Table 1. Value per acre of commercial fur harvest and sport hunting potential 

 by marsh type in coastal Louisiana. 



ACTIVITY 



Fresh- 

 Intermediate 



MARSH TYPE 



Brackish 



Saline 



Fur Harvest 



Muskrat 



Nutria 



Mink 



Otter 



Raccoon 



TOTAL 



$0.30 

 2.03 

 0.01 

 0.02 

 0.06 



$2.42 



Sport Hunting 



Deer 



Rabbit 



Waterfowl 



Rails and Snipe 



TOTAL 



$6.22 



1.00 



19.98 



1.33 



$28.53 



$ 0.73 



0.85 



15.70 



1.33 



$18.61 



$0.03 

 0.21 

 0.74 

 1.76 



$ 2.74 



Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lafayette, Louisiana (1980) 



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