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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES 
(Area XXIIT)® 
The yield of the commercial fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States 
(New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware) during 1938 
amounted to 216,858,500 pounds valued at $8,249,244 to the fisher- 
men, representing a decrease of 18 percent in volume but an increase 
of 4 percent in value as compared with the catch in 1937. These 
fisheries gave employment to 7,549 fishermen, as compared with 7,720 
in 19387. 
There were 383 fishery wholesale and manufacturing establishments 
in these States in 1938, as compared with 419 in the previous year. In 
1938 these establishments employed 6,196 persons, paid $7,413,363 
in salaries and wages, and produced manufactured products (canned, 
cured, packaged, and byproducts), valued at $15,435,934. In 1937 
the wholesale and manufacturing firms employed 6,839 persons, paid 
$8,611,693 in salaries and wages, and produced manufactured products 
valued at $18,658,605. 
Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1938 
SUMMARY OF CATCH 











Product New York New Jersey Pennsylvania 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
PSH ee Sew w gk 72, 737, 500 | $2, 206,117 | 92,052, 700 | $1, 513, 836 39, 800 $4, 294 
Shellfish etcs =--2522 2 es 18, 479, 500 2, 986, 716 | 16, 042, 200 if 3945426 || 2S52 sees 5 | pee eee 
Totaliw yaee ose 2 ES 91, 217, 000 5, 192, 833 | 108, 094, 900 2, 908, 261 39, 800 4, 294 
Product Delaware Total 
Pounds Value Pounds Value 
LOWS 0 Yagi Bh a Eh ee een ie Set OE, nk ee 16, 984, 100 $103, 239 181, 814, 100 $3, 827, 486 
Shetifish jepocees as. ee ee a sos te 522, 700 40, 617 35, 044, 400 4, 421, 758 
ROCA era Sos a ene ak ee ae eee 17, 506, 800 143, 856 216, 858, 500 8, 249, 244 
OPERATING UNITS: By StTatEs 
New New Penn- 
Item York Jersey | sylvania Delaware} Total 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
Oniyessels:: 229.2, Sewn Seen. re ee eee ee 1, 032 T0970 Cae 228 2, 357 
On boats and shore: 
Rear: bee 3 Rees eee ene ere 970 0974 |e ae 31 1, 998 
Casnalh | Scene eet ee en See 1, 367 1, 517 31 279 3, 194 
Rotale-s. 33h eee ee ae 3, 369 3, 611 31 538 7, 549 
Vessels: 
Sta sat Sat at pe a I eer ee Be A Lil deteernceetige all! sumone dete 6 7 
INGE COMMS P65! coe ee es eee ast A in| We sececsh © i|| aay beveras AE 839 884 
MOTOR Se Seem - SNR aS SEE OA eee ee 205 186i |Eseas oka 7 398 
eNetitonnagolsiaet ©2282 ee 3, 952 DEC ER Ye | tee, ae 136 6, 951 
Bailie oes 22 toe sd a TE ee RS ith || ee | a ek nn 4 
INGtitonnagel ss 22. a ei eae 6 S04). 2 bie FS ee ee 36 
FRotalivessels 33-4222 eet o It seen 207 1RQy | ates eee 13 409 
MOCATONEL LOMA genase eo ee lene 4, 003 QESOS Dieta eens 975 7, 871 



8 This is the number given to this area by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It 
should be explained that there are included in this area craft whose principal fishing ports are in the area 
but at times fish elsewhere. A notable example is the southern trawl fishery which extends into area XXIV. 
It should be observed that the persons engaged, gear and craft employed, and catch of the seed-oyster fishery 
are not included among the statistics of the fishery for market oysters and other species but are shown in 
separate tables in this section. 
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