Estuarine-related freshwater fishes and shellfishes : calculated by basin the same way as for the estuarine- 



The commercial value of the freshwater fishery on dependent species (tables 3.23, 3.24, and 3.25). The 



the Chenier Plain is negligible compared to the largest calculated value ofS100,000in the Mermentau 



estuarine-dependent fishery (table 3.19). Production Basin would support only a few fishermen full time, 

 per unit area, total production, and dollar value were 



Table 3.23. Commercial production (kg) per unit of area (ha) of freshwater fishes for each basin (Lindall et al. 1972). 



Basin 



Species Vermilion Chenier Mermentau Calcasieu Sabine East Bay 



Catfish and bullhead 3.69 1.91 1.91 0.08 0.08 

 Crayfish 0.61 0.30 0.30 

 Buffalo 0.98 0.37 0.37 



Gar 3.25 0.40 0.40 0.47 0.42 



Carp 0.01 0.07 0.07 



East Bay has no commercial freshwater fishery. 



Table 3.24. Estimated total commercial production of freshwater fishes by basin^ (number of hectares of freshwater 

 area in parentheses). 



^Calculated from the unit area production and the area of water with mean salinity greater than 5 /oo as shown in table 3.23. 

 East Bay has no commercial freshwater fishery. 



Table 3.25. Estimated value ($) of the freshwater fishery in the Chenier Plain, by basin* 



East Bay Basin has no commercial freshwater fishery. 

 Calculated from table 3.24 and the dockside value in 1973. 



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