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BUREAU 
OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of North Carolina, 1938—Continued 
OPERATING UNITS: By ckar—Continned 




















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= . Otter 
Item Trot Pound |wheels| FyKe | Dip | trawis, 
=i Trot nets nets nets hrim 
Troll | paitsor| With shrimp 
hooks 
snoods 
Fishermen: Number|Number|Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number 
OT y.CSSe ate eee ne el (eee Oe 8 eee |e eae |p bean ol eo ae ees 124 
On boats and shore: 
Reépilarsi 22 sssete ae ee 26 902 4 ARGAKL 22: = 23 284 244 
Casual: Send Ae Se a Es eee 142 28 172 6 23 155 8 
Total 22.60 25 Ser eee 26 1,044 32 658 6 46 439 376 
Vessels} motorse ses eee ene el eee ee Se eee ee CEI es 2 eS ee | eee 48 
Net tonnage-2 282s Are Ree as ee |--------|--------|--------|--------]--------|-------- 300 
Boats: 
Miotor== 3s eee ae 18 112 10 272 1 ZIP sae 120 
Other 2 aS IE Rs, See 429 10 102 1 8 155 1 
Apparatus: 
IN berate. LEAS See ee ee 26 | 654 20 | 2,738 6 527 439 169 
VATS: Simo thes sees ea, | eee Ul neeeeeeee Ces 2 OU Gt SE oe | oes meee | ee eee 2, 902 
Hooks, baits, or snoods_---_____- 26) 408,000) /F" 1 950 E25 Sis) se ee eee | ae aeeee | ener 
Item Spears |Dredges, Tongs, | other | hana, | sive of 
| : oyster | oyster |than for oyster | dupli- 
Eel | Fish oysters cation 
Fishermen: Number| Nu mober| Number | Number| Number| Number| Number| Number 
ON VESsels= =" a5 ene cele A een ce ee al aD TDN Pa lk eee | ee 1,091 
On boats and shore } 
epulare.s Jes Weer s. ee G24 | see Peis 128 153° 141 379 37 4,431 
Caswalte: Seti) 2 Ss Bie 3 2 194 8 15 281 55 1, 383 
Motabe ssi see) Daler Nets 65 2 322 333 160 660 92 6, 905 
Vessels: 
TAYLOR NY or Se | he eee eee 1 1 ees ooh ee Se 166 
mNetitonnages +: 22077 Sau Ss ee hen. 28 | sens see 6 6:3] See See | aeons 2, 064 
Sl eeeeeetee See ye SE I A Fee At BE RR G4. oes Se ee eee 64 
ING tiUOT TIAL Ce 2 > eee meena | UTE So a al es pe SRO bee 22 ae el eee 580 
MOAI VieSSE]S eee ce eet ee ee SP 65 1 | Sates oe ees 230 
Motalmet tonnage see see ea ean eee ee ee ee ee S 586 i3p) e te g  OR a O 2, 644 
Boats: 
VO TOI aa oe eS Bag dead x 2S AG ple, 0e2 Mois eetn eke 60 60S see ss | eee 1, 298 
Opters ees. 2s er eee ee 8 2 287 32 150 313 45 1, 802 
BA'CCESSOLY ADO ALS Berea ee ae ete an ire aan | ee ae Hesse oe EH mabe 5 Jy) Peeasparete eta] NE ak SS 152 
Apparatus: 
INTE n se 2 222 ee Ee 1, 679 16 | 322 274 160 G60). Sees se eens 
Wardsapnoutheese sane a ene Bio eos 2 Se aeeeees 260 s| 222 22s Ree | es | eee one 
CATCH: By GEAR 
Haul seines 
Species Purse seines 
Common Long 
| 
; Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value Pounds Value 
Mlewivessees. 12 a RLS AIAN com ease |) TE Saye eS SCNT te 2703053008 $20" S09), | aees ccm oa | popu lion 
Bluefish | 232, 300 11, 843 724,100 | $34, 363 
TBYopon soy”. fue sr ae ae ee ee 10, 000 196 200 
1eyoNaib al se ee PE Re ee 1, 200 
Butterfish 6, 800 
Cabio or crab eater 100 
Carpe eens Bue ay) bs 41, 800 
Catfish and bullheads 112, 300 
CFSE OY OVE) Le a se Ie a Ly a | ne a) lar a nat, Wart ee 
Croaker 418, 900 





