. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. AND IDEVELOPMENTS Additions to the U. S. Fleet of Fishing Vessels Vessels of 5 net tons and over issued first documents as fishing craft during Sep- tember totaled 66--15 more than in September 1952. Virginia led with 21 vessels, fol- lowed by Florida with 20 vessels, and Louisiana with 8 vessels, according to the Bu- reau of Customs. Vessels Issued First Documents as Fi shingCraft, September 1953 and Comparative Data | Section September January-September Total 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 New England Middle Atlantic Chesapeake South Atlantic N
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. AND IDEVELOPMENTS Additions to the U. S. Fleet of Fishing Vessels Vessels of 5 net tons and over issued first documents as fishing craft during Sep- tember totaled 66--15 more than in September 1952. Virginia led with 21 vessels, fol- lowed by Florida with 20 vessels, and Louisiana with 8 vessels, according to the Bu- reau of Customs. Vessels Issued First Documents as Fi shingCraft, September 1953 and Comparative Data | Section September January-September Total 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 New England Middle Atlantic Chesapeake South Atlantic Number 2 1 14 10 27 9 3 Number 2 8 7 25 5 2 2 Number 18 16 67 79 183 148 5 46 2 Number 25 22 51 64 113 192 9 82 Number 30 26 65 89 161 203 13 88 Gulf Pacific Great Lakes Alaska Hawaii Total 66 51 564 558 675 NOTE: VESSELS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE VARIOUS SECTIONS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR HOME PORT. | I. California AGE COMPOSITION OF 1952 ANCHOVY CATCH: Preliminary estimates of the age composition of the 1952lAugust through December) anchovy catch in California were obtained by cooperative work of the Service's South Pacific Fishery Investigations and the California Department of Fish and Game. In central California (Monterey and San Fran- cisco), aiDout 35 percent of the fish belonged to the 1949 year-class, about 30 percent to Northern Anchovy \ ' ^'^ the 1950 class, and about 20 percent to the (En^rauiisisordax, Pacific) ^g_^g cIelss . The remaining 15 percent of the catch came from the 1946, 1947, 1951, and 1952 classes. In the San Pedro catch, however, about 50 percent of the fish belonged to the 1952 class, with less than 20 percent each from the 1951 and 1950 classes. The 1948 and 1949 classes contributed the remaining 10 percent. ^r ^ V ^ ^ YOUNG SARDINES FROM 1953 SPAWNING ASSESSED BY "YELLOWFIN" (Cruises 53-Y-8 and 53-Y-9): The 1953-year class of California sardines (pilchard) appears to be another weak one, according to observations on the 17-day cruise of the
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