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Fisheries of Maryland, 1938—Continued 
CATCH: By countTIeEs—Continued 
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Species Somerset Talbot Wicomico Worcester 
Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
Wihite perchess+-<-=-see a 5, 200 $237 27,200 | $1, 242 9, 600 $467 7, 600 $600 
Wellowipercheese soso nee a=s aa ae ene ee 10, 000 861 1, 200 65 [222-22 Sees 
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Crepe od PUNO on eee weed ee 2, 717, 800 |$52, 106 |3, 957, 400 |$53, 318 32, 800 $492 |1, 798, 300 | $31, 470 
Soft and peelers--------- 2, 346, 400 |164, 923 23, 800 | 2,338 1, 200 96 86, 000 7, 951 
Tobsterss oe | enna | eae | nena oa ea ee el 100 20 
Clams, hard, public---------]----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|-------- 53,400 | 10,020 
Oysters, market: 
Public, spring----------- 997, 800 | 58,205 | 675,900 | 39,547 | 108,900} 6,350 |__--.-----|_------. 
‘Public: fall==2* 2-2 === 1, 972, 100 |113, 786 |1, 932, 800 |112, 746 600; 700) )::20;:207. |---| eee 
Private, spring_--------- 400005). «3;,002)|2= 252 =-2=-)/2-<-=-=- 15,400 | 1,158 | 329,900 | 53,936 
Privatestall--===-2-2-=— 86/4008 6 4702-2 eee Lene 84,600 | 6,339 | 258,000 | 39, 505 
Squid___...-----------------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|-------- 130, 000 1, 300 
Terrapin, diamond-back---_- 2, 400 S003) 2o22 522 os SU Pe ee ee ee 
Total eee 8, 444, 600 |406, 406 |9, 357, 000 |266, 701 |1, 210,900 | 61,031 |4, 958, 500 | 179, 285 
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VIRGINIA 
Fisheries of Virginia, 1938 
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Gill nets 
Purse ee CS oe ae ia ee 
Tier seines Haul eee 
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haden Drift | srouna | Stake 
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Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
OnivesselS 245-- 525) aaa eee ona Oe Ck | ee a | ee ane |e eee | ee 
On boats and shore: 
LRU Yas oy oe eee oe 285 14 12 76 15 
Casual oss ee ee eee 204 320 9 152 22 
Notalie...Lt et eee ee P27 489 334 21 228 37 
Vessels: 
Rteamso--- sass soso eee ONL a eee eee | eee See oe ee eee | ee 
iNetitonnace>.._ 2 ee 25880 iso 228 2c SET Re oe Eee Se See 
Mio tore gates 2 eee Sulevcuceee lee eet Se Oe See ah Sa ese ee 
Net tonnage - --------------------- ___765 |----------|----------|----------|----------|---------- 
Notal vessels: -=-¢.- 298-222 —-22=2 OS: Pte ot eel oS 2 eas i he eS SR ee Sack a ee 
MNotalmet tonnage-.-2"-----2=— == 3,645 |p coSeesen| Ses ase- eS Su =| SS Se: Se ees 
Boats: : Fan er Tae 
Motor sets = 5 aks 90 
Other see tae 198 
ACCESSORY boats 222. 2 aes eet) Oo anne oe 
Apparatus: 
INvm ber sss 2-225 2h - = 148 
Length, yards 63, 888 
Square yards Bess Seces) 
Hooks*baitsorisnood sss Bae ees |e ae ee 
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Trot Pound Dip Otter 
Item . Trot 
oe with nets Crab Fish nets | trawls 
snoods | 200ks 
Fishermen: ' | Number | Number |Number| Number|Number|Number|Number 
On vesselses. co M4 coc re Be op ae a aR |b eri |e PN |e 132 
On boats and shore: 
Regulars 2 2twe ss 2 eee 1, 233 a] 697 106 77 416) ||) ose 
@asualet: = lien ee See 373 5 306 31 102 6385) seen 
POtals: 228 2 A342 eee 1, 606 6 2, 003 137 179 954 132 
Wessels;;motor_.. 3222-----22-- 25-2 | ee ee a ee pee es 28 
Neti tonnages) oe 8 Baie ne ae Tag | a |e | ee | ee 573 
Boats: 
1 Ko) 0) oo ae a OR Pa ae OT 1535 | eae ae 337 97 46 bit VY) (eS Pere 
Others site so Soe se 2 Sa Ne ee ed 450 6 588 52 90 8O4 | se erence 
Apparatus: 
Number: 22262 esa - occa eee 1, 603 6 1, 871 408 621 954 28 
yardsiat:mouth=-- 22) — 20 a Te Se a eae eee ee | ee ole 776 
Hooks, baits, or snoods_-__-__------_--- 928, 900 HUB (G O\O)N (ies ie CIS Eee eee er ee 
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