482 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of Pennsylvania, 1926 

 CATCH: By gear 



Taken by gill nets. 



Taken by stop nets. 



3 Taken by fyke nets. 



Fisheries hy counties. — Marine fisheries were prosecuted in Bucks, 

 Delaware, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania in 1926. 

 Almost the entire catch was made in Philadelphia County, Bucks 

 County ranking second and Delaware County following next. 

 The following table is a summary of the fisheries of Pennsylvania by 

 counties. 



Fisheries of Penyisijlvania, 1926 

 OPERATING UNITS AND CATCH: By counties 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting. — In 1926, there were 2 men and 2 motor vessels, 

 having an aggregate of 15 net tons, engaged primarily in transporting 

 the catch of fishery products from the fishing grounds to market. 



Wliolesale trade. — In 1926, there were 41 wholesale establishments 

 in Pennsylvania, all in Philadelphia, engaged chiefly in handling 

 primary fishery products. The total investment in these establish- 

 ments amounted to $908,300, and the cash or working capital 

 amounted to $420,000. There were 336 persons engaged in this trade, 

 who received $357,348 in wages. 



