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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the United States and Alaska — Continued 

 SEED OYSTER FISHERY— Continued 



Note.— Of the number of persons fishing for seed oysters, a total of 3,652 are duplicated among those 

 fishing for market oysters or other species. Similarly, the following craft and gear are duplicated: 87 vessels, 

 823 motor boats, 437 other boats, 172 dredges, 1,570 tongs, and 61 rakes. 



Yield of the fisheries of the United States: By gear 



Gear 



Purse seines. 



Haul seines 



Gill nets 



Lines 



Pound nets 



Floating traps 



Other traps 



Weirs 



Stop nets 



Fyke nets 



Dip nets.. 



Cast nets 



Scap nets 



Bag and pocket nets. 



Drag nets. 



Push nets 



Otter trawls 



Pots -. 



Harpoons 



Spears 



Scrapes, crab 



Dredges 



Tong^s 



Rakes 



Forks 



Hoes 



Picks 



Gaflfs.... 



By hand 



Total 499,936,139 



New England, 1933 Middle Atlantic, 1933 Chesapeake, 1933 



Pounds 



56, 586, 422 



910,017 



18, 593, 520 



99, 382, 952 



14, 419, 422 



8, 458, 029 



28, 910 



21, 801, 005 



81,216 

 3, 640, 232 



116,068 



18, 000 



235, 003, 844 



15, 081, 503 



3, 481, 594 



106, 663 



8,311,071 

 1, 443, 961 

 1, 129, 890 

 2,811,825 

 8, 378, 980 



151,015 



'lvalue 



$796, 362 



32, 041 



359, 016 



!, 167, 473 



227, 622 



159, 754 



2, 512 



92, 599 



3,192 



45, 571 



13, 039 



7,000 



5, 296, 742 



1,673,370 



406, 727 



7,537 



1, 224, 218 

 202, 993 

 145, 761 

 283, 046 

 333, 750 



5.225 



13, 485, 550 



Pounds 



77, 945. 874 



1, 845, 557 



2, 517, 827 

 7, 633, 174 



28, 325, 529 



893, 336 

 208, 874 

 694, 092 

 86, 022 

 400 

 149, 664 



51,900 



24, 410, 956 



' 2, 369, 400 



102, 386 



126, 668 



17, 238, 166 



2, 618, 049 



1, 281, 227 



171,093 



913, 560 



750 

 169, 331 



169, 753, 735 



^'aiue 



$205, 503 



70, 568 



117,750 



292, 745 



692, 557 



2,485 



20, 472 



21, 736 

 16, 852 



48 

 8,574 



10, 855 



780, 076 

 1 203, 269 



12,549 

 12, 682 



1, 698, 835 



372, 867 



179.516 



29, 770 



45. 752 



75 

 15.519 



4, 811, 055 



Pounds 



115,34:5,100 



3, 669, 524 



1,846,636 



42, 619, 655 



62, 619, 356 



63, 504 



923, 307 



4, 662, 036 



5, 455, 375 

 167, 225 



6,000 



2,001,916 



13, 573, 634 



18, 357, 340 



690, 140 



279, 864 

 "i6i,"446" 



272, 380, 052 



Value 

 $384, 227 

 154, 091 

 147, 762 

 489, 041 

 1,215,833 



2, 308 



40, 709 



305, 638 



129,812 

 9.452 



300 



65, 929 



638,012 



1, 309, 318 



75, 133 



69. 464 



li'soo 



5, 060, 829 



