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OPERATING UNITS: By countTrEs—Continued 












Item Baldwin | Mobile 
Vessels, motor: Number | Number . 
NBG OP LONGO TNS 2 ee ra a ee ee 2 17 
Lto:20 TonSsi: ==. Sos eo Se re en eed eee eee 1 16 
4 'tox60\ tons. sssies oa: eae ee y= ee ae ee shee Oo ea oo | eee 1 
G1SE0)70 TONS 2 ee oe ee ae ee ee ae ee a ene ae le ee ee 1 
Total) vessels. =.=: 4462 B89. So ee ee eee 3 35 
Total net itonnage- . 22222. s22- 2-25-52 e eo eseees 32 462 
Boats: 
Motors: <2 22 #8 -5 2 ee os ne ee eee 34 230 
Others2228ssb522-25525---- 2.35. 420) LenS sas ee eee a i ees 72 340 
Apparatus: 
Hauliseines! oes Bs feet See ee Be eae eee Se ee ee 2 4 
Length, yards_ 1, 200 2, 300 
Gill nets, stake___---_--_- 12 eee RO 
Square yards____----.- 28525) Seve ls eee 
Mrammelinets: 2 5228 2-2 osu sd = ee ee eR Re BC ES ee a eee 38 128 
Square syards!< £..2 8. Bel ae ee eee eee ee 20, 600 61, 800 
Lines: 
ands oa =) ose =a Se Se eee ee 26 98 
Foo kS feo: it coi abe 2 Fo ee ee oa OR ae Se ee 31 We 
SDrotswith baits or! snoods-<. 35... ° 2322S ee eee 6 96 
Baltsior snoo0dS:..- ===: 255: Soe en ee re eee 1, 600 28, 300 
‘Drotawith' hooks... 228) C= Esk Be = Oh ea a eee 82 197 
HOOKS} -202022 2 scedenss Secrest ee - 24, 400 58, 700 
Myikemets = 3.721 Set. ast Set fee Th ee et ey eee 15 75 
Otter-trawls;, shrimp: 2... <2=22--3 252 a ee ee a ee ee ll 166 
Vards at mouthse: 22 se ee ee ee ee ee 158 2,481 
Pots; ssh. 2 242 SR igs eae py eam eer sant ee pieee 165 490 
SPCATS Seka seh Sous 2 sean tee Se eee ee nas See Se eee 21 33 
Dredges oysters .- 2k ae 5 rer ree nant pe Dae 2 23 
PVT GUS tMOUth a. ss oe ae ae ee eae ie ea eg eae Meee nce Mom 2 23 
Rongss oystersa!- 2252022 ee eee te eee ee ons ees 36 208 
CATCH: By COUNTIES 
Species Baldwin Mobile 
Pounds Value | Pounds Value 
Ble HS hese a BE a eee Se 5, 100 $445 23,200 | $1, 277 
Blue runner or hardtailes =. 2225 >. 2 new: OO ee es a ee Enc s'| be ees 14, 300 351 
Bultialofishves = AV Sea oo Ry oe ee eee 6, 000 500 23, 000 1, 150 
Catfishrandbullhesds:2s20532=2 = = ee eee aa 32,000 | 2,401 84, 600 6, 350 
Croakers: ee See se DEN aE EE ge eae ee e 10, 900 24: 20, 100 452 
Drum 
Black 3s 600 21 7, 100 249 
Red or redfish-.=---=-=_- ay 13,400 | 1,005 53, 300 3, 997 
Flounders Thy 8, 800 853 28, 500 2, 707 
Groupers..- ‘ 14, 400 504 204, 800 7, 166 
Kingiwhitingior “kin getish’2 sass anaes ns oan Gungh tne h iy CoknnuEee Ee 2, 600 72 4, 600 138 
MiulletS sso. (22222. 2 a ee ie ee __| 856, 200 | 24,569 | 2,877,200 | 83,451 
Paddlefishyor|spoonbill/cat aa ances sae eee ann ne es eee ig 4, 600 326 16, 700 1,169 
POM paAnOr nese. ce eet at UE Le ees eae es 800 158 1, 000 180 
Seaicathisho= S120. Boo Pe i ee ee 4, 600 111 21, 000 479 
Sheepshead: 
Kresho Water n= ss 2-2 o acess ee ee oe 3, 300 165 10, 200 510 
Saltwater. so<. 12: 2:2. ee eee ee ne Ry 4, 700 235 36, 700 1, 835 
Suapper wed _ 225222 ee id oe A ae es - 15,300 | 1,077 | 1,152,900 | 82,790 
Spanishymackerels 2222). i eee ee eee Ke 7, 800 631 15, 500 1, 385 
SPOleeerea- eas oeo Seon aco eke eae oe ee =A 11, 100 249 24, 400 550 
Squeteagues or “‘sea trout’’ 
Spotted. 2.2220. 622 ceases 38,300 | 3,658 | 107,200 | 10,192 
WV Mate Sons oneal ae ee ia 5, 700 181 16, 800 545 
Sturceon Ws Biiss 222.0222 ee eee 3, 100 GES (ees Bed | ee ee 
ANYON OO VAYS (5 2S ee eee eS ee tk 2, 500 50 17, 900 358 
Orabsy arden s- 226 22 222s 2 ee ee ee 20, 000 300 736,000 | 11, 036 
SSC ee eae ee ee ee 199,000 | 8,998 | 2,904,800 | 128, 987 
Oysters, market: 
Pubhesspring =< 2.20.2. 025... 2 sek 71,000 | 3, 249 855,100 | 38, 334 
UDC HAs eee ee 19,100 | 1,496 178,300 | 14,076 
Private, spring 24,900 | 1,368 23, 900 1, 709 
Private, fall--—..-..-... 30,800 | 2, 467 32, 100 3, 446 
Terrapin, diamond-back___ 3, 700 370 5, 600 560 
TNO Gal Gee enero otk el oe iy bis Oe a al 1, 420, 300 | 55,941 | 9,496,800 | 405, 429 



