128 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES 
(Area X XITT)8 
The yield of the commercial fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States 
(New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware), during 1935 
amounted to 279,438,100 pounds, valued at $6,415,664 to the fisher- 
men, representing an increase of 65 percent in volume and 33 percent 
in value as compared with the catch in 1933, the most recent previous 
year for which catch statistics are available. These fisheries gave 
employment to 9,620 fishermen, as compared with 8,574 in 1933. 
There were 408 fishery wholesale and manufacturing establishments 
in the 4 States in 1935 as compared with 398 in 1933 when the most 
recent previous survey was made. In 1935 these establishments em- 
ployed 6,143 persons, paid $6,666,507 in salaries and wages, and 
produced manufactured products (canned, cured, packaged, and 
byproducts), valued at $13,441,812. In 1933 the wholesale and manu- 
facturing firms employed 5,631 persons, paid $6,085,981 in salaries and 
wages, and produced manufactured products valued at $11,219,966. 
Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1935 
SUMMARY OF CATCH 






Product New York New Jersey Pennsylvania 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
Mishaieisen bee os 2 Oe 71, 294, 600 | $1, 213,121 | 89, 363, 300 | $1, 345, 298 31, 000 $5, 660 
Shellfish, ete! = 2522 osSssese8 13, 644, 700 1, 922, 239 | 18, 438, 900 1,498, O79) } UCL Bolen eee 
Total? Aas S22 232 ee ote 84, 939, 300 | 3, 135, 360 |107, 802, 200 | 2,844, 277 31, 000 5, 660 
ee Oe 
Product Delaware Total 
Pounds Value Pounds Value 
IS Hee ns ae ee poet ee en ee 85, 038, 700 $339, 993 245, 727, 600 $2, 904, 072 
Shellfish (etieh 2 ee ea Se er ea SS 1, 626, 900 90, 374 33, 710, 500 3, 511, 592 
TOCA St woe es kee ee en a Sen Se ee 86, 665, 600 430, 367 | 279, 438, 100 6, 415, 664 
OPERATING UNITS: By States 




Item New York | New Jersey P enneye Delaware Total 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number Number 
Onuvessels:— 4. 22-280 le sees 930 THOS) | ee eer 530 2, 499 
On boats and shore: 
Regular = 220 be oe een 1, 219 TSO Tl eine wee ge 32 2, 642 
Wasik 23 2 eee sa anise =e 2, 213 1, 870 41 355 4,479 
PRotal ee tn cok seek sa aoe ee 4, 362 9, 620 
Vessels: 
Steanl ao fo2e 222 cok eee ee eae 4 19 
INet tonnage.) 2222s 2s 28 Jo aeec ale 485 2, 090 
WHO GORE Veneto nee tas Coe See ee eee aoe 170 368 
Net: tonnage. 2S een sens 2, 579 5, 834 
Sal Rese ee es one See eee 2 4 
INGE TOMA CLs.) see e eee ee ee 12 29 
Total’vessels 222 neessess wage 176 391 
Total netitonnages-.--— === — 3, 076 7, 953 


8 This is the number given to this area by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It 
should be explained that there are included in this area craft whose principal fishing ports are in the area 
but at times fish elsewhere. A notable example is the southern trawl fishery which extends into area XXIV. 
It should be observed that the persons engaged, gear and craft employed, and catch of the seed oyster fishery 
are not included among the statistics of the fishery for market oysters and other species but are shown in 
separate tables in this section. For a clearer understanding of the statistics published in this section, the 
reader is referred to the section in the latter part of this document entitled ‘‘Statistical survey procedure.” 
