394 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of the Chesapeake Bay States, 1938 
SUMMARY OF CATCH 

















Product Maryland Virginia Total 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
Fish. oo ee 14, 114, 100 $437, 684 | 188, 708, 600 | $2, 152,300 | 202,822,700 | $2, 589, 984 
Ghellfishvete se eee 43,149,100 | 1,822,104 | 48,622,100 | 2,250,863 | 91, 771, 200 4, 072, 967 
otal eee eee 57, 263, 200 | 2, 259, 788 | 237,330,700 | 4, 403, 163 | 294, 593, 900 6, 662, 952 
OPERATING UNITS: By STATES 
Ttem Maryland Virginia Total 
Fishermen: Number Number Number 
@nivesselsht 2 = - == 25a 2 ee ee ee enone 748 1, 789 2, 537 
On boats and shore: 
43114002) eae ee Se ee se ee 3, 591 4, 217 7, 808 
Casta] a a ea ee eee 2, 118 2, 834 4, 952 
RO EGER eer a SRR: oe ee coe eee nS oe 6, 457 8, 840 15, 297 
Vessels: 
Src es ea ee oO ee ee ee eee 25 25 
Netitonnagesatinse = = syey 23. sitet) pee ie 828s re 2, 880 2, 880: 
Vo tort Set Mui BE ee et ek Re. 30 149 17 
Netitonnage 225 ee re = =. 3 eee = 2 ee aes 207 2, 598 2, 805 
evil! 2 oe fee 2 ee ie ae nh tee. Bk 2) ee PSV AIR 2 a2 es 137 
Net tonmmagesi = 2225 ss- a et tn eee eet L703] Sees 1, 703 
MNOCAIVeSSCIS=ae= a= ee eee aes Rene 167 174 341 
Notalinetitonnae ges des hes ease ac eee s 1, 910 5, 478 7, 388 
Boats 
VOGT ee a ee ee ne ea 3, 324 5, 993 
Other: See ae 3, 687 5, 285 
Accessory boats 99 99 
Apparatus: 
‘Purse‘seines; menhaden 22-2 2-3==. == to= Sates es = es |E ok ow 33 33 
hen eth vaTrd So = 2 ye ee ee a ee Se Se ee 10, 890 10, 890 
aplseines © | 22) 2 se Be En ee St F 178 148 326 
Mseneth SvardS © o 2 seen se aS ne eee ee ees 32, 018 63, 888 95, 906 
Gill nets: 
AN CROR Sooke a Boe Se ee ees et ee Rie CERO eee eee 433 
Sgtiare:vards! = 222 sae Seeks 2 eee dt pOOM| ara ee 77, 558 
(DTP ee Se et ee Ot pe ae Ae 251 234 485 
Square yards. - 2-4 ee ee ee ee eee 217, 592 206, 751 424, 343 
Runsroundes . 2184 Nese ese S.A See eee ee 10 10 
SQustesvards=- . ese ee Seas 2) 5 ee aa ae es eee 5, 369 5, 369 
Stake:_/ 303 2 5th Moers eed i eh oe 3, 260 4, 863 8, 063 
SQudre Ward Seno ee et dno de oe ee 271, 900 222, 870 494, 770 
Lines: 
Hand 23 232% . 40S eee eRe ar oe PY pee 100 300 400 
LOOKS = a ete ee Ce ngs 5 ee = 120 400 520 
Protawithibaitsor'sno0dS=-e nee oe eee 1, 766 1, 603 3, 369 
Baits or snoods 1, 214, 800 928, 900 2, 143, 700: 
Trot with hooks-________ 6 6 
Hooks..-- + ae a 1, 600 1, 60@ 
Pound nets? a. oc= ae eee ee nme see a Lae 1, 871 2, 419 
Fyke nets: 
Crab Ui ee ga a a ee ee | ee 408 408 
PNDSt = ee ed 0 5 Se eae gear” MINS Se a 1, 871 621 2, 492 
Dipmets: 22: = 2a. T 5a ede AES od SRR Sea Sy 670 954 1, 624 
Otter trawils2 22S: Sh. ee SR Re | eee 28 28 
Wards, at mouths ose ee ae ed Se | See es 776 776 
SIGE CraS: oe pee Perce eect eee ee See ee eer ky ei ree ee 5 & 
Pots: 
(ine) ORR eR EN Bir kg Ls owe» ot oan Meh Poet 55 740 795 
IROL. 2S Saree es pe oe ee ee, ep ee Re 14, 236 734 14, 970 
1 OT] 0 cane ae naive eb Ee ahaa Crfron tee rte etd 200 245 445 
Rb bet (ys ea philly: Saati ak oa athe us oo a Lees Ry el |e, ale nen eat 35 35 
S102) 0) 5s Seah J ae OPE Riek ead wid er eee de It a 614 170 784. 
BVards atynoOuth cae ee ee eee ee ee 614 194 808 
Dredges;: 
OTADY ae te Se Pe cas ee ee ie ae re el | 296 296 
Wards at mouths See eee ps ee cee |e eee 485 485, 
VSteresie veh 8s <i Cad gee pe ERS or ee Mee ee 380 67 447 
Vardsiatimmouth+« +o se =) lle = eels 2 eee 442 108 55 
Tongs 
Oysters ats Sun oe te = 2 Di 2 Nl aren pee 3, 975 2, 098 6, 073: 
Other eee oe Sea VE a eo ee ee 64 241 305 
Rakes 
Oysters ects. = 2h seis ee 2) Oo eek 56 192 248 
OGG re eee te SE Oe a Se ie ee 241 241 
IP CK Saeco e S | e ee 100 10 



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