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FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1908. 



1 Less than 1 per cent. 



The following tabular statement shows the number 

 of persons engaged in the several classes of employ- 

 ment connected with the fisheries of Chesapeake Bay, 

 the chief fishing ground of the Middle Atlantic states, 

 and their distribution by states: 



The persons engaged in these fisheries were about 

 equally divided between Maryland and Virginia, the 

 few which are credited to Pennsylvania being engaged 

 on the Susquehanna River. The shore and boat fish- 



eries greatly predominated, reporting over 70 per 

 cent of the total persons employed. 



As already indicated, fishing on the Great Lakes 

 gave occupation to fewer people than fishing in any 

 other of the main geographic divisions of the country. 

 The distribution of the persons employed among the 

 various lakes and rivers of the Great Lakes division 

 is shown below : 



Proprietors and independent fishermen. — Slightly 

 more than one-half of the persons engaged in the 

 fisheries of the United States in 1908 were proprietors 



