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and a value to the fishermen of $36,074. This is a decrease of 8 per- 

 cent in the number of shad and 11 percent in their vahie as compared 

 with 1933. The average price per pound received by the fishermen 

 in both 1934 and 1933 was about 8 cents. 



Drift gill nets accounted for 69 percent of the weight of the shad 

 taken, while stake gill nets accounted for 29 percent. Small quantities 

 amountmg to 2 percent, were taken by haul seines and fyke nets. 



Shad fishery of the Hudson River, 19S4 



FISHERIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES 



(Area XXIII)^ 



/A J^®/^^^^ ^{^h^ commercial fisheries of the Chesapeake Bay States 

 (Maryland and Virginia) during 1934 amounted to 289,010,900 pounds 

 valued at $5,943,410 to the fishermen, representing an increase of 6 

 percent m volume and 17 percent in value as compared with the 

 on .n. ^ , previous year. These fisheries gave employment to 

 ^0,591 hshermen, as compared with 20,142 in 1933. 



There were 544 fishery wholesale and manufacturing establish- 

 ments in the two States m 1934, as compared with 502 in 1933 In 

 1934 these establishments employed 12,517 persons, paid $2,758 749 

 in salaries and wages, and produced manufactured products (canned, 

 cured, packaged, and byproducts), valued at $7,826,195. In 1933 

 the wholesale and manufacturing firms employed 11,596 persons, 

 paid $2,366 762 in salaries and wages, and produced manufactured 

 products v alued at $7,245,169. 



<:hmTw li^^*^®, °""iHl^ ^'y?° *° ^^'^ ^""ea by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations It 

 arpT hnf ,t\^^,^'°®fi ^u^\ "'T "^ iiicluded under this area, craft whose principal fishing ports are in the 

 area XXIV nn'f« nn n'"^'"''';- ^ °°'^'''® ^™™P"' '« ^he southern trawl fishery, whic^h extends into 

 been take JlarSlffrnm^/;rPf'^^'°?,"?'^ °f ^^^ fl^*>«"«^ °f the Chesapekke Bay Stages have 



,^w,i r ''^'^^'"y f'^o™ statistics collected by the State fishery agencies of Maryland and Vireinia Snn- 



tTgure7m\";rnVesZfeth^f^"^ "°^'^'^'^ ^^S^ ^•'''^° ^^^^ ^>' agents of Vh's Bureau' I'oderth^ 

 that tt"e DeSoL enSf ti"^^nH ''"T/ ^o^Parable with those of other sections. It should be observed 

 amonrthe sta?ktirf i fh'o^fi f and craft employed, and catch of the seed. oyster fishery are not included 



