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SHAD FISHERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER 



The shad fishery of the Hudson River in 1933 was prosecuted by 

 317 fishermen who used 11 motor boats, 145 other boats, 2 haul 

 seines having a combined length of 280 yards, 119 drift gill nets 

 having a total area of 406,871 square yards, and 27 stake gill nets 

 having a total area of 28,760 square yards. The total commercial 

 catch amounted to 154,437 shad having a weight of 518,680 pounds 

 and a value to the fishermen of $40,729. This is a decrease of 3 per- 

 cent in the number of shad and 20 percent in their value as compared 

 with 1932. The average price per pound received by the fishermen 

 in 1933 was about 8 cents as compared with 10 cents in 1932. 



Drift gill nets accounted for 61 percent of the weight of the shad 

 taken while stake gill nets accounted for 39 percent. Small quanti- 

 ties, amounting to less than one-half of 1 percent, were taken by 

 haul seines. 



Statistics of the catch of shad in the Hudson River are included 

 also in the catch data for New York and New Jersey which are 

 published elsewhere in this report. 



FISHERIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES 

 (Area XXIII) s 



The jdeld of the commercial fisheries of the Chesapeake Bay 

 States (^Maryland and Virginia) during 1933 amounted to 272,380,052 

 pounds, valued at $5,060,829 to the fishermen, representing a decrease 



• This is the number given to this area by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It 

 should be explained that there are included under this area, craft whose principal fishing ports are in the 

 area but at limes fish elsewhere. A notable example is the soutliern trawl fishery, which e.\tends into 

 Area XXIV. Data on the operating units and catch of the fisheries of the Che.'^apeake Bay States have been 

 taken largely from statistics collected by llie Slate fi.'^hery agencies of Maryland and Virginia. Supple- 

 mentary surveys, compilations, and analyses have been made by agents of this Bureau in order that the 

 figures may be presented in a manner comparable with those of other sections. It should be observed 

 that the persons engaged, gear and craft employed, and catdi of the seed oyster fishery are not included 

 among the statistics of the fishery for market oysters and other species but are shown in separate tables 

 in this section. For a clearer understanding of the statistics publisned in this section, the reader is referred 

 to the section in the latter part of this document entitled "Statistical survey procedure " 



