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Species Haul seines Trammel nets 
Hand Troll 
Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value |Pounds| Value 
@roaker-0 +267 4 2 Be Re tS |e 5, 200 $160 2, 400 C7 om| |e aes 
Drum: 
Blacks -eMiee. a2 2222 eee ee 7, 500 250 3, 700 TO | See cere | eee a 
Redon redfish...) | Se eee 104,900 | 5,245 | 18, 300 oD oe ae 
Wlounders): =e eee oe oe see | a 5, 500 Ty (ephemera ies esses [Et SP RR Sk ae 
GHOUPETS! Oat Ce PE NAS 328 ee ee ee ee eee | ee 12856000] Oe S5 ie |e eee, 
King whiting or “kingfish’?---1_£5_]__- --tess|e 7, 500 234 900 P38 bes pc dap | en 
ING wea too ee te el ee ee ee 153, 600 45610) |e ses 2 | See | eee ee aes 
Pompano. 28 o-2-5 So ooo. Fae e | Soe ae eee eee 100 5) | Resets | as = eee PUSS S| Se ee 
Searcathishwees = = = Fea een 2 aoe FE 6 tee Se eee 8, 300 166 2, 500 50s Rates ae 
‘Sheepshicadee- eset ee | eae | 29, 300 L172 3, 800 152i aot tees | 
Snappersred= 22.521 St s= SER ee eee en ee | ee 30388008 221525) 5 eee | See 
Spanishhmackercltess= sco <n s ke ame eee | eee el ee me | ee see | ee eat | ee 700 $84 
Spo tee eee a Oe ee a ee ee eee 1, 200 39} See SS ae Oe eee eres | eens, 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout’’: 
Spotted: =e 8 ee EO eee | ee 122510071710;:9904]™= 885500!) 97. 96ni | seeeee oe eee 
AW Vile ene eee a ee teen | en eel oe OSA BCG PRECIO | OC rG) ae. So aoe 
Crabs hand's bir<< oe no seh aed EL |e See eee ees es ee ed | eee 16, 700 2924 | Sarees eee 
SHrIM pe Mississip piles ae 130;\COOS 58:11 008 | Sears ee | See nee ee el ee eee | eee | eee 
‘Tobalitot 228-52. 22-2 eee 180,000 | 8,100 | 584, 200 | 27,332 | 622,600 | 36,771 700 84 
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Species Cast nets Otter trawls Spears 
Trot with baits or ? 
snoods 
Pounds Value |Pounds| Value} Pounds Value Pounds| Value 
Mlounders: - tad 3e2__. Soules. | SER oo 2 ee 1, 500 $135 | 20,800 | $1,842 
Millet: Scere a ast o. - oS pt a | a  e DOOR Reon | 22 ee |e ee | 
Crabs: 
Ie igicto | eee ae See 15408) TOO 24908 sce oe eee gel a eer oes | oe meee eee eer eee | Ia 
Soft and peelers_____ 1, 800 50611] Saas | See etn |e sew eerie are | peeve eee | ae eens | eee 
Shrimp: 
Mississippi 4, 493, 300 P10 Ded AY fl ee apes || = ms 
louisiana. =22 18, 884, 700 S49" O276| eaten eee oe 
otal Lee ee 1, 419, 900 25,215 | 7,500 | 225 | 23,379,500 | 1, 052, 259 | 20, 800 1, 842 
Species Dredges Tongs By hand 
Oysters, market: Pounds Value Pounds Value | Pounds | Value 
Public, spring, Mississippi_________-__---- 2, 136, 700 | $93,975 | 2,030,200 | $97,089 |__._____]__-._- 
Rublic=fall) Mississippicsss-) ss)" ) aaeese 27, 500 2, 145 307, 300 QONO814 2 05 Be 2) ee 
Public, spring, Louisiana. ________--4__--- 8, 087.000 | 347,679 86, 000 AAO Ul Ss 28 =. oe 
Eulblics fall souisianas.-s2) 5s) en eeeees 123, 700 5, 813 95, 700 SYSO2N 2 RPS aes) See 
Merrapiny didurond=back = --—ve eee eee ee Ae a ee 600 $48 
Rota eee setae Se 10, 374, 900 | 449,612 | 2, 519, 200 129, 727 600 48 
OPERATING UNITS: By counrtTIES 
Item Hancock | Herrison | Jackson 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number 
Onivesselsis<. sbone<" 21-51. EN Poke ye eee ee ee eee 25 887 71 
On boats and shore: 
VG SUM AR! fede be Neb Le gee ee ee 169 1, 429 72 
@astaliot sat te Moo A ee ee 13 84 19 
Otel sas i. A 2. 207 2, 400 162 
Vessels: 
Motor: 
ONCOMUOONS Ser se oe ee ee ee 3 107 3 
URCONZOMONSS he = SNe le oi ie ee oe 2 95 6 
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