Table 3.72. Summary of natural and cultural features of Sabine Basin (continued). 

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



To 



Process 



Area 



(ha) 



Percent of 1952 area 



Total 



20,532 



0.4 

 6.5 

 0.6 

 7.9 

 0.9 

 0.3 

 0.4 



16.9 



D. Cultural Features of the Sabine Basin 



Dl. Socioeconomics 



Population: 130,636 

 Employment: Figure 3-12 



Production 



(1974) 



Minerals 

 Gas (mcf) 

 Crude oil (bbl) 

 Total 



.Agriculture 

 Crops 

 Other 



Total 



Sport Hunting/Fishing 

 Saltwater finfishing 

 Freshwater finfishing 

 Shellfishing 

 Small game hunting 

 Big game hunting 

 Waterfowl hunting 

 Total 



Value 



tx 1000) 



2,222 

 4,020 



6,242 



1,363.4 

 1,459.0 

 0.0 

 1,226.1 

 425.7 

 2,979.0 

 7,453.2 



Commercial harvest 

 Fishing 

 Shrimp 

 Menhaden 

 Blue crab 

 Oyster 

 Other estuarine- 



dependent species 

 Freshwater finfishes 

 Subtotal 



Trapping 

 Nutria 

 Muskrat 

 Subtotal 

 Total 



Value 



(Sx 1000) 



1,638.2'' 

 1,153.6 

 108.4 



10.4 



2.9 



1,275.3 



700.7 



236.8 



937.5 



2,212.8 



Navigation 



Total traffic: About 100,000,000 short tons in 

 1976, up sharply from 80,000,000 

 in previous year (appendix 6.2) 

 Imports: Crude oil 

 Exports: Other mined products and petrochemicals. 



T)oubtful that Sabine contributes significantly to the offshore 

 fishery. 



continued 



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