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XJ. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the Chesapeake Bay States, 1933 — Continued 

 CATCH: Bt States— Continued 



1 Statistics on oysters used in this table are based on yields of 6.67 pounds of meats to the bushel for 

 market oysters in Maryland and 6.6 pounds in Virginia. 



PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH IN NUMBER AND BUSHELS 



Product 



Crabs: 



Hard number. 



Soft -do... 



Clams, hard bushels. 



Oysters: 



Market, public, spring do... 



Market, public, fall do... 



Market, private, spring. ..do.. . 



Market, private, fall do-.. 



Scallops, sea... do... 



Maryland 



Quantity 



79. 944, 300 



13,796,116 



5,192 



506, 572 



1,107,945 



69, 380 



104, 609 



Value 

 $331, 747 

 238, 401 

 3,894 



192, 478 



477, 725 



43, 983 



74,011 



Virginia 



Quantity 



71, 734, 125 



8, 271, 828 



146, 158 



251, 523 

 398, 789 

 669, 197 

 821, 063 

 12, 107 



Value 



$283, 898 



143, 351 



264, 258 



96, 142 

 148, 189 

 286, 440 

 407, 284 

 8,094 



Total 



Quantity 



151, 678, 425 



22, 067, 944 



161,350 



758, 095 



1, 606, 734 



628, 577 



925, 672 



12, 107 



Value 



$615, 646 



381,752 



268, 162 



287, 620 

 625,914 

 330, 423 

 481, 206 

 8,094 



SEED OYSTER FISHERY 



Note. — Of the number of persons fishing for seed oysters, 1,636 are duplicated among those fishing for 

 market oysters or other species. Similarly the following craft and gear are duplicated: 744 motor boats, 

 267 other boats, and 1.161 tongs. 



