Table 3.69. Summary of natural and cultural features of Mermentau Basin (continued). 

 C3. Natural wetland loss (1952-1974)— summary 



To 



Process 



Area 



(ha) 



Percent of 1952 area 



Total 



20,132 



0.5 

 3.4 

 

 12.9 

 1.0 

 2.5 

 



20.3 



D. Cultural Features of the Mermentau Basin 



Dl. Socioeconomics 



Total 



Agriculture 

 Crops 

 Other 

 Total 



Sport hunting/fishing 

 Saltwater sportfishing 

 Freshwater sportfishing 

 Small game hunting 

 Big game hunting 

 Waterfowl hunting 

 Total 



114,014 



12,655 



1,609 



14,264 



367.2 

 392.4 

 330.0 

 114.3 

 801 

 2,005 



Commercial harvest 

 Fishing 

 Shrimp 

 Menhaden 

 Blue crab 

 Oyster 

 Other estuarine- 



dependent species 

 Freshwater finfish 

 Subtotal 



Trapping 



Nutria 

 Muskrat 



Subtotal 



Total 



Value 

 ($ X 1000) 



115.1 







70 









 101.7 

 286.8 



934.8 



37.3 



972.1 



1,358.9 



Navigation 



Total traffic: 2,086,473 tons, 1976 fairly stable last 



10 years 

 Exports: chiefly crude petroleum (1.4 million tons) 



continued 



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