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CATCH: By States—Continued 



Species Maryland Virginia Total 
SHELLFISH, ETC.—continued 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
Bauid. 2 sree set oe ee eee 130, 000 $1, 300 233, 000 $2, 851 363, 000 $4, 151 
Terrapin, diamond-back_-_-_-.---- 4, 500 2, 579 4, 300 150 8, 800 2, 729 
Turtles; snappers === eee 600 36 10, 600 990 11, 200 1, 026 
Total) 2 2-5 igh Pes 43, 149, 100 | 1,822,104 | 48,622,100 | 2, 250, 863 | 91, 771, 200 | 4, 072, 967 
Granditotall===== 57, 263, 200 | 2, 259, 788 |237, 330, 700 | 4, 403, 163 |294, 593, 900 | 6, 662, 951 
Note.—Data on the yield of shellfish meats per bushel are based on U. S. Standard Bushels of 2,150.4 
cubic inches capacity. Prior to 1938, yields were based on bushels of the size prescribed by individual State 
regulations. The seed-oyster fishery in the Chesapeake Bay States was prosecuted only in Virginia, where 
1,440 fishermen, using 14 motor vessels, 542 motorboats, 162 other boats, 957 tongs, and 112 rakes, took 
1,234,140 bushels of seed oysters valued at $231,958 from public beds. Of the total number of persons fishing 
for seed oysters, 665 are duplicated among those fishing for market oysters or other species. Similarly, the 
following craft and gear are duplicated: 229 motorboats, 150 other boats, 341 tongs, and 112 rakes. 
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE SHOWING THE PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, IN 
NUMBER AND BUSHELS 
Product Maryland Virginia Total 
Crabs: Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 
ard {=.= Se number_.| 62,097, 300 | $385, 230 | 86,071, 200 | $486, 098 |148, 168, 500 $871, 328 
Gi Soft and peelers_-_.------- do__-_-| 11, 593, 600 224, 760 | 11, 130, 400 211,179 | 22, 724, 000 435, 939 
ams: 
Hard publiczess=see-" bushels__ 8, 697 10, 020 481,291 | 370,048 489, 988 380, 068 
Hard sprivates.. os) eee (aV CIE oA se REED Hees) ai ke ak Oe 9, 110 5, 000 9, 110 5, 000 
Soft; public==- == GOH Bets ah Sere aS 349 1, 000 349 1, 000 
Wiiissels; ‘S6a2a222 2.2. PS See ERe (KC ee | ah Oe 4,190 900 4, 190 900 
Oysters, market: 
Public spring=->-> =e do_.--| 1,134, 968 314, 159 380, 000 141, 855 1, 514, 968 456, 014 
Lei] 0) GLC Tb es do__-=), 2,783, 255 740, 921 649, 009 244, 596 3, 382, 264 985, 517 
Private, spring.__._..__-- dots 107, 281 65, 779 827, 052 297, 323 934, 333 363, 102 
Privatejiasa -) 2-2 es doz 24 170, 749 77, 300 1, 457, 453 487, 736 1, 628, 202 565, 036 

Note.—Bushels represent U. S. Standard Bushels of 2,150.4 cubic inches capacity. Prior to 1938, data on 
bushels of shellfish were based on bushel measures of the size prescribed by individual State regulations. 
For more detailed information concerning shellfish measures the reader is referred to the section on conver- 
sion factors published on p. 548 of this document. 
Industries related to the fisheries of the Chesapeake Bay States, 1938 
OPERATING UNITS, SALARIES, AND WAGES 
Item Maryland Virginia Total 
Transporting: Number Number Number 
Persons engaged’ 6s eee ee ay ee ee de 276 911 1, 187 
Vessels, TmOtOr: -- 2a: Se ee 141 452 593 
Net itonnagacet 2.75 ae 28 ee ee a 1, 967 4, 578 6, 545 
Wholesale and manufacturing: : 
Histablishiments:) 2 SS ea eee eae 321 261 582 
Persons engaged: 
PPODFIGtOTS 2p nee ee a ee ee ee en 449 288 737 
Salaried employeese sacs yee ee ee eee 190 189 379 
Wage earners: 
AVELALO LOL SOAS OTE nt tea eee eee eee 6,178 5, 550 11, 728 
AVOPAGC TOD Veal. | ae eee eee eee eae 2, 732 . 2,338 5, 070 
Paidto/salaried\employees ss. — eee ee ee $182, 185 $281, 876 $464, 061 
Paid to,wage earnérs=> 3) 2 ae ee aa | $1, 615, 286 $1, 056, 281 $2, 671, 567 
7Lotalisalaries and wagese- - asso ae ere ee ees $1, 797, 471 $1, 338, 157 $3, 135, 628 
MisherMenAMAaAnwtaActurin ge. | a. a= aoe ee ee 128 )4| Goa sho aera 128 

