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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of Delaware, 1933 — Continued 



SEED OYSTER FISHERY: Br GEAR 



SEED OYSTER FISHERY: By counties 



Item 



Kent 



Sussex 



OPERATING UNITS 



Fishermen: 



On vessels 



On boats and shore, casual 



Total 



Vessels, sail—. 



Net tonnage 



Boats, other than motor 



Apparatus: 



Dredges 



Yards at mouth 



Tongs 



catch 

 Oysters, seed, public, spring 



Number 

 33 

 37 



Number 

 15 



Bushels 

 27, 140 



Value 

 $6, 780 



Bushels 

 7,800 



Value 

 $1, 950 



Note. — Of the total number of persons fishing for seed oysters, 56 are duplicated among those fishing 

 for market oysters or other species. Similarly the following craft and gear are duplicated: 6 sail vessels, 

 31 small boats other than motor, 12 dredges, and 31 tongs. 



VESSEL FISHERIES AT NEW YORK CITY ^ 



During 1933, fishing vessels of 5 net tons capacity or greater landed 

 24,455,000 pounds of fishery products at New York City. The 

 landings consisted of bluefish, 2,467,000 pounds; bonito, 9,000 

 pounds; butterfish, 45,000 pounds; cod, 2,548,000 pounds; croaker, 

 4,000 pounds; eels, 3,000 pounds; flounders, 6,712,000 pounds; 

 haddock, 8,209,000 pounds; hake, 5,000 pounds; halibut, 9,000 

 pounds; sea herring, 3,000 pounds; king whiting, 6,000 pounds; 

 mackerel, 1,288,000 pounds; pollock, 5,000 pounds; scup, 212,000 

 pounds; sea bass, 159,000 pounds; swordfish, 3,000 pounds; tilefish, 

 1,621,000 pounds; and sea scallops, 2,147,000 pounds. Since the 

 landings at Groton, Conn., were inconsiderable they have not been 

 included with those at New York City as has been the custom in 

 the past several years. Data on the landings at New York City 

 are included also in the catch by States. 



' Statistics on the landings at Now York City are collected by J. H. Matthews, executive secretary, 

 Middle Atlantic Fisheries Association. 



