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Fisheries of the Chesapeake Bay States, 1932 — Continued 



PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH IN NUMBER AND BUSHELS 



Crabs: 



Hard. number.. 



Soft do__.. 



Clams, hard bushels.. 



Oysters: 



Market, public, spring .do 



Market, public, fall .do 



Market, private, spring do 



Market, private, fall do 



Scallops: 



Bay do 



Maryland 



Quantity 

 88,197,534 

 14,161,012 



652, 419 



1,165,927 



91, 7.52 



40, 241 



Value 



$291, 130 



227, 674 



4,734 



335, 021 

 523, 540 

 59, 277 

 24, 005 



Virginia 



Quantity 

 81,072,135 

 6, 196, 244 



185, 558 



248, 030 

 683, 014 

 525, 361 

 833, 034 



109, 764 

 3 



Value 



$290, 821 



91,810 



347, 647 



112,094 

 280, 271 

 274, 804 

 406, 423 



Quantity 

 169, 269, 669 

 20, 357, 256 



900, 449 

 , 848, 941 

 617,113 

 873, 275 



109, 764 

 3 



Value 

 $581, 951 

 319, 484 

 352, 381 



447, 115 

 803,811 

 334, 081 

 430, 428 



80,090 



SEED OYSTER FISHERY 



Note.— Of the number of persons fishing for seed oysters, all of those in Maryland and 1,483 in Virginia— 

 a total of 1,609 are duplicated among those fishing for market oysters or other species. Similarly the follow, 

 ing craft and gear are duplicated: All craft and gear in Maryland and 634 motor boats, 172 other boats, 

 1,165 tongs, and 86 rakes in Virginia— a total of 692 motor boats, 172 other boats, 1,291 tongs, and 86 rakes. 



MARYLAND 



Fisheries of Maryland, 1932 

 OPERATING UNITS: By gear 



