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commercial fishing and on the processing and export of seafood 

 from the County is so great that serious pollution would be dis- 

 astrous to its inhabitants. In November 1963, for example, about 

 62 per cent of the employment in Franklin County was related 

 directly or indirectly to the oyster industry. Direct employment 

 is made up of jobs as tongers and workers in shore installations, 

 while indirect employment consists of a variety of middleman 

 functions related to the industry. This is only a partial view, 

 however, of the importance of unpolluted water to the economy of 

 Franklin County. Employment, direct and indirect, associated with 

 other types of seafood -- to the extent that the catch is made in 

 the Bay or outside if the Bay was the "nursery" — and much of 

 the employment based on tourism is attributable to adequate pollu- 

 tion control . 



As an initial step in determining the economic value of Apalachi- 

 cola Bay, value and quantity statistics have been assembled for 

 finfish and shellfish landings. 



Table IV. 3. 17 summarizes these figures for the four years, 1964 

 through 1967, for which complete data are available. Separate 

 statistics are presented for oysters, shrimp, crabs, and finfish. 

 Some shellfish are included with the finfish but in no year do 

 they amount to more than one per cent of the total quantity or 

 value figures for finfish. 



