SHAD FISHERIES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST. 



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THE SHAD FISHERIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



As determined by the number of persons employed, the amount of 

 capital invested, and the value of the catch the shad fisheries of North 

 Carolina are the most important on the Atlantic coast. The following 

 tables show the extent of the fisheries by water-courses : 



Statement, by water areas, of the number of persons employed in each branch of the shad 

 fisheries of North Carolina in 1896. 



Statement, by water areas, of the boats, apparatus, etc., employed in the shad fisheries of 



North Carolina in 1896. 



