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U, S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Yield of the fisheries of the United States: By gear 



Gear 



New England, 1935 



Middle Atlantic, 1935 



Chesapeake, 1936 



Purse seines... 



Haul seines 



Gill nets 



Lines 



Pound nets 



Floating traps. 



Other traps 



Weirs. 



Stop nets 



Fyke nets 



Dip nets 



Cast nets 



Scap nets 



Bag nets 



Drag nets 



Push nets 



Otter trawls... 



Pots 



Harpoons 



Spears 



Scrapes, crab.. 



Dredges 



Tongs.. 



Rakes 



Forks 



Hoes 



Picks 



Gaffs 



By hand 



Total. 



Pounds 

 87, 259, 900 

 780, 400 

 29, 674, 200 

 87, 788, 200 

 22, 956, 200 

 11,952,300 

 37, 000 

 21, 250, 500 



146, 900 

 2, 796, 800 



146, 600 



14, 400 



344, 801, 900 



14, 273, 400 



3, 246, 000 



28, 300 



12, 987, 900 



2, 467, 000 



1,271,800 



705, 200 



10, 562, 500 



283, 000 



655, 430, 400 



Value 



$1, 249, 300 



37, 580 



609, 943 



2, 022, 257 



265, 206 



233,815 



3,135 



104, 281 



Pounds 

 175, 514, 600 

 1,739,800 

 2, 867, 900 

 6, 848, 900 

 42, 022, 600 



8,258 

 83, 188 



17, 080 



1, 392, 000 

 156,800 

 408, 600 



1 703, 700 



2,600 



119,700 



4,800 



7, 585, 204 



2, 597, 879 



428, 837 



2,556 



11,700 



19, 067, 900 



1,966,100 



42, 600 



90, 200 



1,604,006 



279, 512 



161,058 



39, 497 



608, 372 



18, 015, 200 



2, 996, 800 



3, 059, 900 



529, 600 



1,055,900 



37, 830 



500 

 824, 500 



17, 983, 594 



279, 438, 100 



Value 



$492, 484 



76, 005 



183,821 



327, 926 



994, 073 



Pounds 



165, 853, 200 



5, 678, 100 



1,416,700 



33, 245, 700 



55, 296, 200 



2,508 

 11,120 

 21,491 

 113,066 

 185 

 4,423 



8,400 



92, 000 



839, 900 



2, 319, 300 



2,800 



803, 090 



209, 422 



8, 850 



11,229 



7, 945, 800 

 379, 700 



2, 045, 705 



477, 449 



420, 181 



91,691 



69, 878 



1,556,300 

 15, 345, 400 

 22, 108, 300 



1, 227, 500 



25 

 48, 242 



238, 700 

 "543,'666" 



6,415,664 314,094,800 



Value 

 $912, 195 

 149, 587 

 109, 659 

 736, 793 

 889, 397 



334 



3,304 

 39, 043 

 252, 102 



189, 374 

 18, 251 



114, 149 



913, 663 



1, 918, 555 



116,790 



55, 870 

 '68,"575 



6, 487, 641 



• Includes the catch by drop nets and wire baskets. 



2 This catch was made by scoop nets. 



' The catch by shovels, rakes, and dredges is included with tongs. 



