FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1935 113 



Fisheries of the United States and yliasA-a— Continued 

 SEED OYSTER FISHERY— Continued 



Item 



OPERATING UNITS— continued 

 Boats: 



Motor --- 



Otlier 



Apparatus: 



Dredses, oyster 



Yards at mouth 



Tongs 



Rakes 



CATCH 



Oysters: 



Seed, public, spring_ 



Seed, public, fall 



Seed, private, spring 

 Seed, private, fall — 



Total. 



New England, 1933 



Number 

 7 

 90 



101 



97 



Bushels 

 31, 458 

 43, 163 

 207, 185 



281, 806 



Value 



$12, 684 

 17, 265 

 69, 617 



99, 566 



Middle Atlantic, 1933 



Number 

 206 

 152 



300 



363 



374 



79 



Bushels 



1,003,540 



23, 500 



40, 290 



38, 290 



1, 105, 620 



Value 



$261, 862 



8,250 



39, 540 



38, 290 



347, 942 



Item 



OPERATING UNITS 



Fishermen: 



On vessels 



On boats and shore: 



Regular 



Casual- 



TotiiL 



Vessels: 



Steam-.- 



Net tonnage- 

 Motor 



Net tonnage. 

 Sail 



Net tonnage- 



Total vessels 



Total net tonnage. 



Boats: 



Motor- 



Other 



Apparatus: 



Dredges, oyster 



Yards at mouth. 



Tongs 



Rakes 



CATCH 



Oysters: 



Seed, public, spring 



Seed, public, fall 



Seed, private, spring — 

 Seed, private, fall 



Total. 



Chesapeake, 1934 



Number 

 28 



1,005 

 120 



1,153 



558 

 36 



10 



19 



1,131 



Btishels 



1, 156,083 



867, 342 



32, 868 



32, 868 



2, 089, 161 



T 'alue 



$174, 024 



130, 708 



1,643 



1,644 



308, 019 



South Atlantic 

 and Gulf. 1934 



Number 

 12 



12 



Bushels 

 17,450 



17, 450 



Value 

 $2, 617 



2,617 



Total 



Number' 

 1,707 



1,320 

 430 



3, 457 P*l 



10 

 314 



26 



363 



US 



2.994 



184 

 3.671 



771 

 284 



423 



491 



1,601 



125 



Bushels 



2,208,531 



934, 005 



280, 343 



71, 158 



3, 494, 037 



Value 

 $451, 187 

 156, 223 

 110,800 

 39, 934 



758, 144 



Note.— Of the number of persons fishing for seed oysters, a total of 3,033 are duplicated among those fish- 

 ing for market oysters or other species. Similarly, the following craft and gear are duplicated: 93 vessels, 

 540 motor boats, 212 other boats, 192 dredges, 1,396 tongs, and 61 rakes. 



