FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 417 
Statistics of the catch of shad and alewives in the Potomac River 
are also included in the catch data for Maryland and Virginia which 
are published elsewhere in this report. 
Shad and alewitfe fisheries of the Potomac River, 1938 
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Item | Maryland Virginia Total 
Fishermen on boats and | 
shore: Number Pounds | Value | Number| Pounds | Value | Number| Pounds | Value 
Geman 22.9 oe | QT ts 3 S| SEES PAYG) Se SS PO ES EN 262), [222-3 s5]h Sasa ses 
WaStdlee set ee AM oper oe Pe a 1 LASS [Ek asm nee IE SA ee 77 E tae Seen ee eee 
Motalee. 2s 2-2 ee PENH ba ae et ete RS i) | ae eee eee 430) | 2s ea ee Se 
Boats 
iGLOraee et Da eee ate eee ee TP fog) |e pag OO aS es at 1627e RSs tae 
Onnene see. ae (fm aes el eee 8 129) (ieee en “ease 136 /{)Les 9 Bee ey ee 
Apparatus: 
Haul seines________- dese So TSE ET SAEEED | SIS) SESE ER 8 2 |Le ie coe Tae 
Length, vards_- 4 el | epee Seem | PRES Ce, RD Aer OE FL ee | oe ee 200 38 
Gill nets: 
Deitt ‘ge Es eS he eee ral ey cay ex = 18 || eoeeees ord ced eye 25 (Le. obe ss hee ete 
Squar 
yards._.-- AG: 632; /24 2 ees pp e EAS 14756072 Sit 2 2 aK ED. S192 AL bh he Hee eee 
ee ee ese | O22 7 |e eeweeea| cose esl)! AGSOrih teas ase) |p eee 061s |b 244 oe ed 
Squar 
wards 173, 436,| 0 PTT ate TOSAOT A Ake tos 748, 033 | MS Sal cen a 
Pound nets._....__- | 2a 8 | eee 263 \bbaoe. SYR 02 |... a ae 
iiyke mets... 22.2 2 ay Ne ha pa Oba ake Doe eae oe Lee 53 |. 2228se 1 Pee ae 
Shad caught: | | 
With haul seines____ 207 600 53312) 6 | A a he. RE aera | BS 207 600 $39 
With drift gill nets__| 4,475 | 14,300 1, 331 12, 845 39, 700 | $4, 130 17, 320 54, 000 5, 461 
With stake gill nets_} 2,160 6, 500 758 8, 467 22, 800 2, 262 10, 627 29, 300 3, 020 

With pound neis_-_-} 10,136 29, 835 | 3,058 | 154,187 | 405, 600 | 35,777 | 164,273 | 485,435 | 38, 835 
With fyke nets_____- 2egeeee 2 [hse ide = ot ss 133 300 30 133 300 30 
otal we £89. 8-+ 16, 978 | 51, 235 | 5,186 | 175, 582 | 468,400 | 42,199 | 192,560 | 519,635 | 47,385 












Alewives caught: 
With drift gill nets__| 5, 000 2, 000 4 | i eae ae Saree 74 (aes 5, 000 2, 000 20 
With stake gill nets_! 500 200 2 1, 250 500 8 1, 750 700 
With pound nets__- \970, 000 |384, 000 3, 775 |8,271,250 |3,308,500 | 33,185 |9,241,250 |3,692,500 | 36, 960 
Rota los serase: -- 2: 1975, 500 |386, 200 | 3,797 |8,272,500 |3,309,000 | 33, 193 |9,248,000 |3,695,200 | 36, 990 
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TRADE IN FISHERY PRODUCTS IN WASHINGTON, D. C. 
The municipal fish wharf and market in Washington, D. C., is 
located in the southwestern part of the city on an arm of the Potomac 
River. At the present time 15 firms have stalls in this market, 3 are 
located in the immediate vicinity of the market, 2 have stalls in the 
market located at Fifth and K Streets NW., and 1 is located in another 
part of the city. Altogether there are 21 firms which employ 179 
persons who received $206,071 in salaries and wages during 1938. 
These firms conduct mainly a wholesale business although some retail 
trade is carried on. 
The facilities for handling fish and oysters from boats and vessels 
that may land at the wharf are good, but only a comparatively small 
quantity are brought into the city by this method. In the fall and 
winter, considerable quantities of shell oysters are landed, but most 
of the oysters handled in Washington are brought in already shucked 
from Maryland and Virginia by truck and other transportation 
facilities. 
