FISHEEY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1924 



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pounds, valued at -153,993. Of the shellfish the following, arranged 

 in order of value, were most important: Oysters, 3,904,446 pounds 

 from public beds and 12,950 pounds from private beds, valued at 

 ^229,576; hard clams, 263,536 pounds, valued at $64,064; shrimp, 

 1,658,476 pounds, valued at $50,772; and scallops, 554,574 pounds, 

 valued at $46,214. 



Compared with 1918 there was an increase in the number of 

 persons employed of 1,272, or 15.83 per cent, but a decrease in the 

 investment of $23,149, or 0.55 per cent. There was also a decrease 

 in the products of 115,309,407 pounds, or 54.78 per cent, in quantity 

 and of $564,209, or 18.94 per cent, in value. The decrease in pro- 

 duction was due to a falling off in the catch of menhaden. 



The following tables give the number of persons employed, invest- 

 ment, and products of the fisheries of North Carolina, by counties, 

 in 1923: 



Persons engaged in the fisheries of North Carolina in 1923, by counties 



Investment in the fisheries of North Carolina in 1923, by counties 



