FISHERIES OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA. 



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vicinity of the places named. The yield in 1895 was a little over 6,000 

 bushels, with a value of $2,115. Twenty-nine persons were engaged 

 in the business. The conditions seem very favorable for the expansion 

 of the oyster industry, provided cognizance is taken of the methods 

 which in other States have proved satisfactory, namely, the allotment 

 of land for oyster cultivation, the spreading of oysters on prepared 

 grounds, the planting of seed and cultch, etc. 



statistics of the fisheries. — In 1895 the fisheries of Indian River gave 

 employment to 251 persons. These were distributed as follows among 

 the different branches : 



How ■ ii'_a<:< tl. 



Number. 



General fisheries . . 



Oyster fishery 



Turtle fishery 



Preparing products 



Total 



172 

 29 

 12 

 41 



25-t 



The capital invested in the Indian Kiver fisheries in 1895 was $11,512, 

 representing vessels, boats, apparatus, and shore property, as follows: 



Item. 



Number. 



Vessels 



Boats .....*.. 

 Gill nets.... 

 Turtle nets . 



Semes 



Tongs 



2 



106 



221 



66 



2 



26 



Shore and accessory property. 

 Cash capital 



Total 



Value. 



$1, 400 



5,390 



7,400 



660 



265 



182 



16, 115 



10, 100 



41,512 



The aggregate quantity of fishery products of the Indian Eiver in 

 1895 was 2,659,815 pounds, having a value of $37,657. The catch was 

 made up as follows: 



Species. 



Pounds. 



Black drum 



Bluefish 



Channel bass or red drum 

 ( 'revalle 



Flounders 



Mangrove snapper. 



Mullet, fresh 



Mullet, salted 



Pompano 



Sailor's choice 



Sheepshead 



Spanish mackerel. 



Trout 



Whiting 



Other fish 



Turtles 



Oysters (meats) . . 



10, 900 

 33, 086 



142, 400 



It. 700 



9,000 



76, 900 



, 585, 809 



25, 000 



149, 111 



11,560 



301, 141 



1,100 



200, 735 



25, 300 



11, 516 

 * 18, 909 

 t 42, 588 



Total 2,059,815 



Value. 



11 



$140 

 703 



2,115 

 184 

 136 



1.137 

 501 

 750 



9,475 

 157 



4,445 

 66 



2,872 

 375 

 166 



1,320 



2,115 



37, 657 



* 519 in number. 



1 6,084 bushels. 



