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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
LOUISIANA 
Fisheries of Louisiana, 1937 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR 














Lines Dip 
Gill nets, 
I Haul nets, |Trammel Fyke 
tem seines | runa- nets Trot with |nrot with) Bets 
round Hand | baits or ieoks Com- 
snoods mon 
Fishermen: Number |Number| Number |Number| Number | Number |Number| Number 
QTV eSSC1S 2 ae ae eee | Seen eee 10 |sscsssSere2|S2ess2225] 5.255225 |ese ee 
On boats and shore: 
Regular. -- 22 52522- 514 2 105 148 576 439 53 36 
Casual = ose e es SLs ee 11 174 291 111 36 29 
Motaly 2 ees c ee 595 2 116 332 867 550 89 65 
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Vessels, motor: 
Dito! lUtOnS esses ae | eee ees | Sara neon 3 (aS ae Se enseer as ee ee) eee 
Goe20 ton Sosa aes |e ee pen en eee |e nee 1 | Soeeee oon eae os |e | re 
Mopfalee. 2-2 Jas ae 52.2 Ae see ee eee Is Ses 7 ee ee es eet (er ee ee ee eel 
INetitonnage! ose 22 |p So See SES ees |e oe 0 a) ee eS ee ees ye oes 
Boats: 
Motor ae et eee 91 1 50 84 177 174 Sy |e Ss 
Other-4e 22. --224-52- 117 1 26 188 700 421 56 34 
Apparatus: 
INtamiber 22 -ss- a 131 1 57 332 876 550 428 65 
Length, yards-_-------- Pay (el a | ees Mee aes Eee eee oo |seereee | eee me |e 
Sawaresvards==22ss--—-4|ees—o eee 550 125760) ||2u 2-28) =e ac aa |lon es sea eae ee 
iHooks; baits orsnoodss| "= toseeeses|aecee eee |—- eee 347 220); 000) 2352800) |2 Ss | Eee 
Dip nets — By 
Continued Otter hand, Total, 
fora Cast renwils Brush | Dredges, | Tongs, | other anh a f 
nets eee » | traps oyster oyster than Atrar 
Dp for oys-| CUP) 
Drop ters cation 
Fishermen: Number Number) Number |Number| Number | Number |Number| Number 
OmGV.CSSCSSe =e eal oe aes oe |e | CYC == aaee 136 Gis ees 502 
On boats and shore: 
Rep laTae=sea teas 149 73 3, 762 144 130 804 12 5, 565 
Casale: aes e 56 91 23, |e no eee 6 it, 12 693 
WRotaleesss-fsse— 205 164 4, 164 144 272 846 | 24 6, 760 
Vessels, motor: 
‘opto LOMtons=. = LSs_—. | 3 SRR Se 158 |seeee 2 25 ees 179 
LIGOLZOMONS! 235. ea | | nee 23 8)\|-ee eee 9 Lie See 25 
21 to SO tons i Ss. 222 22 2k S| co ceee DTA es Sa le, |e 2 
Motaltain. 5-5 Use. ulate CS. = FR 183m S222 34 fp) eee 206 
INet tonnage 2-219... 3): 2 seas oe Eee 1,/3945|e Seed = 310 LOS 2 Ese s a9) 1, 567 
Boats: 
IN IOUT) 32 = eee 7) ee 1, 878 30 34 259) |zzeaee0" 2, 468 
Othersess- = ee 168 67a Ss —82 2 1 385% |= ss Pv2 
iAecessory Oats. = 1-88 s 2" | Te ee ee ee ee 15> | 2522 2ee 15 
Apparatus: 
Numbers === = 255 8, 925 160 2,096 | 28, 300 129 S27 ee we Set Ie Eee 
SYiardsiatimMOU biases eee | ee 2659 76m eee 129 )2 2c eat oe soe eas 




