FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 349 
Mackerel fishery of the Atlantic coast, 1938—Continued 
OPERATING UNITS AND CATCH: By GEAR CLASSIFICATION AND GROUNDS 





Designation Vessels | Tonnage | Crew | Trips Catch 
SPRING PERIOD—continued 
Nova Scotia—Continued 
Seiners—Continued Number | Net tons|Number| Number; Pounds Value 
IPRA Se: 2 = eres a ole ale ae nea eae 2 59 29 2 | 84, 000 $3, 511 
Total by gear: 
Seiners: | 
erularyeeetel seer pee yy 30 1, 263 392 430 | 10, 816, 300 256, 608 
PET ep Ula ete ae ok ee 31 763 297 168 3, 018, 500 67, 400 
INGELCrS ae eons ee ee ee 26 388 151 176 552, 400 22, 414 
FROLSIS Orin es eee SSR ey eo re bee 184 1 2, 3738 1 823 774 | 14, 387, 200 346, 422 


SUMMER PERIOD 
Gulfof Maine (area X XII—East of Nantucket 





Shoals) 
Seiners: 
TR erep ol pee ee oA el See Ae ee 30 1, 263 392 515 7, 712, 000 205, 497 
ieee yp ace Dee eet os ied ie ere ee 31 763 297 229 1, 902, 500 51, 620 
INSTT AGS ese ie Ea ol Ree aes a le ea ee 5 47 25 16 8, 000 575 
WROTAUSTIIIN Gree i fe ee ee 1 64 12,050 1704 760 9,622, 500 257, 692 
FALL AND WINTER PERIOD ae ae 
South (area X XIII) 
Seiners: 
TS CSre OMEN RAPE pyle es RP Se SIRI 1 See ae 24 1, 071 336 45 682, 700 34, 254 
Pererilar ees, 229 ace eee 9 393 119 16 276, 500 11, 715 
INGiTErS a ewes tee Te ara ERE SUH ee i 15 i 1 2, 400 170 
Block Island (area X XII) 
Seiners: 
Reg as pe Se Boat eR eee eo 29 1, 244 405 107 2, 147, 900 98, 884 
EPO e ley aes eT SS 8 340 112 PAL 376, 700 15, 971 
Gulf of Maine (area X XII—East of Nantucket 
Shoals) 
Seiners: 
Les Do TLE Sei ance ean Sere Nap ls Soe alee ge eer a 25 1, 071 346 51 1, 426, 200 70, 337 
Silay eg BU LEY eh a ip A Beas lp ee 13 388 131 24 586, 800 26, 146 
IN CERES! G3) eps Mis pt ll lS ag eS Cle a 28 477 190 204 335, 200 23, 594 
Total by gear: 
einers: 
FRG lant tne ae ee eee 30 1, 263 416 203 4, 256, 800 203, 475 
irresular- =.= 2k are ee 16 528 172 61 | 1, 240, 000 53, 832 
INGiEETS Sts = 22 £22) Seer REO 28 477 190 205 337, 600 23, 764 
Notalaallian dl winter 22 esee ee eee 172 12, 232 1 762 469 | 5,834,400 | 281,071 
SEASON OF 1938 
Seiners 
FRED at ese aso. a ee eR 30 1, 263 392 1,148 | 22, 785, 100 665, 580 
Vig ee, EY as ap See Ree pares ee ee ee ead og el 37 1, 008 375 458 6, 161, 000 172, 852 
BCE LODS See rare ane ee ee ee ee ee Ay 43 716 291 397 898, 000 46, 753 
Grand*total’ o-oo se ee eee ee eee ee 1102 12,846 |11,006 | 2,003 | 29,844,100 | 885, 185 
1 Exclusive of duplication. Eight vessels engaged in both seining and netting during 1938. 
Note.—The roman numerals appearing in the stub of the above table refer to the numbers given these 
regions by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. 
