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W Fisheries by counties. — In 1926, fishing was prosecuted in the coun- 

 ties of Kent, New Castle, and Sussex in the State of Delaware. In 

 value, the fisheries of Kent County ranked foremost and accounted 

 for 19 per cent of the total production and 66 per cent of the total 

 value. Sussex County followed, accounting for 80 per cent of the 

 total catch and 30 per cent of the total value. New Castle County 

 ranked third in importance and accounted for the remainder of the 

 catch . 



Fisheries of Delaware, 1926 



OPERATING UNITS AND CATCH: By counties 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



During 1926, there were no vessels or boats in Delaware engaged in 

 transporting fishery products from the fishing grounds to market. 

 Three menhaden factories operated in 1926, the statistics for which 

 are given on page 468. 



Wholesale trade. — In 1926 there were 12 wholesale establishments 

 engaged chiefly in handling primary fishery products. Eleven of 

 these handled oysters and one handled fresh fish. The total invest- 

 ment in these establishments amounted to $57,200 and the cash or 

 working capital to S22,400. There were 245 persons employed, who 

 received $79,886 in wages. In addition, 10 commission men, oyster 

 shuckers, etc., were employed. These were not connected directly 

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

 was not obtained. The following table shows the statistics of the 

 wholesale fish trade of Delaware for 1926. 



Industries related to the fisheries of Delaware, 1926 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE 



Note. — Of the above firms, 11 handled oysters and 1 fresh fish. 



HISTORICAL REVIEW 



The Bureau of Fisheries has made 12 statistical canvasses of the 

 fisheries of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware 

 during the 47 years from 1880 to 1926. While the frec^uency of 

 these canvasses is not all that might be desired, nevertheless, it is 



