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OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR 



The catch of fishery products in New York during 1929 was taken by 

 3,167 fishermen, who used 177 motor vessels, 4 sailing vessels, 4 steam 

 vessels, 1,737 motor and other small fishing boats, and 19 major types 

 of gear. The vessels had a combined capacity of 2,961 net tons. The 

 fisheries accounting for the greatest number of persons were the 

 fishery with tongs, employing 589 fishermen, and the scallop dredge 

 fishery, employing 479 fishermen. 



CATCH BY GEAR 



Five types of gear accounted for 80 per cent of the fishery products 

 taken in the marine fisheries of New York in 1929. Listed in order of 

 their importance, they were: Otter trawls, which accounted for 26 per 

 cent of the total catch; dredges, 24 per cent; lines and purse seines, 

 each 11 per cent; and pound nets, 8 per cent. The catch by otter 

 trawls was principally flounders and haddock; that by dredges, 

 principally oysters and scallops ; that by lines, principally tilefish and 

 cod; that by purse seines, principally menhaden; and that by pound 

 nets, principally butterfish, flounders, whiting, squid, scup or porgy, 

 and squeteagues. 



OPERATING UNITS BY COUNTIES 



Suffolk County was foremost in the number of persons fishing, 

 accounting for 49 per cent of the total. Kings County followed with 

 16 per cent. Other counties employing a considerable number of 

 fishermen were: Nassau, New York, and Ulster. Suffolk County also 

 led in the number of vessels fishing, accounting for 56 per cent of the 

 total. Kings County followed with 24 per cent. Suffolk County 

 accounted for 64 per cent of the total number of motor and other small 

 fishing boats, and Nassau County followed with 1 1 per cent. 



CATCH BY COUNTIES 



Fishing was prosecuted along the coast and in the rivers and 

 bays of 18 counties (exclusive of the Great Lakes) during 1929. 

 Ranked according to value, the fisheries of Suffolk County were most 

 important, accounting for 57 per cent of the catch and 63 per cent of 

 the value of the catch. Kings County was next in importance, 

 accounting for 15 per cent of the catch and 13 per cent of the value. 

 Other counties listed in order of their importance were New York and 

 Nassau. 



