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REPORT OF 
THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
Table showing, by counties, the extent of the crab fishery of Maryland in 1901—Cont d. 
Talbot. Wicomico. Worcester. Total. 
Items. r c) 
No. Value. No. Value.| No. |Value. No. Value. 
Persons engaged: 
Softierabbersaess-s--ceer : Be Rekaanas| seacnopopsollariosced||acocsnsllocceso- 35 00G)|saeeeeree 
Hard crabbers)-.--1--542- AS |Petenr stents (Ey \Babse PAN eee Sone al 228 1 seseleioe 
Shoresmeneeeaseeeeceee eee GH eSasuoue OS Ee sere seer bepocee ALPAO Getasoos 
On vessels transporting 
GHOSE Sao aodcoecedagpesch||soccousecsss||socceqor MY Ieosasco|lsaaceos pernece ORY eepecacs 
Totalkaress. sp -eces wc 11022" |Skeee aoe PY Period Zi eeeese D BOSal sce canes 
iViesselsjsolt crap bin Seen aes eee eens z ee seen | Soe ae be Norell nearer eater 55 | $20, 000 
MPONMN ALE Hee cine celec sees) te we eaem seine nem ea oe! eiteereeisamreta ine eae oll Meme seal seer BS VAllsgernoecs 
OuUtht Sie. eacea eee eet oa oe Se sees se|| Seesaw lMielsveinig Sens ell = seriall oeoe eo eteetoerere | ere rere ers ereareree 1,300 
Vessels transporting crabs ..|..----------|----.... De) $4000 2 Sass aS emcee 14 4, 000 
MONMAM Shea te ee eee eas eee ee ee nee es. Oy eee Steen meena NOB astern 
(Olds Soneeeepcees RaveouonD||aocosdacccad|Spocdane joooscqsaeaay) UO feodesos||econecc||ocoascesooce 320 
Boats, soft ecrabbing......... DTA C8760 ees so ely ae oe cl Mee ree ee eee 2,926 | 106, 552 
Boats, hard erabbing......-.. 393 | 10, 684 72 502 2 | $20 1,180 | 20,126 
hota eee 395 | 10,694 72| 502 2 20 4,082 | 125,847 
Apparatus used in soft crab- 
bing: 
SGCLAP ES fais isivslersia eerste 2 Ua Bestonace rel Semeoal|scstocoe topaae- 2,831 ; 10,247 
SCOOP ME USirer eases cae 30 UD ererele ciolate oie cll Seat e |Miciare cevell sleet es | 2,186 811 
Seimeste re Sees eee ee es 15 Bila|cnmosseceae eee ens chemeee neeesas | 95 701 
Apparatus used in hard 
crabbing: 
Mrovsimes’cet--eesesecescs 393 1, 929 72 143 2 4 1,138 4,474 
Shore and accessory prop- 
CLL NP es ee | Le Sn OLLOR) Il nancadacse 48390))|| Soaete Ml eae | eee 68, 029 
(Ohiciel Galoliel OC SboQpaeace sence lbadtopeascse IRA Pa) loge Goeercod LOSCOOR Ae eaeee |jBecosdallsscoeasoccse 111, 865 
Total investment .....|....-.------ BiLBoon |e ee 14,965 |....--- es se 321, 974 
= >= = == SS | 
Soft crab catch by: 
Scrpese eee eeeee eee 1, 800 be Rae eee ear ee Ek Sea |e 7,576, 786 | 114,044 
SCOOPMetSmeeereseechneces 16, 299 SAO eres ciaeereaie| a eel eee | eee 4,280,144 | 70,786 
Selim CS u.c 5c omeeemandeseeee 24, 498 ta eee Siac eee a |e er ene Ie 298, 556° 7, 269 
Mrowlintes|OS2feee. asec = ce PIANO ROA Urey | eaaaeaseood| taaneoal Se sboce bocsank 805, 260 | 10, 464 
EEO ba csates eis foresee 319, 597 PAS ene sees menace ae sese a [sect ae 12, 910, 746 | 202, 563 
Hard crab catch by trot lines | 11,314,550 | 28,753 | 2,352,000 | 5,040 | 4,998 | 50 | 29,474, 379c\ 85, 884 
Total catch, soft and “| 
hard crabs ........-- 11, 634, 147 | 31,716 | 2,352,000 | 5,040 | 4,998 50 | 42, 385,125 | 288, 447 
a Exclusive of duplication. 
b These lines are used primarily for hard crabs, the soft or shedding crabs being taken with the 
hard crabs as ‘‘ doublers.”’ 
¢ Includes 95,000 hard crabs, vaiued at $235, taken in crab scrapes, and 67,000 hard crabs, valued at 
$500, taken while dredging for oysters. 
