FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1936 47 
Fisheries of the United States and Alaska—Continued 
SEED OYSTER FISHERY 

Item New England, 1935 Middle Atlantic, 1935 
OPERATING UNITS 

















Fishermen: Number Number 
Onivesselsfeet are | Se eae SS Pe ee 137 1,151 
On boats and shore: 
Repilar 2s sets te tecetsieee = eS 29 74 
C@aswaleee oa cette Ss ole oes ee ness. cle. 1 154 
TRO GA See a SU ROE ME oe 167 1, 379 
Vessels: 
tears = eee ee ee ee Ae eee Gn iites  9'|22 Seeds ae ee 
INet-tonnagesss fb ae- 2 SS he lee B44 Seite lees eRe eee eee reer ee ee 
IMI OCOD? =e Ss sees alee ees cess sel eee 9 5 
INGittonnage sss) See 202 esas lees bee 236 85 
Baile Ses ews we eee sae oe ene ee | SR oe 15 109 
Net tonnagei. 2) Sale so a Les a ee Ae 114 2, 246 
MNotal-vesselseset_c< _l e e _k e a8 114 
Total netitonnage as... 21 ye ee 694 2, 331 
Boats: 
TY (GO) FG) pe 8 BR a tala br geen a nnn th 1 73 
OG er See ee nS ee Stee aie 2 ee 15 145 
Apparatus: 
DMredeveswoysters=—-_ to Wl St Ee a eee 161 230 
Wards‘anmouth 2s) s- ss soso 22es ek ee tLe 142 283 
MONG S2 ee ee he 6 Ai ee SOLES Pe eel 7 202 
IVA GS UNE ae A SRS oo eae 2 2 SEC | BORER eee. 2 eae 25 
CATCH 
Oysters: Bushels Value Buskhels Value 
Seedspublicyspringe= 2220s eee ee eee eee 17, 355 $6, 942 913, 505 $302, 954 
Secditpublic stalls =e S27 22 66 ees ee eee 88, 888 35, 658 24, 465 6, 502 
Seed *iprivaterispring 2: === -6* seeie eee 355, 843 162, 334 30, 659 18, 412 
Seedsiprivatesfallis Se s%asus Stee eee Leet 20, 725 13, 600 11, 215 10, 128 
CMG) FT | Spat oe Pee ep pad OE te ee a 482, 811 218, 534 979, 844 337, 996 
South Atlantie and 
Item Chesapeake, 1935 Gulf, 1934 Total 
“OPERATING UNITS 
Fishermen: Number Number Number 
Ontvessels: S222-2 2 =htan ae eas eee 5) SSID ee Gta ae 1, 500 
On boats and shore: 
Regular mee f_ .2 cee 4 2s ee ag 1, 369 12 1, 484 
@asualseucc 22 1 skh ee ee WRB 7 Geel sn 343 
pROtalaas=s eset ASN ee 1, 769 12 3, 327 
Vessels: 
Steambes Sees. = Soe ee ye ec ee oo eee aee 4 
INetitonnage.. 2. {er ee es be ear Ee eee ee ae ee 344 
Motor tes: 222. 5.2 Ae Bee 8 5 eee Ss iPS aD) (ES eee es 15 
INettonnare: =! S25 fe_ 2 eee ee TT a eS eee 327 
Saileeee es 2-2 A le ee Bie) ale “Nl a eee eres Bee a 163 
Nettonnare. <2. sions 2 See ee (iiscity mn | 1] eee oe See Se ey 3, 118 
Motalnvesselse: --- soot = see ee CLV (ed a] Ra, Seles Cuoco Olean 182 
Totalmet tonnage. 2) 2-3-2 == aE eS eh ks I LS Bal ol Sl 3, 789 
Boats: 
INTO COTS Pests OU ase oa se eee Sot CERN Gk Vaal [tee eee NEA ee 917 
CO avs) ae eee ee ee ee 280 6 446 
Apparatus: 
ID red ges sOVSlER= a= ts === > eee 78 12 481 
Yards temouth= 22-25 - ss es eee 107 12 544 
MODES Saas se ao cst tcae ano es as a 0) a | || 2 1, 351 
IR ach OS Series Ga hee eae aS 200) | |S et heals 225 
CATCH 
Oysters: Bushels Value Bushels Value Bushels Value 
Seed) Mublichsprings: sasae ose eee 1, 148, 218 | $182, 547 17, 450 $2, 617 |2, 096,528 | $495, 060 
Seeds publictialltese A] een ee ae SSOOLOOR | MeL bas Alb eee en teen ee 1, 002, 453 196, 875 
Seed privatersprine= Sse 20, 000 AR OOO Ree Scene ee ee 406, 502 184, 746 
Seeds private stalls See Shs leek Es ee Ae | i | 31, 940 23, 728 
MT Otel peta see sa ae ee ee 2, 057, 318 341, 262 17, 450 2,617 |8, 537, 423 900, 409 



Note.—Of the number of persons fishing for seed oysters, a total of 2,760 are duplicated among those 
fishing for market oysters or other species. 
vessels, 731 motor boats, 255 other boats, 258 dredges, 913 tongs, and 208 rakes. 
154019—38——_4 
Similarly, the following craft and gear are duplicated: 123 
