riSHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1930 301 



Fisheries of Pennsylvania, 1929 — Continued 

 MANUFACTURING 



• Includes dried-fish scrap, "Bismark" herring, and spiced alewives. 



DELAWARE 



The fisheries and industries related to the fisheries of Delaware in 

 1929 employed 1,636 persons. This is 15 per cent less than the num- 

 ber emplo3^ed in these fisheries during 1926, which is the most recent 

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

 of persons, 1,262 were fishermen, 7 w^ere employed on transporting 

 vessels, 184 in the wholesale trade, and 183 in manufacturing indus- 

 tries. 



The total catch amounted to 33,470,479 pounds, valued at $335,981. 

 This is an increase of 1 per cent in the catch but a decrease of 67 per 

 cent in the value of the catch, as compared with the catch and its 

 value in 1926. Of the total value of the catch, that of menhaden 

 accounted for 33 per cent; oysters, 20 per cent; and squeteagues or 

 "sea trout," 12 per cent. Of the total weight of the catch, that of 

 menhaden accounted for 88 per cent, and oysters and squeteagues 

 or "sea trout," each 3 per cent. 



OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR 



The catch of fishery products along the coast of Delaware during 

 1929 was taken by 1,262 fishermen, who used 15 steam vessels, 15 

 motor vessels, 2 sailing vessels, 326 motor and other small fishing 

 boats, and 15 major types of gear. The vessels had a combined 

 capacity of 2,296 net tons. The fisheries accounting for the greatest 

 number of persons were the purse-seine fishery employing 551 fisher- 

 men and the haul-seine fishery employing 322 fishermen. 



CATCH BY GEAR 



The catch of fishery products by purse seines in Delaware during 

 1929 accounted for 88 per cent of the total. The entire catch by 

 purse seines was menhaden. 



OPERATING UNITS BY COUNTIES 



Of the three counties of Delaware, Sussex County accounted for 

 71 per cent of the total number of fishermen, 56 per cent of the total 

 number of vessels, and 52 per cent of the motor and other small 

 fishing boats. Kent County was next in importance, accounting for 

 21 per cent of the fishermen, 44 per cent of the fishing vessels, and 

 29 per cent of the small fishing boats. 



