FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1922. 



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VESSEL AND SHORE FISHERIES. 



The products of the vessel and shore fisheries of Delaware are 

 given in the following tahle. The products taken hy vessels amounted 

 to 21,462,331 pounds, valued at $456,518, and hy' boats in the shore 

 fisheries to 3,560,862 pounds, valued at $195,930. 



Products of the vessel and shore fisheries of Delaware in 1921. 



Species . 



Alewives. 

 Blueflsh. . 

 Carp 



Catfish 



Croaker 



Driun, black. 

 Eels 



Flounders 



Gizzard shad.. 

 Menhaden.. . . 



MuUet 



Perch, white.. 

 Perch, yellow. 



Pike 



Sea bass 



Shad 



Spot 



Squetcagues or weakflsh. 



Striped bass 



sturgeon 



Sturgeon roe 



Suckers 



Tautog 



Crabs, soft 



Kift^ crabs 



Lobster 



Clams, hard 



Oysters, market, public. 

 Oysters, market, private. 



Oysters, seed, public 



Terrapin 



Turtles 



Vessel fisheries. 



18,056,000 



Total 21,462,331 456,518 



3,400 



72,919 



1 1, 942, 563 



1, 387, 449 



Value. 



$67,710 



1,700 



13, 7.50 



293, 975 



79, 383 



Shore fisheries. 



Pouiids. 



351,590 



1,325 



87, 820 



35,291 



418,873 



1, 150 



16, 012 



34, 429 



7,320 



26,000 



513 



6,923 



2,758 



272 



2.50 



86, 836 



14,600 



886, 550 



4, 915 



12,090 



1,872 



983 



1,500 



4,600 



630,000 



10,400 



640 



797, 300 



Value. 



$6, 431 



265 



13, 166 



2,574 



IS, 682 



22 



1, 598 



1,798 



292 



260 



25 



922 



273 



25 



12 



16,312 



928 



53, 317 



1,426 



1,813 



5,139 



118 



75 



1,150 



1,890 



2,600 



640 



60, 390 



115,500 



300 



2, 250 



3, 375 

 300 

 112 



3,560,862 195,930 



Total. 



Pounds. 



351, 590 



1,325 



87, 820 



35,291 



418,873 



1,150 



16,012 



34, 429 



7,320 



18, 082, 000 



513 



6,923 



2,758 



272 



250 



86, a36 



14,600 



886, 550 



4,915 



12,090 



1,872 



983 



1,500 



4,600 



630,000 



10,400 



4,040 



870, 219 



I 1,942,563 



1,502,949 



300 



2,250 



25, 023, 193 



Value. 



$6, 431 



265 



13, 166 



2,574 



18, 682 



22 



1,598 



1,798 



292 



67,970 



25 



022 



273 



25 



12 



16,312 



928 



53, 317 



1,426 



1,813 



5,139 



118 



75 



1,1.50 



1,890 



2,600 



2,340 



74, 140 



293,975 



82, 758 



300 



112 



652, 448 



■ Ia-;Uiics 1,513,057 pounds (220,437 bushels^ taken up by New Jersey owners. 



FISHERIES BY APPARATUS. 



The principal forms of fishing apparatus used in the fisheries of 

 Delaware in 1921 included gill nets, with a catch of 275,840 pounds, 

 valued at $30,406; purse seines, with 18,056,000 pounds, valued at 

 $67,710, consisting entirely of menhaden; haul seines, with 1,578,466 

 pounds, valued at $81,882; and dredges, tongs, etc., wdth 4,949,771 

 pounds, valued at $455,103. The remainder of the catch was taken 

 with pound nets, fyke nets, hand lines, pots, and minor nets. The 

 catch taken with each form of fishing apparatus in the vessel and 

 shore fisheries combined is given in the following table: 



Yield of the fisheries of Delaware in 1921, by counties, apparatus, and species. 



