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Fisheries of Virginia, 1931 — ^Continued 

 CATCH: By gear— Continued 



Species 



Clams, hard 



Oysters; 



Market, public, spring. 



Market, public, fall 



Market, private, spring 

 Market, private, fall... 

 Seed, public, fall 



Total 



Rakes 



Pounds 

 100, 768 



350 



1,050 



141, 659 



278, 068 



45,000 



566, 895 



Value 

 $36, 027 



20 

 60 



9,246 

 18, 190 



1,1 



64, 622 



Picks 



Pounds 

 76, 872 



76, 872 



Value 

 $27, 900 



By hand 



Pounds 

 40, 872 



101, 766 

 203, 539 



346, 177 



Value 

 $15, 328 



5,815 

 11,631 



32, 772 



