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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of North Carolina, 1929 — Continued 

 CATCH: By counties— Continued 



Species 



Pamlico 



Pasquotank 



Pender 



Perquimans 



Alewives 



Black bass 



Bluefjsh 



Bowfin 



Butterflsh ., 



Carp 



Catfish and bullheads 



Crappie 



Croaker 



Drum: Red 



Eels - -. 



Flounders 



Harvestfish or "starfish"... 



Hickory shad. 



King whiting or "kingflsh' 



Mullet 



Pigflsh 



Pike 



Pompano 



Shad 



Sheepshead 



Spadeflsh 



Spanish mackerel 



Spot 



Squetcagues or "sea trout" 



Striped bass 



Sunfish 



White perch 



Yellow perch 



Crabs: hard 



Shrimp 



Clams, hard 



Oysters: Market, public... 



Terrapin 



Turtles - 



Pounds 

 SO, 240 



2,000 



9,075 

 3,292 



539, 530 



10, 475 



3,000 



26, 316 



86. 850 



1, 750 

 9,000 



1,862 



99, 175 



1,775 



2,125 



1,150 



79, 270 



451,812 



5,210 



199, 100 



1,060,717 

 3,581 

 6,670 



Total. 



2. 736, 163 



Value 

 $1, 665 



Pounds 

 86, 200 



75 



1,100 



228 

 190 



8, 625 

 150 

 300 

 1,310 

 2,230 

 2,389 



1, 325 



85, 090 



150 



90, 000 



1,500 

 20, 800 



145 

 135 



625 



4,286 



100 



110 



19, 746 



95 



56 



110 



1,210 



14, 730 



920 



643 

 76,'64i' 



3,020 



1,429 

 17, 383 



2, 750 

 16, 065 



6,680 



64, 185 



1, 596 



200 



26, 838 



124, 055 



Value 



$1, 261 



15 



Pounds 



31 



56 

 3,205 



15 

 1,800 



75 



12,700 



50 



300 



5 



180, 250 



60 

 13," 989' 



100 

 3.491 



145 

 1,075 



400 



218, 780 



2,875 



20, 625 



40,000 



3,500 



30, 846 475, 855 



Value 



Pounds 

 278, 200 



7,500 



$760 



17,000 



7,400 



7,390 



60, 477 



7,235 



4,875 



625 



7,503 



500 



24, 013 



375, 452 



Value 

 $2,095 



150 



700 

 '370 



8,150 



12, 440 



Species 



Pitt 



Tyrrell 



Washington 



Alewives 



Bowfin 



Carp 



Catfish and bullheoas. 



Eels 



Flounders 



Hickory shad 



Shad 



Striped bass 



White perch 



Yellow perch 



Pounds 

 75, 330 



630 

 2,550 



Total. 



78,910 



Value 

 $1,130 



50 

 500 



Pounds 



767, 200 



875 



8,188 



26, 032 



3.100 



1,300 



700 



18,524 



14,730 



11.920 



15, 597 



1,700 



Value 



$13, 295 



70 



653 



1, 185 



2.50 



130 



105 



2,975 



3, 020 



1, .356 



1,872 



Pounds 

 2, 014, 125 



13, 165 



7,012 

 29, 256 

 14, 350 

 24, 185 



868,166 25,211 



2, 102, 093 25, 560 



Value 

 $15, 030 



660 



595 

 5,265 

 2, 160 

 1,850 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting. — In 1929 there w^ere 85 persons in North Carolina 

 engaged primarily in transporting fishery products by means of 

 vessels and boats. In this trade 33 motor vessels and 35 under- 

 tonnage boats were operated. The vessels had a combined capacity 

 of 349 net tons. The size of vessel in most popular use ranged from 

 5 to 10 net tons. 



Wholesale. — There were 68 wholesale establishments in North 

 Carolina engaged primarily in handling fresh and frozen products. 

 These establishments employed 358 persons, who received $164,367 

 in salaries and wages. Carteret County alone accounted for 30 of 

 these establishments. 



