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Fisheries hy counties. — Fishing was prosecuted in the waters of 20 

 counties of New York State in 1926. In value, the fisheries of Suffolk 

 County were most important and accounted for 58 per cent of the total 

 catch and 66 per cent of the total value. New York County followed, 

 accounting for 31 per cent of the total catch and 16 per cent of the 

 total value. Nassau County ranked third, Kings County fourth, 

 and Ulster County fifth in value of catch. The following table 

 shows a summary of the fisheries of New York by counties: 



Fisheries of New York, 1926 

 OPERATING UNITS AND CATCH: By counties 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting. — In 1926 there were 82 persons engaged primarily 

 in transporting the catch of fishery products from the fishing grounds 

 to market, of which 18 were employed on boats of less than 5 net 

 tons and 64 on vessels of over 5 net tons. There were 15 motor 

 boats in use, which were under 5 net tons in size, and 43 registered 

 vessels with a total net tonnage of 774. 



Wholesale trade. — In 1926 there were 138 wholesale establishments 

 in New York City and 18 in localities outside the city engaged 

 chiefly in handling primary fishery products. The total investment 

 in these establishments amounted to $4,573,747 and the cash or work- 

 ing capital to $1,034,400. There w^ere 1,886 persons employed, who 

 received $3,462,507 in wages. In addition, there were 295 commis- 

 sion men, oyster shuckers, etc., employed. These were not connected 

 directly with the wholesale trade, and therefore the amount of their 

 wages was not obtained. 



Prepared-fish and hy -products trades. — In 1926 there were 21 estab- 

 lishments engaged in preparing smoked fish, miscellaneous canned 

 fishery products, and scrap and oil from waste fish. All were located 

 in New York City. The value of these establishments was $763,156, 

 and the cash or working capital amounted to $176,867. There were 

 235 persons employed who received $390,332 in wages. The products 



