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Fisheries of Virginia, 1929 — Continued 

 CATCH: By counties— Continued 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIESS 



Transporting. — In 1929 there were 432 persons in Virginia engaged 

 primarily in transporting fishery products by means of vessels. In 

 this trade, 2 steam vessels, 231 motor vessels, and 2 sailing vessels, 

 having a combined capacity of 2,816 net tons, w^ere operated. The 

 size of vessel in most popular use ranged from 5 to 10 net tons. 



Wholesale. — There were 152 wholesale establishments in Virginia 

 engaged primarily in handling fresh and frozen products. These 

 establishments employed 2,918 persons, who received $1,133,580 in 

 salaries and wages. Accomac County accounted for 68 of these 

 establishments. 



Manufacturing. — There were 41 establishments in Virginia in 1929 

 engaged primarily in the manufacture of fishery products and by- 

 products. They employed 929 persons, who received $434,911 in 

 salaries and wages. The products manufactured, consisting princi- 

 pally of menhaden and oyster-shell products, and canned and salted 

 alewife products, w^ere valued at $1,803,596. Detailed statistics of 

 most of the production of canned fishery products and by-products 

 may be obtained from Fisheries Document No. 1095, entitled "Fish- 

 ery Industries of the United States, 1929." 



Fishermen's prepared products. — In addition to the output of pre- 

 pared products by manufacturing firms, there were three fishermen in 

 Virginia preparing fishery products. Their output, consisting entirely 

 of sturgeon roe, amounted to 500 pounds, valued at $500. 



