FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1934 191 

 Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic Slates, 1933 — Continued 



PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH IN NUMBER AND BUSHELS 



Product 



Crabs: 



Hard number. 



King do... 



Soft do... 



Clams- 



Hard, public... bushels. 



Hard, private do... 



Soft, public ..do... 



Surf or skimmer.-.do... 



Conchs do... 



Mnssels, sea... do... 



Oysters; 



Market, public, spring 

 bushels. 



Market, public, fall 



bushels- 



Market, private, spring 

 bushels - 



Market, private, fall 



bushels. 

 Periwinkles and cockles 



bushels. 

 Scallops: 



Bay.. do.— 



Sea do... 



New York 



Quantity 

 448, 149 



3,300 



240, 451 

 2, 630 

 13,884 

 31,625 

 1,944 

 4,740 



2,750 



11,712 



394, 504 



461, 289 



9,600 

 303,915 



Value 

 $5, 437 



2-25 



271,295 

 4, 601 

 18, 760 

 18. 3S0 

 2,095 

 3,150 



2,662 



9,512 



381, 138 



439, 378 



17, 100 

 193, 445 



New Jersey 



Qnantitv 



2, 128, 230 



545, 943 



172, 089 



156,831 



7,864 



45, 678 



11,705 



3 



400 



1,260 



3,058 



427, 418 



443, 168 



8 



99 

 62, 265 



Vahie 



$18,356 



5,931 



12, 239 



215, 579 



8.721 



45, 752 



5,732 



2 



200 



1,138 



1,792 



282,883 



301, 288 



2 



30 

 22, 402 



Delaware 



QuantHv 

 289, 800 

 141,650 

 144,000 



19, 130 

 964 



5,025 



3,112 

 20,969 



Value 



$1, 295 



595 



7,200 



30,310 

 1,898 



5,140 



2,985 

 20, 065 



Total 



Qunnlily Value 



2, 866, 179 $25, 088 



687, 693 6, 526 



319, 389 19, 664 



416,412 



11,458 



59, 562 



43, 330 



1,947 



6,140 



9,036 



14,770 



826, 034 



926, 426 



9,699 

 366. ISO 



617, 184 



15,220 



64, 512 



24,112 



2,097 



3,360 



8,940 



11,304 



667.006 



760, 731 



2 



17,130 

 215.847 



SEED OYSTER FISHERY 



Item 



New York New Jersey Delaware 



Total 



OPERATING UNIT.S 



Fishermen: 



On vessels 



On boats and shore. 



Regular 



Casual 



Total. 



Vessels: 



Motor 



Net tonnage. 

 Sail 



Net tonnage- 



Total vessels 



Total net tonnage. 



Boats: 



Motor 



Other 



.Apparatus- 

 Dredges - 



Yards at mouth. 



Tones 



Rakes 



CATCH 



Oysters: 



Seed, public, spring. . 



Seed, public, fall 



Seed, private, spring. 

 Seed, private, fall 



Total. 



Number 

 24 



230 



120 

 30 



6 



9 



194 



45 



Bushel!> Vahie 



42,600 $20, .550 



12, 500 6, 500 



40, 290 39, 540 



38,290 



133, 680 



38,290 



Number 

 1,514 



107 



139 



2.881 



139 

 2.881 



86 

 81 



278 



333 



140 



34 



Number 

 48 



43 



7 

 96 



16 

 21 

 40 



Bushels Value 



926, 000 

 11,000 



103,880 937,000 



$232, 582 

 2,750 



Bushels 

 34. 940 



235, 332 



34,940 



Number 

 1,586 



298 

 150 



2,034 



146 

 2,977 



153 

 3.046 



206 

 152 



300 



863 



374 



79 



Value 

 $8,730 



Bushel' \ alue 

 1,003,5'.0|$261,862 

 2;}. 500 8. 250 



40, 290 

 38,290 



8,730 



1,105,620 347,942 



39, 540 

 38,290 



Note.— Of the total number of persons fishing for seed oysters, 1,881 are duplicated among those fishing 

 for market oysters or other species. Similarly the following craft and gear are duplicated: 87 vessels, 79 

 motor boats, 92 other boats, 172 dredges, 327 tongs, and 15 rakes. 



