FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1934 



107 



Fisheries of the United States and Alaska — Continued 



CATCH: By states 

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



SEED OYSTER FISHERY 



Item 



New England, 1933 



Middle Atlantic, 1933 



OPERATING UNITS 



Fishermen: 



On vessels 



On boats and shore: 



Regular 



Casual 



Total. 



Vessels: 



Steam 



Net tonnage - 

 Motor 



Net tonnage. 

 SaU 



Net tonnage. 



Total vessels 



Total net tonnage. 



Boats: 



Motor 



Other 



Apparatus: 



Dredges, oyster 



■i'ards at mouth. 



Tongs 



Rakes 



Number 

 93 



5 

 160 



3 



245 



18 



271 



2 

 17 



23 

 533 



7 

 90 



101 

 97 

 96 

 46 



Oysters: 



Seed, public, spring.. 



Seed, public, fall 



Seed, private, spring. 

 Seed, private, fall 



Bttshels 



31,458 

 43, 163 

 207, 185 



Total. 



281,806 



Number 

 1,586 



298 

 150 



2.034 



7 



69 



146 



2,977 



1.53 

 3,046 



206 

 152 



300 

 363 

 374 



79 



Value 



$12, 684 

 17.265 

 69, 617 



Bushels 



1, 003, 540 



23, 500 



40,290 



38,290 



99,566 1.105,620 



Value 



$261,862 

 8, 25U 

 39, 540 

 38.290 



347. 942 



