e 104 32 162 298 
Apparatus: 
Dredvess= 2-45. 2 182 1s 0) Ree ee ae es 437 
Yards at mouth-__- 161 Sods eee nents See 494 
Ronvgh sk 2 iene 96 1 GY (ie |S Ne eee 253 
Rakes! 266... >be hee ZT FEIT BER LENS EA | CAE ESO 27 
CATCH | 
Oysters, seed: Bushels| Value | Bushels | Value | Bushels | Value | Bushels | Value 
Public, spring____-__-_- 90, 812 |$60, 913 |1, 616, 678 |$496, 882 | 613, 800 |$122, 890 |2, 321, 290 | $680, 685 
Publica 28, 822 | 23, 396 7, 108 5,983 | 620,340 | 109,068 | 656,270 | 138, 447 
Private, spring. -_---_-. 328, 061 |335, 063 29) 800 sl S02, bods |e ses | eee 357, 861 367, 596. 
Private; alle 32s 25, 379 | 24, 161 205 SSS eels el ley | eee oes = He ees 45, 912 47, 274 
Motela—= = 3s 473, 074 |448, 533 |1, 674,119 | 558, 511 |1, 234,149 | 231, 958 


3, 381, 333 c 234, 002 

Note.—Of the total number of persons fishing for seed oysters, 2,367 are duplicated among those fishing 
for market oysters or other species. 
Similarly the following craft and gear are duplicated: 11 motor vessels, 
72 sailing vessels, 343 motorboats, 277 other boats, 162 dredges, 556 tongs, and 135 rakes. 
