Table 3.71. Summary of natrual and cultural features of Calcasieu Basin (continued). 

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



To 



Process 



Area 

 (ha) 



Percent of 1952 area 



Total 



19.029 



0.6 

 17.2 

 0.05 

 4.6 

 1.2 

 1.4 

 0.7 



25.8 



D. Cultural Features of the Calcasieu Basin 



Dl. Socioeconomics 



Population: 9.790 



Employment: 55,868,600 - mostly manufacturing 

 (Figure 3-12) 



Production Value 



(1974) (SxlOOO) 



Minerals 

 Gas (mcf) 

 Crude oil (bbls) 

 Total 



Agriculture 

 Crops 

 Other 



Total 



Sport hunting/fishing 

 Saltwater sportfishing 

 Freshwater sportfishing 

 Small game hunting 

 Big game hunting 

 Waterfowl hunting 

 Total 



43,191,467 

 6,003,821 



13,260 

 39,145 

 52,405 



2,369 







2,369 



515.0 

 550.6 

 462.6 

 160.2 

 1,125.0 

 2,813.4 



Commercial harvest 

 Fishing 

 Shrimp 

 Menhaden 

 Blue crab 

 Oyster 

 Other estuarine- 



dependent species 

 Freshwater finfish 

 Subtotal 



Trapping 

 Nutria 

 Muskrat 



Subtotal 



Total 



Value 

 X 1000) 



1,724.0 



1,216.3 



31.1 



50.4 



191.5 



1.8 



3,215.1 



241.9 



153.2 



395.1 



3,610.2 



Navigation 



Total traffic: 1976-56 million short tons, stable 



volume 

 Imports: Crude petroleum, petrochemicals 

 Exports: Petrochemicals (Appendix 6.1) 



continued 



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