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Fisheries of Virginia, 1938—Continued 
CATCH: By GEaAR—Continued 
Pots—Continued 
Species Scrapes Dredges 
Fish Turtle 
Pounds | Value | Pownds| Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
Catfish and bullheads---------- L2SVOCOM RO ezoGu| == auctor ee awl Re Se ee es |e 
Hels) COMMONS =- = ena eee 5, 300 QBN EE ee sae Jot oa ee PE Se ee eee eae 
Crabs: 
Hard oo. [soos set se cates ces |Eaten ees eS Nb eee 280, 000 | $3,820 | 5,391, 600 |$147, 780 
Softiand peclersa 3 s—2 See Af eae Sa See ETE ee is. ae 642300) |'34, 971 [2-2-2 | eee a 
Oysters, market: 
Private; spol 2 eee os Ue ee ee ee ee ee ee hae el Le 46,000 | 4,500 | 1,482,600 | 127,719 
Private; fall e so ee Ee SL eee Pe Leg 48,200 | 4,580 | 2,992,800 | 225, 280 
Turtle NSnAp Vela = eee eee eee 7, 100 $850) NS oe PTE) E 2 2a Se] le eA ee a 
Totales22o see ee 133, 900 5, 519 7, 100 850 | 916,500 | 47,871 | 9,867,000 | 500, 779 
Species Tongs Rakes Picks By hand 
Crabs: Pounds Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
TEL ATG at ae cee ee | EE Pe =) A Bee es 10, 000 $150 
e Softandipeclers= 32 =— ais | hse eet eee ee Be ee eee coh ees (eee 2] | See 833,000 | 49,980 
ams: 
ard (publics s ooo co. 984, 500 | $92, 548 344, 000 |$47, 080 | 420,000 |$78, 750 |1, 009, 300 | 151, 670 
Hard aprivates-en so-so 52, 200 5000) fs AE ac bE yok Ts Dh NO A i «lig | 
Soi Apublicle ease eal eye Eat RR | tae (ES a ee 2,500 | 1,000 
IMinsselsiiseasee se seen | eee eee ae eee ome et Nooo ee | on on eae oe see 30, 000 900 
Oysters, market: : 
Publicessprings-- =. TD OOZ HOON 138,640.22 eee = |Site = eS ee 48, 500 3, 210 
Publiciigilsetensse= see 256845800") 2a8 800) | necton eee lee o- oe elloe a eee [Ce eeeee 67, 000 5, 740 
Private, spring--------- LST BOOU | 1LO25780) | GSP 500W (471525 a2 = eee eee 202,300 | 14,799 
Private;talless 223-28) 17225800) | 156,041) 1,093; 100) || 74, Sh je 2-2 ee eee 322, 700 27, 020 
Merrapin; diamond-back==52| "== =io5- 22) eres oe ene eee Moses cess eee 4, 300 150 
Motaleeecsn) ae. eee 8, 164, 300 | 733,870 |2, 055, 600 |169, 420 | 420,000 | 78,750 |2, 529,600 | 254, 619 
OPERATING UNITS: By counTIES 
Tera Acco- | Caro- |Charles| Ches- | Din- saree Essex | Fairf 
mac | line | City | terfield) widdie| City BES 
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Fishermen: Numober| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number 
Onivessels:2 21.-=2-=--2--as5-=5-55 oe eee 2 Ss eee ga eee eee L1G; PRED eh Peas SS 
On boats and shore: 
Regulate eo oe eae 1 O14 See a1 jp et eae 182 67 2 
C@asualies ase s Sore eee 262 6 77 45 19 51 60 
Motaleeenens: » ake weae es 1, 288 6 81 58 4 317 118 62 
Vesselsi:motors=- 22-2220... en ees | Ra TSE Ps | a fe Oe 28 26) | 22552 |e nee 
Net tonnage: 222. =<: 22 ee B2ol oo Le FE Sea ee AASN |< SU RIS Ne Tbe 
Boats: 
IMOCOR 4 sas ae euee tonne eee Chel) |p sR ee 3 | Soe 63 53 22 
Other’ =23 222 $e24-8. se ee 741 3 58 26 3 30 26 26 
Apparatus: 
aml! seines:- 22-22 --- 22. eee I ee 5 Ute cte ke | Seeceees 6 8 
eneth; yards... 222-2 eee 8, 70s | aoe nee L600) WA 750! | Bi Ses sae eee Te 1, 250 1, 800 
Gill nets: 4 
Drift 2-243 a ee 2 3 57 13 1 eee | Ae 15 
Square yards: ! 2-2-2 - 900 | 2,250 | 61,000 | 10,650 500;| 25225222 | eee 12, 000 
Stakes. of 2.02) 8. 2h ee GON Rose ee SO ot ook er 170))|222.5228 
Squarewvards:t 22 222sc 15 440) Rete Ae Sake an Sea balls bas le ee ee GiNIS1G| Georacy 
Lines: 
lang Pen saees 22 oo BS ee LOO) | 22 S20 Se a Be a 
TOO KS a. ae eae QOOH GAB TS ATs SER PGR Ly fos SUE oe See Shee ee SL ee 
Trot with baits or snoods__-_- 30451 e SOD EER Oe aes RE ATS 2h 22 SS 305) yah eae 
Baits or snoods..------__ 233°700)| SoS REN ES 18,800 |. 1,.600)|/2-25222 
MTrotawithihooks._2 22-5 === Ree Se Soe ee ee 2 TR eee 1). boo2ne 
(Hooks. 2 520s a 600\ |e eae eS ee BOON Sezetese 
oundinetsat) 2 tei ae S08) (2 Sade VA Be UB owes plese |]: Tea 168 3) aati 
My kemets, fish sk 53 1 abe 5 1 13 | 2 eee ee Se 3 232 
IDI piMets 2 = es ee ee 198) | 2 BOs TE Cie Abe Pas 8) boo | cE be ee | Se 
Otternitrawls 2-2 od ee | a | Es ee | Ot escoecees 2S SEE un 
470 foi: ta 60) DL t eee er ererte eee] ee eereena [eet ns eS ry eed [ee 2902 seen 2 Nee ee oe 
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