NATURAL HISTORY OF REDFISH, ETC., OF TEXAS 

 COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS 



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The redfish or red drum occurs in commercial quantities from New Jersey to Texas. 

 Florida leads in the total production, with Te.xas ranking second. The Gulf States 



WT. 

 LBS.0 

 15 



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 12 

 It 

 10 

 9 



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7 

 6 

 5 



3 



10 



LENGTH -CENTIMETERS 

 20 JO 40 SO SO 70 



80 90 



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3.9 7.8 11.8 15.7 19.7 23.6 27.5 31.5 55.5 

 LEN(kTH- INCHES 



Fig. 12.— Rel.ition of weight to length in 222 redflsh 



exceed the South Atlantic States in both the quantity and value of the commercial 

 catch. The following table is taken from the reports of the United States Bureau 

 of Fisheries. 



