FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 
Fisheries of Florida, 1937—-Continued 
CATCH: By pistricts—Continued 
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Species East coast West coast Lake Okeechobee 
Crabs: Pounds Value Pounds Valu Pound. Val 
1g eae > Re ae 3,750,700 | $62,079 | 775, 400 4 pialeaane Ain Cid 
ISAOLM geo Ly Oke e) LS) cf ae es | gp 1, 500 
Stoneleste2 2 se ekee ae 7, 700 2, 541 38, 400 
Sea crawfish or spiny lobster_____- 224, 700 17, 844 67, 800 
SEDC ET) 1 eee eee eer 12, 546, 700 382, 230 | 1, 490, 700 
Clams: _ 
CG Cy Ua ye ee wee eee ef 3, 700 450) ae ae | ene 
Efards) pu plc eae 28, 100 2, 373 720, 000 AG OO | Sake eras | ee ee 
(CUO TAN SL AS a fe eee | | Pe a ig a 7, 400 663) | a eee 
Oysters, market: 
Public, spring_-_---__- 124, 200 6, 072 426, 700 257034. sooo nn a 
Publichtal 21, 700 1, 162 358, 900 ZU alg | aaa ees | eres 
Private, spring 183, 900 8, 220 21, 200 OO Uae oes | 
Private; fall eee a 132, 900 6, 408 10, 400 O80) ||-F an  aeel | 
Scallops hib a yesssee= aes ee eee E eeu e _ Siefs__! 118, 600 OF 490i|2 eae ee eee 
Turtles: 
(GING tiene ee hye A pee) Leet te ae | |e 10, 000 A200! | 2 ee ee 
Sott-shelles je oe ee eee 5, 700 158) (2s Se eee ee || 208,100 | $4, 162 
Sponges: 
CSS a a Ean [i erro eo ae 21, 700 4S O03 | berets eee ts 
Sia T OOO) L sae eee tel ence Os Se ee ae ee 444°000) |" al O89" 3674 | Bees: oe a ae 
TS tegen Re ego p Seagal b Hikes 5 ho dy MB | A A Reo a 16, 200 1 2O 382.) | Soe ee a eee 
BYiG 11 0 yy res Sens Oe ee | Rene eh eile SU Be 149, 500 LOS O53) | ee eS | Sete 
MOL Ae ee eee: 2 BU 171, 384, 600 | 1,651,312 | 58,764,800 | 3,331,682 | 2,026,000 | 67, 986 
Sponge fishery of Florida, 1937 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR 
Sponge Diving 
Item hooks outfits Total 
Fishermen: Number Number Number 
OTEVeSSC 1S sae ee eeeree phere nees Sool Se ee Soe sse|'S ea eee 49 49 
Onboatsrand shores repu lanes eo oe le esas 380 520 900 
PRO tse eis = ee eee eee DA sd eee ak 380 569 949 
IVeSSOISS THOLO Gs vee ee mat ete Ne ey 8 A bet ecees| a ecescss ake 7 7 
INDE TT A a Ne a Bi ge i ee ee eee (ee eee 75 75 
Boats: 
IMFO ee, So ee Be a ee Gee os | ea 65 65 
OVO nee. 218) SES Se ee Cel ee eee ee eee D256) Sas eee 256 
A PDATALUS MUM DON = == ee ene SW ny NIE feos 256 72 328 
CATCH: By GEAR 
Sponges Sponge hooks | Diving outfits Total 
ed ee Te 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
G@rasst=-3-- se a ee 21, 700 S145003 ear es | ee 21, 700 $14, 003 
Shisepswoole2]- 1 DLs 4 eee oh 91, 300 222, 881 352, 700 | $866, 486 444, 000 | 1, 089, 367 
NV ii: cee eee eer an le Se | Se 16, 200 12, 382 16, 200 12, 382 
BY (C110 Wea ee ee ee ee 46, 700 28, 147 102, 800 | 75, 806 149, 500 108, 953 
AN Roe ek ee te SO Dee 159, 700 265, 031 471, 700 | 954, 674 631, 400 | 1, 219, 705 

SPONGES SOLD AT THE EXCHANGE, TARPON SPRINGS, FLA. 
During 1937 sponges sold on the exchange at Tarpon Springs, Fla., 
amounted to 561,943 pounds, valued at $1,097,301. This is a de- 
crease of 11 percent in quantity but an increase of 6 percent in value 
as compared with the transactions on the exchange in 1936. Revised 
data on the volume of sponges sold on the exchange in 1936 show 
