U. S&S BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of Connecticut, 1938—Continued 
CATCH: By GEAR—Continued 



















Species Harpoons Spears Dredges Tongs 
Pounds| Value | Pounds|Value| Pounds Value | Pounds| Value 
Hels; commonk ==. = --- = =-6 = eee ae 500} | EPSON ae caer = = toni ae ees |e ee [tae 
SWOLGHSH= ss = eee eee BANOO! RS loouleocee =. Bee seen eee Sune | ee Le eee pe | Cae eae 
Glamshard jpublic= 2-2 2 Sees | Ee es | ae ee ene ee ee 97, 200 | $20, 047 
Oysters, market: 
Public#spring.= se 525-2. a3 |S ah ae 2) LEE |e | ee eae os 14, 700 2, 662 
Pr lite tall RYE 8 eee NE ee tee |e ers eet tent Pi 1, 500 $350 | 27, 700 4, 453 
Private,/spring..22 225-225-2522 bea eel Ee ER Ae eS 1,980,100 | 430,336 | 3,600 702 
Private; fa lleie, Saat ee ee eo |e ee See ol aces 2,792,700 | 577,293 | 4,500 960 
Motalioeteesst-- eee eee 34,000 | 7,133 500 30 | 4,774, 300 |1, 007,979 |147,700 | 28, 824 
Species Rakes Forks Hoes By hand 
Clams: Pounds| Value | Pounds| Value | Pownds| Value | Pounds) Value 
ards publicnss: =e = eee 93, 900 |$19,011 | 3,400 $656" |222 3°35) eee 16,000 | $3, 860 
Soft ublice eee eA eee a sae sat el hese ee resaee os 151500)" 21080) aaa asec | eee ae 
Oysters, market: 
Rrivate spring sae eee ae 200 62) lsc ce Scleocss2cc|saese ee ee 
Private; taille 2 eee ee ee ee 200 62q Se |S ec oa oe ee ee ol | ee | eee 
Mo tale eae ae ee 94, 300 | 19,185 | 3,400 656 | 15,500 | 2,636 | 16, 000 3, 860 
OPERATING UNITS: By COUNTIES 
: _ Middle- New New 
Item Fairfield | Hartford cae Havent igaded 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
On vessels? ta eae e ewe = Soe See awe cee (el Ss ee 4 134 66 
On boats and shore: 
62s |p ae ae e 52 55 96 
112 69 151 48 276 
248 69 207 237 438 










Motal:vesselse= 2352s 5+ Se sss Sars Te 
Total net tonnage 
Boats: 
Motors. 22575 -2 te ee ee ee Nb ae 36 1 51 36 114 
OPH ere ee es se ae ee ee ee 96 28 7 39 155 
‘ATCCESSOLY (DOTS Eee ke See ae =e ere Ee eo | es 1 1 9 
Apparatus: 
‘Purse:seines; mackerelhes=<22-ce~n ia Bees SE |e: > ee ae ee ee eel eee eens 1 
Ibenoth.-yardseesk 22222 2b ee es eee eee oe ae ee 150 
EPA US GUMOS 4 be nese ys Se Se ip oe ecient i i Bat 12 7 2 2 
ength,yards32s 822. <i acay ns eee ee |e 1, 859 947 40 233 
Gill nets: 
AN CHOP Ss = AES ee es aN Wi ene >| es Cee ee PD ll} | tena eee 1 
Squarevyardss sees oe ee See Se ee Fee | Ae ee lc, The | Fane ee 264 
Driftee st OOo...) See aan 2 1 2 31s |\b=e See oe 8 
Squaretyards}=32 2 a ee 2, 200 4, 440 SPS Niet 13, 326 
Runaround ss. = 22228 DE Een ne eis alee Bee Reh te 6 ee LG | ya Ne | |e | ee 
Square yards 
take seas alae eee 
; Square yards 
Lines: 
Aan Qi Me. bp ed A Gh Rate) SE 13 10 34 
HHO gk Su ee ee (i ee 17 15 42 
PETOG withehooks2 5 eee en ee 2) |e SS Sa8 || Shes tas DIV He) le easnee 
OOKS 235 ois Bl oe aes ea ee ee AOD 4l)a2 35 2 | EE Be 15200 eae 
Bound nets 42-242 se es | ee | ee 1 3 11 
VIK@:NOtS!. a. leben hee ww he en alien en Ee een 28 6 1 14 
Dipmetssf2u-25 ee. oes ee ee 3 73)|| SS Re ey ee 121 
Ottenitiravw 1 Ses'h a6 5 eS Pee (| ee eee 5 5 47 
Wardsiatanouthenscnss sen oe aes eee 1245 | Sees 98 112 1, 129 



