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pounds, valued at $11,064,819. This is a decrease of 22 per cent in 

 the vohime of the catch and 26 per cent in its value as compared with 

 the previous year. Of the total catch in 1930, 301,218,657 pounds, 

 valued at $5,277,727, were fish, and 116,540,809 pounds, valued at 

 $5,787,092, were shellfish and miscellaneous products. These fisher- 

 ies gave employment to 23,590 fishermen or a decrease of 11 per cent 

 as compared with the previous year. Of the total number of fishermen 

 employed during 1930, 3,454 regular fishermen were engaged on vessels 

 and 15,965 regular and 4,171 casual fishermen were employed in the 

 boat and shore fisheries. 



Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1930 



SUMMARY OF CATCH 



OPERATING UNITS: By States 



