FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 391 
$15,110,653. In 1936 wholesale and manufacturing firms employed 
17,095 persons, paid $3,296,241 in salaries and wages and produced 
manufactured products valued at $11,445,674. 
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1937 
SUMMARY OF CATCH 










Product North Carolina South Carolina Georgia 
t Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
IPOS. OU I AsO be Sa a 102, 749, 300 | $1,300,512 | 1,905,700 | $106,347 | 10, 431, 800 $73, 414 
Bnelifish, étc--..25-=-=--2-- 10, 005, 700 357, 779 5, 259, 900 161,361 | 12,010, 800 332, 162 
Aion tees ee ee 112, 755, 000 1, 658, 291 7, 165, 600 267, 708 22, 442, 600 405, 576 
Foose sd oOo o—AM 
Product Florida Alabama Mississippi 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
LUNG] a SE ee Ae 210, 258, 900 | $3, 153, 575 5, 812, 800 $244, 974 1, 190, 600 $66, 097 
Pmelitish, et. 2 2 -s2ss2ie* 21,916, 500 | 1, 897, 405 5, 104, 300 216, 396 | 37, 889, 300 1, 665, 118 
Motal.. 2-2-2222)". 232, 175, 400 | 5, 050,980 | 10, 917, 100 461,370 | 39,079,900 | 1, 731, 215 
Product Louisiana Texas Total 
; Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
US eee eee 5, 131, 300 $319, 961 6, 189, 000 $383, 433 | 343, 669, 400 $5, 648, 313 
SLEEVES 2) ¢ ee Se 91, 879, 100 3, 281, 224 19, 016, 000 666, 612 | 203, 081, 600 8, 578, 057 
PRotales > 3408-9. 2= 97, 010, 400 3, 601, 185 25, 205, 000 1, 050, 045 | 546, 751, 000 14, 226, 370 




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South ola An 
North : Geor- Ala- |Missis-| Louisi- 4 
Item Carolina sare: gia Florida bama/ sippi | ana Texas | Total 
Num- | Num- ‘Num- | Num- | Num- | Num- 
Fishermen: Number | ber ber | Number | ber ber ber ber | Number 
Oni vessels---1- === <2<iss.ccs 900 52 187 1, 569 168 983 502 161 4, 322 
On boats and shore: 
Riegularsso) =. $22.52 3, 759 635 702 5, 853 653} 1,670) 5,565) 1,382 20, 219 
@asialast =>. eens 1, 969 613 543 1, 372 110 116 693 296 5, 703 
vLL9) He 6,619] 1,300] 1,432 8, 494 931} 2,769) 6,760} 1,839) 30, 244 
Vessels: 
EO) pe Geel 6) RS ee 153 14 68 261 38 233 206 53 1, 026 
Net tonnage.--.-------- 1, 549 158 572 4, 307 494; 2,831) 1, 567 §35 12, 013 
BALE po seinemes 8 S= 2 ae Pee ie 61 1 ee) eee eel [eee | eee ee ee 
Net tonnage_.--.------ 549 AZies == ea eae ee ee 84) 2 s-ssos|s=e 6i5 
Total vessels: ---.---- 214 15 68 261 38 240 206 53 1, 095 
Total net tonnage__- 2, 098 170 572 4, 307 494} 2,915) 1, 567 535 12, 658 
Boats 
Ig Ore assem lence sss anes se 1, 339 55 227 2; dal 264 605} 2, 468 624 7,913 
(Cy ANCE fh crt Gd CI edt haat 1, 818 668 548 3, 196 412 633} 1, 712) 294 9, 281 
‘Accessory boats_-_.._._-{__..-. 122 12 6 Bll Se pee it) Bee 216 
Apparatus: 
Purse seines: 
Mienbadene- .2-.-%<-.. DAN See 2 20|\_ <Ssss|bse saeco | Eo sce S| Sees 46 
Length, yards__.--} 5, 857|__----- 600). e5:670/. 22 fous A ee ees 12, 127 
Ones es eee | a (ee mete | A ee ee es |e eee aaa lear on 2 
Length, yards_-_-_-- A00|2 822.2 |-abecccl Le | E S e | eeeee 400 
Haul seines: 
Wommonss =: === 2255s 585 39} 11 277 6 12 131 44 1, 105 
Length, yards___-- 111, 425} 5,920) 992' 156,745] 3,500} 4,800) 27,570} 15,150) 326, 102 
Wore! Sein S85 eee [| eae bh Sa a es es eer ee eae || 81 
encihy yardsasese|) S0)500l2-_-.--!=--2--- oe a ed Eo | a ree 80, 500 
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