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CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 



Construction and iiniJi'ovoinents at the Federal hatcheries were 

 conducted through the niedunn of allotments received from the 

 Public AVorks Administration iind throu»:;h participation in the Civil 

 AVorks pro«!;ram durin<i; the winter. I)urin<!; the year there became 

 available outright allotments total inn- $281,500. Tliese grants from 

 the Emer<i;ency Public Works funds provided $150,000 for additional 

 construction at live hatcheries which were only partially completed. 

 These hatcheries, authorized by the act of May 21, 1930 (46 Stat. 371), 

 are located in Alabama, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West 

 Virginia. At the close of the year all of these hatcheries had been 

 placed on a producing basis, although several of them were not fully 

 completed. The balance of the allotments, amounting to $131,500 

 was apportioned among 29 different hatcheries for the purpose of 

 reconditioning and repairs. On the inception of the Civil Works 

 program in November, there was approved a grant of a maximum 

 of 2.440 men with an allotment of $85,175 for materials and expenses 

 other than labor. These forces were assigned to projects of improve- 

 ment, enlargement, and reconditioning at 40 different hatcheries, and 

 rearing units. The maximum number of men employed at any one 

 time was 2.269. By virtue of the outright cash allotments, and the 

 allocation of labor, the hatchery system as regards buildings, water 

 supply, and all physical features was brought to a higher state of 

 repair and efficiency than has existed for a great many years. 



STATISTICAL INVESTIGATIONS 



FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 19 32 



New England States. — During the calendar year 1932 the commer- 

 cial fisheries of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

 and Connecticut employed 16,580 fishermen. Their catch amounted 

 to 480,521,000 pounds, valued at $14,001.000— a decrease of 10 percent 

 in volume and 28 percent in value as compared with the catch in 1931. 

 In addition there was a production of 229,000 bushels of seed oysters, 

 valued at $120,000. Landings of fish by American fishing vessels at 

 Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, Maine, amounted to 

 252.334.000 pounds as landed, valued at $6,084,000— a decrease of 4 

 percent in quantity and 34 percent in value as compared with the 

 preceding year. 



Middle Atlantic States. — The commercial fisheries of New York, 

 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware in 1932 gave employment 

 to 9.155 fishermen. Their catch anu)unted to 141.221.000 pounds, 

 valued at $4,654,000 — a decrease of 7 percent in volume and 36 ])ercent 

 in value as compared with 1931. In addition, there was a production 

 of 1.332.000 bushels of seed oysters, valued at $481,000. Lanilings of 

 fish at New York City and Groton, Conn., amounted to 35,602,000 

 pounds or 31 percent less than in 1931. On the Hudson River the 

 shad fishery was conducted by 274 fishermen who caught 530,000 

 pounds of shad valued at $51,000 — an increase of 28 percent in volume 

 and 2 percent in value over 1931. 



