FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1932 213 



FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES 



(Area XXIII)^ 



The yield of fishery products in the Middle Atlantic States (New 

 York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware) during 1931 

 amaunted to 164,898,737 pounds, valued at $9,211,180. This is a 

 decrease of 15 percent in the amount of the catch and 29 percent in 

 the value of the catch as compared with the (^uantitv and its value 

 for 1930. Of the total catch in 1931, 113,401,316 pounds, valued at 

 $2,949,625, were fish; and 51,497,421 pounds, valued at $6,261,555, 

 were shellfish and miscellaneous products. These fisheries gave em- 

 ployment to 9,604 fishermen, or 5 percent less than in 1930. Of the 

 total number of fishermen employed during 1931, 3,925 regular 

 fishermen were engaged on vessels and 2,913 regular and 2,766 casual 

 fishermen were employed in the shore and boat fisheries. 



Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1931 

 SUMMARY OF CATCH 



OPERATING UNITS: By States 



Item 



Fishermen: 



On vessels 



On boats and shore: 



Regular 



Casual-- -.- 



Total 



Vessels: 



Steam 



Net tonnage 



M otor 



Net tonnage... 



Sail 



Net tonnage 



Total vessels 



Total net tonnage 



New York 



Number 

 700 



1,345 

 1,071 



3,116 



1 



96 



167 



2,408 



I 



169 

 2,510 



New Jersey 



Number 

 3,021 



1, .389 

 1,266 



5.676 



274 



4.257 



61 



1.591 



335 



5.848 



Pennsyl- 

 vania 



Number 



Delaware 



Number 

 204 



179 

 354 



2 



230 



16 



326 



3 



39 



21 

 595 



Total 



Number 

 3,925 



2,913 



2.766 



9,(m 



3 



326 



457 



6.991 



65 



1,636 



525 

 8.953 



* This is the number given to this area by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It 

 should be explained that there are included under this area craft owned in the area hut at times fishing 

 elsewhere. A notable example is the southern trawl fishery which extends into urea XXIV. 



