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U.S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of Delaware, 1931 — Continued 

 OPERATING UNITS: By COUNTIES 



Item 



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 



-•Vccessory boats 



Apparatus: 



Purse seines, menhaden 



Length, yards 



Haul seines 



Length, yards. 



Gill nets: 



Drift 



Square yards 



Runaround 



Square yards 



Stake 



Square yards 



Lines: 



Hand 



Hooks 



Trawl 



Hooks 



Trot with baits or snoods- 



Baits or snoods 



Pound nets 



Stop nets 



Square yards 



Fyke nets - 



Dip nets 



Cast nets 



Pots: 



Eel 



Lobster 



Spears 



Dredges: 



Clam 



Yards at mouth 



Oyster 



Yards at mouth 



Tongs 



Gafifs 



Kent New Castle 



Number 

 91 



272 



13 



188 



3 



39 



16 

 227 



23 

 7,310 



10 



21,000 



6 



20,000 



36 



5,930 



6 



12 



10 



6,900 



3,200 



47 



3 

 132 



Number 



59 



14 

 1,840 



135, 725 



1 

 50 

 13 

 31 



6,384 

 68 



Sussex 



Number 

 113 



79 

 214 



406 



2 

 230 



3 

 138 



5 

 368 



32 

 90 



18 



3 



1,200 



41 



13,025 



39 



38,560 



42 



24,100 



131 



9,830 



26 



62 



16 



12,000 



29 



218 

 34 



673 

 160 



