Table 1 . --Shad catch, effort, and catch -per -unit of effort 

 of various types of gear, Edisto River, 1955 



Table 2. --Post -card survey data used to estimate Edisto River 

 sport -fishing catch 



Number cards Number cards Average catch Total boats Number 



distributed 



returned 



per card re- 

 turned 



fished 



shad 

 caught 



Sector 1 -• 

 Sector 2-- 



317 



70 



179 



36 



1.80 



1.06 



752 



166 



1,354 



176 



Total catch 



1,530 



