point in the area as measured by poundageD It, along with 

 Colerain, which lies just outside the area in Bertie County, is 

 the center of North Carolina's herring industry. These two 

 communities annually produce about 20 percent of the nation's 

 total herringo This production is not as significant to the 

 economy of the state as it might appear, since the state's total 

 herring catch represents only about $80,000 per year income to 

 the fishermen and is only approximately one percent of the total 

 income derived from the state's fisheries* However, it is 

 significant to the Albemarle Area since it provides part-time 

 employment for several hundred persons and full-time employment 

 for approximately 60 to 100 persons. 



The Towns of Plymouth and Mackeys also have a considerable 

 amount of herring landed, but their landings also consist of 

 approximately 50 percent catfish and bullheads. These two towns 

 have three dealers which handle the fish generally for a local 

 mar ke t . 



Columbia, in Tyrrell County, also has a sizable landing of 

 catfish and other miscellaneous food flsho Food fish in this 

 report Include such fish as shad, mullet, striped bass, flounder, 

 white and yellow perch, etCo Columbia, in Tyrrell County, has 58 

 boats registered which is almost as many as all of Washington 

 County o 



Elizabeth City, in Pasquotank County, and Colnjock in 

 Currituck County were the only major seafood landing points north 

 of the Albemarle Sound and east of Edenton in 1964, Elizabeth 

 City's landings consisted of catfish and striped bass, and Coinjock's 

 landings were almost evenly distributed among carp, catfish, striped 

 bass, white and yellow perch. 



The Albemarle Sound Fishery 



The eight northern counties of the Albemarle Area have their 

 fishing industry based almost entirely upon catches taken from the 



