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U.S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the United States and Alaska, 1922 — Continued 



CATCH By States— Continued 



[Expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars; that is, 000 omitted] 



SEED OYSTER FISHERY 



New England 



Middle Atlantic 



OPERATING UNI 



Fishermen: 



On vessels 



On boats and shore: 



Regular 



Casual 



Total.. - 



Vessels: 



Steam 



Net tonnage 



Motor 



Net tonnage 



Sail 



Net tonnage 



Total vessels 



Total net tonnage 



Boats: 



Motor 



Other 



Apparatus: 



Dredges, oyster 



Yards at mouth 



Tongs 



Rakes - 



CATCH 



Oysters. 



Seed, public, spring 



Seed, public, fall 



Seed, private, spring 



Seed, private, fall 



Total 



Bushel.1 

 29, 164 

 43, 472 

 136,356 

 20,200 



229, 192 



Number 

 1.742 



226 



152 



3, 036 



537 

 50 



Value 

 $15, 840 

 19,900 

 74, 445 

 9,600 



119,785 



Bun he Is 



1, 250, 691 



35, 021 



21,113 



24, 965 



1.331.790 



Value 



$425, 554 

 10,661 

 19,833 

 24, 965 



481. 013 



