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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 

 Yield of the fisheries of the United States: By gear 



Gear 



Purse seines 



Haul seines. .. 



Gill nets 



Lines 



Pound nets 



Floatins traps 



Other traps 



Weirs 



Stop nets 



Fyke nets 



Dip nets 



Cast nets 



Scap nets 



Bag and pocket nets. 



Drag nets 



Push nets 



Otter trawls 



Pots 



Harpoons 



Spears 



Scrapes, crab 



Dredges 



Tongs 



Rakes 



Forks '_'_ 



Hoes 



Picks 



Gaffs .'__'_'_ 



By hand 



New England, 1933 



Pounds 



56, 586, 422 



910,017 



18, 593, 520 



99, 382, 952 



14,419, -122 



8, 458. 029 



28,910 



21,801,005 



81,216 

 3, 640, 232 



Total. 



116, 068 



18,"66o' 



235, 003, 844 



15, 081, 503 



3,481,594 



106, 663 



8,3n."07i' 

 1,443,961 

 1,129,890 

 2,811,825 

 8, 378, 980 



Value 



$796, 362 



32, 041 



359,016 



2, 167, 473 



227, 622 



159, 754 



2,512 



92, 599 



Middle Atlantic, 1933 



3,192 



45, 571 



Pounds 

 77, 945, 874 

 1, 845, 557 

 2,517,827 

 7, 633, 174 

 28, 325, 529 



151,015 



13, 039 



7," 000 



5, 296, 742 



1, 673, 370 



406, 727 



7,537 



1,224,218 

 202, 993 

 115.761 

 283, 046 

 333, 750 



5,225 



893, 336 

 208, 874 

 694, 092 

 86, 022 

 400 

 149, 664 



51,900 



1 'alue 

 .$205, 503 

 70, 568 

 117,750 

 292, 745 

 692, 557 



Chesapeake, 1934 



24,410,956 



2 2, 369, 400 



102, .386 



126, 568 



17. 238, 166 



2, 618, 049 



1, 281, 227 



171, 093 



913, 560 



'"756" 

 169, 331 



2,485 



20, 472 



21, 736 



16, 852 



48 



8,574 



10, 855 



499,936,139 13,485,550 169,753,735 



780, 



2 203, 



12, 



12, 



1,698," 

 372, 

 179, 

 29, 

 45, 



Pounds 



143, 009, 600 



4, 536, 400 



1, 378, 000 



29,941,200 



56, 095, 000 



22, 100 



1, 098, 200 



2, 778, 300 



Value 

 $.596, 380 

 l.';8,231 

 114,672 

 552, 436 

 1, 197, 115 



448 



50, 846 



231,038 



15, 



4, 567, 200 

 166, 600 



1.800 



1, 342, 100 



15, 069, 200 



27, 646, 300 



374, 800 



269, 400 



113,071 

 11,828 



180 



71, 682 



820, 679 



1, 795, 459 



30, 198 



40, 416 



714,900 158,731 



4,811,055 289,010,900 5,943,410 



I 



Gear 



.Purse seines 



Haul seines 



Gill nets 



Trammel nets 



liines 



Pound nets _,. 



Other traps 



Weirs 



Wheels '. 



Stop nets 



Fyke nets ". 



Dip nets I. 



Drag bag nets 



Cast nets 



Push nets I' 



Reef nets 



Lampara nets __ 



Paranzella nets 



Otter trawls 



Beam trawls ... 



Pots ; 



Harpoons ..I... 



Spears '_'" 



Dredges ..I 



Tongs 



Crowfoot bars 



Rakes 



Forks 



Grabs 



Picks I __. 



Hooks 



Diving apparatus, abalone 



and sponge 



By hand 



South Atlantic and 

 Gulf, 1934 



Pounds 



164,367,700 



36, 138, 600 



48, 900, 500 



5, 655, 000 



32, 049, 700 



19,218,900 



520, 100 



3,000 



450, 000 



563, 400 



146, 600 



3, 745, 200 



642, 200 

 1 5, 800 



113, 248, 200 



1. 426, 500 



153. 800 

 8, 148,000 

 7, 636, 200 



367, 100 



134, 200 



2,991,100 



Total 447,913,900 



240, 400 



417, 400 

 744, 300 



Value 



$553, 133 



990, 725 



1, 598, 648 



290, 441 



978, 492 



304, 045 



65, 700 



90 



2,500 



16, 674 



4,516 



109, 531 



Pacific, 1934 



Pounds 

 906, 342, 200 

 6, 022, 900 

 27, 358, 500 

 848, 000 

 159, 150,300 

 21,517,500 



230, 400 

 320, 500 



14, 240 

 1975 



2, 914, 053 

 61," 204 



10, 213 

 545,011 

 508, 060 



38, 772 



5, 988 



103, 656 



2.50, 269 



587, 456 

 39, 268 



247, 700 

 2, 673, 300 

 1, 521, 000 



Value 



$5, 390, 907 



339, 077 



1,409,810 



64, 130 



7, 226, 138 



1, 276, 083 



Lakes, 1934 



Pounds 



1,466 

 23,545 



23, 800 

 385, 368, 400 

 12, 505, 800 

 1, 363, 500 

 522, 000 

 8, 293, 100 

 4, 323, 200 



(3) 



3 6, 819, 200 



(') 



9, 993, 660 



644, 700 



1, 546, 102, 000 



21,617 

 48, 504 

 28, 155 



4,176,000 



44, 432, 900 



218, 500 



2, 394, 600 

 10, 902, 100 

 28, 686, 600 



Value 



2, 430, 500 



1,120 

 1, 855, 358 

 581, 830 

 43, 364 

 14, 459 

 652,317 

 131,338 



•■ 736, 099 



(') 



19, 950, 059 



$89, 287 



2, 547, 455 



4,051 



278, 599 



494, 978 



1, 516, 336 



106, 628 



35, 600 



1, 681, 800 



251, 300 



35, 200 

 1, 166, 100 



96, 411, 200 



3,200 



29,125 

 ""4,"723 



679 

 18, 674 



5, 123, 735 



■ This catch was made by scoop nets. 



' Includes the catch by baskets. 



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



