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Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1929 — Continued 

 PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH SHOWN IN NUMBERS AND BUSHELS 



Products 



Crabs: 



Hard.. _ number. 



Soft do... 



King do... 



Clams: 



Hard, public bushels. 



Hard, private do... 



Razor do... 



Soft, public do... 



Surf or skimmers do... 



Conchs do... 



Mussels do..- 



Oysters: 



Market, public do... 



Market, private do... 



Seed, public do... 



Seed, private do... 



Scallops: 



Bay ..do... 



Sea do--- 



New York 



Quantity 



340, 458 



9, 450 



112,529 

 4,500 

 280 

 58,641 

 25, 577 

 2,841 

 3,312 



41, 664 



1,271,527 



30, 860 



72, 964 



103, 271 

 268, 385 



Value 

 $5, 744 

 l,05f 



426,911 



7, 875 



689 



131, 18S 



28, 281 



4,236 



8,280 



93.091 



2, 072, 651 



28,650 



69, 964 



178, 391 

 334, 194 



New Jersey 



Quantity 



544, 209 



18, 453 



1,427,000 



160, 947 

 8,403 



22, 981 



5,500 



813 



375 



68, 080 

 2, 149, 783 

 4, 052, 224 



23,450 



9,450 



Value 

 $8, 433 

 2,497 

 13, 473 



448, 503 

 25, 975 



42, 693 

 7,075 

 1,140 

 1,816 



91, 265 

 3, 235, 876 

 2, 416. 264 



14,409 



15, 750 



Delaware 



Quantity 

 112.170 

 50, 400 

 138, 000 



2.289 

 5,400 



14, 230 



700 



150, 055 



T 'aine 



$2, 552 

 3, POO 



5. 807 

 16, 000 



11, 482 



925 



55, .309 



Total 



Quantity 



996, 837 



78, 303 



1, 565, 000 



275, 765 

 IS, 303 

 280 

 81,622 

 31,077 

 3,654 

 3,708 



123, 974 



3, 422, 010 



4, 233, 139 



96, 414 



103, 271 

 277, 835 



Value 

 $16, 729 

 7, 153 

 14, 439 



881, 221 

 49, 850 

 689 

 173, 882 

 35, 356 

 5,376 

 10,246 



195, 838 



5, 309, 452 



2, 500, 223 



84, 373 



178, 391 

 349, 944 



Industries related to the fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1929 



NEW YORK 



The fisheries and industries related to the fisheries of New Yorlv in 

 1929 employed 5,536 persons. This is 4 per cent less than the number 

 employed in these fisheries during 1926, which is the most recent year 

 for which comparable data are available. Of the total number of 

 persons, 3,167 were fishermen, 55 were employed on transporting 

 vessels, 1,984 in the wholesale trade, and 330 in manufacturing 

 industries. 



The total catch amounted to 47,259,164 pounds, valued at $5,061,- 

 615. This is a decrease of 22 per cent in quantity and 1 per cent in 

 value, as compared with the catch and its value for 1926. Of the 

 total value of the catch, that of oysters accounted for 45 per cent; 

 clams, 12 per cent; scallops, 10 per cent; and flounders, 5 per cent. 

 Of the total weight of the catch, that of oysters accounted for 21 per 

 cent; flounders, 15 per cent; haddock, 12 per cent; menhaden, 10 per 

 cent; cod, 6 per cent; scallops, 5 per cent; and clams, 4 per cent. 



