No. 997.

FISHERIES-EMPLOYMENT, FISHING CRAFT, and EstablishMENTS: 1950,

1960, AND 1965

[1950 excludes Hawall]

No. 998.

FISHERIES-FISHERMEN, FISHING CRAFT, and Catch, BY AREAS: 1965 [See Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series L 110-123, for data on quantity of catch]

Source of tables 997 and 998: Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; annual report, Fishery Statistics of the United States.

Represents zero.

NA Not available.

8, 237

4,720

3,517

590

367

223

342

233

109

79

54

25

3

3

1 Includes catches of shellfish and miscellaneous marine products such as sponges, frogs, and turtles.

* Represents commercial fishermen who filed income tax returns as self-employed businessmen. Each return was counted as an operating unit.

Gross receipts by legal form of organization are as follows: Individual proprietors, $119,410,000; partnerships, $43,333,000; corporations, $113,178,000; cooperative associations, $661,000; and other (including joint ventures, estate administrators, and trusteeships), $532,000.

Source: Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; Census of Commercial Fisheries, 1963.

1 West North Central includes Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain includes Idaho and Utah. Such data not shown separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Source: Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; Census of Commercial Fisheries, 1963.

No. 1001. FISHERIES-CATCH AND VALUE OF PRINCIPAL SPECIES: 1950 TO 1966 [Catch in millions of pounds; value in millions of dollars. Prior to 1960, excludes Hawaii]

1 Excludes landings of tuna by U.S. vessels in Puerto Rico.

Source: Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; annual reports, Fishery Statistics of the United States

and Fisheries of the United States.

No. 1002. FISHERIES-QUANTITY AND VALUE OF CATCH, BY STATES, AND Catch of PRINCIPAL SPECIES, BY AREAS: 1940 TO 1965

[Catch in thousands of pounds; value in thousands of dollars. Values represent the value of fish to fishermen. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series L 114-154]

No. 1002. FISHERIES QUANTITY AND VALUE OF CATCH, BY STATES, AND CATCH OF PRINCIPAL SPECIES, BY AREAS: 1940 TO 1965-Continued

[Catch in thousands of pounds; value in thousands of dollars]

* Collected largely by State fishery agencies, and compiled by Fish and Wildlife Service. Includes, in addition to lakes shown, small amounts for Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Lake of the Woods,

Namakan Lake, and Rainy Lake.

No. 1002. FISHERIES-QUANTITY AND VALUE OF CATCH, BY STATES, AND CATCH OF PRINCIPAL SPECIES, BY AREAS: 1940 To 1965-Continued

[Catch in thousands of pounds; value in thousands of dollars]

Source: Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; annual report, Fishery Statistics of the United States.

No. 1003.

CATCH LANDED AT CERTAIN LEADING PORTS: 1965 AND 1966
[Catch in thousands of pounds; value in thousands of dollars]

No. 1004.

FISHERIES-DISPOSITION OF DOMESTIC CATCH: 1950 TO 1966 [Round weight of catch in millions of pounds. Prior to 1960, excludes Hawaii. In addition to whole fish, a large portion of waste derived from canning, filleting, and dressing fish and shellfish is utilized in production of fish meal and oil. From 400 to 500 million pounds of waste were used in meal and oil production in each year shown. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series L 155-161]

Source of tables 1003 and 1004: Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; annual report, Fisheries of the United States.