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MARYLAND 
Fisheries of Maryland, 1938 
OPERATING UNITS: BY GEAR 
Gill nets Lines 
Haul | 
Item seines Trot with 
Anchor Drift Stake Hand baits or 
snoods 
Fishermen, on boats and shore: Number |Numler | Number | Number | Number | Number 
364 57 gL yp foe eek 1, 249 
182 33 223 117 40 222 
546 63 280 229 40 1,471 
97 1 76 102 20 1,323 9 
159 13 91 Fi Na [eed a 130 
Apparatus: 
Nianmiber:s2a2astrrr ores eee 178 433 251 3, 200 100 1, 766 
beng thesyardss ema) eens ee BPAY 1 SSS] [eee ee |p sere [Ee Le SE aloe a 
SGuarcyyard seses ks eee oe ont Sle ed os a T0085] SUF 592 ir 2715: 9003) ee ee eee ee 
TROGKS #ualts, OF SHOOUS seen ee a eae es eee eee Ee es eee eee 120 | 1, 214, 800 
Pound | Fyk Di gic 
oun yke ip iS 
Item nets | nets | nets nes 
Crab Eel Fish 
Fishermen, on boats and shore: Number| Number) Number| Number| Numter| Number| Number 
Regular___- L SEereeet 33. 3S BP 380 63 354 9 172 2 307 
Casale: 20 111 86 316). =e Sel eee ee 
Total 24...) ieee Oe 491 149 670 9 207 2 307 
—| ——————_ ——_—_— =a. | OSS 
Boats: 
VEO TOT SOS nn 2s a ee ee ee 169 GOs | = tees 9 113 iO [eee 
Other. Sse 2... ee eae 115 68 670) p51 ee 307 
Apparatus: 
Number: 2c¢55) - tO ae Re Beet 548 | 1,871 670 55 | 14, 236 200 614 
Wards atimogeth-—_- 2 => See ee = eee | ee | ee ee eee 614 
Tongs By hand,| Total, 
Ttem Dredges, Rakes, other | exclusive 
oyster oyster | than for | of dupli- 
Oyster Other oysters cation 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Numter | Number 
Ontvescelsh tee oe en eee 694 EF boa be eee se ee ree | ee eo 748 
On boats and shore: 
extilanr* sia9 einai eae ee eee 86 3, 036 51 20 7 3, 591 
COFAG(I T| heeyieentaedone emp eyo ns prepa lena as peek 885 13 36 13 2, 118 
A Wa rs) Pe ene eee. The See 780 3,975 64 56 60 6, 457 
Vessels: 
IMO LOR == 5 See eee 
_ Net tonnage 
SE Oe set nae erate meres at ta 
Net tonnage 
Total vessels 
‘Zotalmetitonnages =) nae A 
Boats: 
MOtOns 6 soy ~ See se ee So dee SY 33 1, 852 21 COs) booms earl 2, 669 
Othe ra< 4. rs 2m eee fe pele TA 33 121 62 19 11 1, 598 
Apparatus: 
A /(bU ca] 8°2) eee ee Oe ae eS Ome 380 3, 975 64 BO iif ate cheng |a=+==-2-=- 
fards\atjmouth: as eS 4AQo|s 22. eee | as ee on| poet S |= eee Wee eee nee 



