Table 3.70. Summary of natural and cultural features of Chenier Basin (continued). 

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



To 



Process 



Area 

 (ha) 



Percent of 1952 area 



Total 



13,768 



32.8 



D. Cultural Features of the Chenier Basin 



Dl. Socioeconomics 



Total 



Agriculture 

 Crops 

 Other 

 Total 



Sport hunting/fishing 

 Saltwater sportfishing 

 Freshwater sportfishing 

 Small game hunting 

 Big game hunting 

 Waterfowl hunting 



Total 



75.633 



210 

 450 

 660 



367.2 

 392.4 

 633.0 

 114 

 801 

 2,005 



Commercial harvest 

 Fishing 

 Shrimp 

 Menhaden 

 Blue crab 

 Oyster 

 Other estuarine- 



dependent species 

 Freshwater finfish 

 Subtotal 



Trapping 

 Nutria 

 Muskrat 



Subtotal 



Total 



Value 

 (S X 1000) 



400.3 



508.2 



4.8 



45.8 



2.7 



960.8 



417.1 



93.9 



511.0 



1,472.8 



Navigation (Chenier and Mermentau combined) 

 Total traffic: about 2,000,000 short tons (1978); 



declining from about 3,000,000 in 1967 

 Imports: non-petroleum mined products 

 Exports : crude petroleum 



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