NORTH AND WEST BAYS 
DAILY AVERAGE 
DAILY AVERAGE 
woo ds on & NY BD 
ST. ANDREW BAY 
9° 
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DAILY AVERAGE 
° ° 
b o 
o 
No 
WEWEW EWEWE W 
J FEMS TA Li Mioaay J A Ss OF RIND 
Figure 25.—Estimated average daily instantaneous numbers of 
commercial oyster fishermen (light) and boats (dark) by areas, 
weekdays (W), and weekend-days (E) each month in 1973. None 
was observed in coastal waters. 
expense as to preclude such an undertaking. For the 
same reasons no attempt was made to obtain an estimate 
of the total participation in a single activity. Still, the 
need by management for statistical data on public 
utilization of the area’s living resources and space 
prevails. The fishery biologist often has to conduct 
relatively inexpensive surveys for short-term solutions to 
management problems. The results are not always 
reliable. This survey might best be regarded as explora- 
19 
NORTH AND WEST BAYS 
DAILY AVERAGE 
EAST BAY 
DAILY AVERAGE 
ST. ANDREW BAY 
10 
DAILY AVERAGE 
0.5 
WEWEWEWEWEWE WEW EWE WE 
F M A M J J A S fo) N D 
Figure 26.—Estimated average daily instantaneous numbers of 
transit commercial oyster fishing boats (dark) and occupants 
(light) by areas, weekdays (W), and weekend-days (E) each month 
in 1973. None was observed in coastal waters. 
tory in that the results are resonably accurate, although 
not totally comprehensive, and were not overly expen- 
sive to obtain. 
In this survey, estimates of the number of recreational 
and commercial fishermen and boaters were obtained by 
methods that permit direct comparison of expended ef- 
fort for each fishery resource and boating activity in each 
of the major areas on weekdays, weekend-days, and 
months in 1973. The estimates were also made by type of 
