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Lines 
Species Haul seines Gill nets, stake | Trammel nets 
Hand 
Pounds | Value |Pounds| Value| Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
i efisheee sae a es eee 77K): |RSS IB IE (ol SS 10, 600 $619..\||_ 2522 SPSS EGe 
Blue runner or hardtail_______--- 13, 400 REY sp| eae eee ee a 900 1 (ae |e 
Mronker: fea Sep e ees 5, 600 TDG ens eee. |e 25, 400 S75 tL SS | ee 
Drum: 
13) CG qe es 3, 100 OD), |: eeaee ait ss. eee 4, 600 161+ $e ES 
Redioniredfish: - = -- =~ ---- =. SE} || aa eee sae ee 34,800 | 2,609 6, 700 $503 
TMOUING CES Sei ee ee 3, 000 Poh eee sae ee a 175,900) A; 43: cosa | eee 
SET OUIT CLS pene eee eee ee |) elec coos eee ee 219, 200 | 7,670 
King whiting or “‘kingfish’’_____- 2, 300 (0 po ee ee el [es ae 4, 900 41 |. 2-62 2 eee 
IW CULE Rte 8 Jet SS Se Bi 200m 25408) |e s- |. 5 2;,856;;2004||.-82:/612) |= eens sl Eee 
iPompanop yee? == Heb eS eS 700 ST Sd ere | , 100 2045): eee ||P 
Soa cat tise os pee 3, 900 ODF lee leet 21, 700 498) hes 22U sh 4 Pe ees 
Sheepshead, salt-water___------- 19, 100 OD Du aeee ans ee 3 22,000 | 1,100 300 15 
Snapper Ledma sss eee 2iocLUe. £o| be eee een eee ce fee ae _-...-..|1, 168, 200 | 83, 867 
Spanish mackerel___.-.-.------- 9, 800 ay i 13, 200 1, 158 300 
Sie gee ae ee eee 6, 900 117 (|| ee a ee 28, 600 642) ||.-- =e 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout” 
Spotted mites seb =e 25, 400 DRANG Me eS oS oe es 107, 300 | 10, 220 12, 800 1, 216 
\iistlie) ee Ss Se ee 5, 000 G2) tere ell ae 14, 900 482 2, 600 82 
SlabheGoyal Ss -\s e ae sR ae ee SS cae 3, L00%)|| 2$2383 es kk 2. 54 | eee mn | eae ST ee 
MonVound ery. = 6, 400 [p42 |G Saee |  Se 14, 000 280): Ae PES |e 
ANG pe ee ee 1,024, 700 | 34, 196 3, 100 233 |3,178, 100 |103, 033 |1, 410,100 | 93,379 
Lines—Continued 
Species 
Fyke nets Otter trawls 
Trot with baits Trot with 
or snoods hooks 
Pounds | Value |Pownds | Value | Pouwnds| Value| Pounds | Value 
B00 ¢0 (OTS) ake See ee eee ne ee fe eens] eae beeen [open 29) 0008|$19650) ee ee 
Cathshyan dupuliheadseesse-2sss5 salen ees Sete 33, 900 |$2, 543 7, 300 bY al eae ees 
Paddlefishier spoonbill cates 2182. - | - 222 __|_--.-_-- 20,100 | 1,407 | 1,200 88". eae |e 
HEE pSbeaGemhesh=w alone ale A SS pg See ge sl eg 13, 500 675-|-22ee= ee eee 
CTAbephnrdes = ee N re be ed 756 OOOH $1188) (2.22... -oc- 28 [Pease (oe ee | rr 
Shinipheshemtt laiog ahaa eS ee ee eee 3, 103, 800 |$137, 985 
HAIN tense ose 756, 000 | 11, 336 | 54,000 | 3,950 | 51,000 | 2,960 | 3, 103, 800 | 137, 985 
Species Pots Spears Dredges Tongs By hand 
Pounds| Value | Pownds| Value | Pounds| Value | Pownds| Value | Pounds| Value 
Catfish and bullheads___| 75,400) $5, 661)-______- Wests Seal hee Dae nb |S2—se2 te ee ee 
HcHQoysUeValsy iS) pslecesp Reco] pee ke RT 16° 400" SI B62 Ee CICS ee aed ea | eee 
Oysters, market: 
BDITCRSDEINPE Esse ee | Seen E meeps ee tte SS ___| 643, 600|$27, 681) 282, 500)$13, 902)--_----_|_-.---- 
wes TEU tll Se | OE |e ee eee eae ee, Pieeeae ee 197, 400|" 15; 572) 22 eee 
IRTIVALC AS ONIN geet en | ane men epnny eS © STE Pte 22 _...| 48,800) 3,.077| =. 223 eee 
DIV Aten yee em | ae need | enn |/Os See he P22). -2-----|--222-- 62;'900)\ 55913 |= seas ee ao 
Metra pi qialiongdspacke |soeeeees| meen ames nee |e Nee De eee ee Lee eae | eee 9,300} $930 
SING) IG ade es Sue 75,400| 5,661} 16,400] 1,562] 643,600] 27,681) 591,600) 38, 464) 9, 300 930 
OPERATING UNITS: By COUNTIES 
Item Baldwin | Mobile 
Fishermen: Number | Number 
oe ves eres Pee a eee 11 157 
n boats and shore: 
Ivey 2 BR eS Se een ne er aenne ane eee ae 87 566 
(GASTRIC tn he ee ee ee 25 85 
Se ee ee ge ee a 123 808 
