CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 289 



I. Economic Status and Standard of Living of the Coastal 



Region of North Carolina 293 



II. Economics of the Fisheries Generally 301 



General and Qualitative 301 



Production 301 



Marketing, Distribution, and Consumption 328 



Manufacturing 351 



Quantitative Consideration of the Fisheries 363 



Comparative Magnitudes of the Fisheries 363 



United States Fisheries 371 



Resume of Quantitative Fishery Economics 419 



III. Economics and Marketing of North Carolina Fisheries 424 



Production and Primary Marketing 424 



The Historical and Statistical Record 424 



North Carolina Fisheries Geographically Considered 433 



Primary Distribution of North Carolina Sea Products 437 



Inland Consumption, Distribution, and Marketing 445 



The Potential Market 445 



Mechanism of Distribution 452 



Concluding Comments and Recommendations 461 



Bibliography 471 



Appendix 475 



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