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facture of prepared fishery products. These have already been 

 included as fishermen. 



The total catch amounted to 217,595,293 pounds valued at $2,544,- 

 007, which is an increase of 53 per cent in the catch but a decrease 

 of 3 per cent in the value of the catch, as compared with the catch 

 and its value in the previous year. Of the total value of the catch, 

 that of menhaden accounted for 28 per cent; shad, 14 per cent; and 

 squeteagues and oysters, each 10 per cent. Of the total weight of 

 the catch, that of menhaden accounted for 80 per cent; alewives, 5 

 per cent; and croakers, 4 per cent. 



OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR 



The catch of fishery products in North Carohna during 1929 was 

 taken by 5,975 fishermen, who used 80 motor vessels, 64 sailing 

 vessels, 3,746 motor and other small fishing boats, and 16 major 

 types of gear. The vessels had a combined capacity of 2,450 net 

 tons. The fisheries accounting for the greatest number of persons 

 were the fishery with rakes employing 1,071 fishermen and that with 

 common haul seines employing 1,807 fishermen. 



CATCH BY GEAR 



Four types of gear accounted for 97 per cent of the fishery products 

 taken in the fisheries of North Carolina during 1929. Listed in order 

 of their importance they were: Purse seines, which accounted for 80 

 per cent of the catch; pound nets, 7 per cent; haul seines, 6 per cent; 

 and gill nets, 4 per cent. The catch by purse seines consisted almost 

 exclusively of menhaden; that by pound nets principally alewives, 

 croakers and shad; that by haul seines chiefly croaker, spot, alewives, 

 squeteagues, and mullet; and that by gill nets principally croaker, 

 squeteagues, and mullet. 



OPERATING UNITS BY COUNTIES 



Carteret County was foremost in the number of persons fishing, 

 accounting for 37 per cent of the total. Dare County followed with 

 10 per cent. Other counties employing a considerable number of 

 fishermen were Brunswick, Onslow, Pender, and Currituck. Car- 

 teret County also ranked first in the number of vessels, and motor 

 and other small fishing boats operated, accounting for 55 per cent of 

 the total number of fishing vessels and 35 per cent of the motor and 

 other small fishing boats. Beaufort County and Pamlico County 

 each accounted for 15 per cent of the total number of vessels, and 

 Dare County accounted for 13 per cent of the small fishing boats. 



CATCH BY COUNTIES 



Fishing was prosecuted along the coast and in the coastal rivers 

 and bays of 23 counties of North Carolina during 1929. Ranked 

 according to value, the fisheries of Carteret County were most impor- 

 tant, accounting for 70 per cent of the total catch and 45 per cent of 

 the total value of the catch. Dare County was next in the value of 

 the catch, accounting for 3 per cent of the quantity and 18 per cent 

 of the value. Other important producing counties listed in order of 

 their importance with respect to the value of the catch were Bruns- 

 wick, Pamlico, Currituck, and Beaufort. 



