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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1930 — Continued 

 CATCH: By States— Continued 



• statistics on hard crabs used in this table are based on 4 pounds per dozen in North Carolina, South 

 Carolina, and Georgia; 6.45 pounds in Florida; 7 pounds in Alabami, Mississippi, and Texas; and 6.34 

 pounds in Louisiana. In reports for previous years, hard crabs in these States have been computed at 

 4 pounds per dozen. 



2 Statistics on hard clams used in this table are based on 8 pounds of meats per bushel in Florida, and 10 

 pounds in the other States. In reports for previous years, all hard clams in these States have been com- 

 puted on the basis of a uniform yield of 8 pounds of meats to the bushel. 



3 Statistics on market ovsters used in this table are based on yields of 5.36 pounds of meats per bushel in 

 North Carolina, 4.61 pounds in South Carolina, 4.41 pounds in Georgia, 3.34 pounds in Florida, 3.23 pounds 

 in Alabama, 1.91 pounds in Mississippi, 3.99 pounds in Louisiana, and 4.65 pounds in Texas. In reports 

 for previous years, all oysters have been computed on the basis of a uniform yield of 7 pounds of meats to 

 the bushel. 



