444 
U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of Louisiana, 1987—Continued 

CATCH: By GEAR—Continued 















Species Dredges , Tongs By hand 
Oysters, market: Pounds | Value | Pounds Value |Pounds| Value 
Publie,:spring-=-- =-2-s-s-s+2Ses-ss-Sess22 1, 316, 400 |$71, 536 79, 400 7 O89) 4 ewes | eee 
Publiesfall: t_.- 2. bee eee 51,200 | 4,993 11, 700 1 1G 7) || saeces ol Paes 
Private SDEIDG = meee eae ee nee 1, 561. 600 |100, 802 | 2,672,800 | 224,886 |___._.__]__.____- 
Privatevfall, 2: ont. 2 ee ee Aa 240:'600) | 2255045) 2114400" | | 221°939))|- 22 ee 
Uiswarjoynnr, blero gin lob | orn | neces enone see peasecoce: 3, 200 $340 
Notalee 220) Ate... eee eee 3, 169, 800 |199, 835 | 4,878,300 | 452,681 | 3,200 340 
OPERATING UNITS: BY PARISHES 
Jeffer- 
Calea- | Cam- Jeffer- Lafour- Plaque- 
Item afer avon Iberia “Bal oe che Orleans amines 
avis 
Fishermen: Number|Number|Number| Number|Number|Number| Number| Number 
Oniwessels*<=¢ = S== 222222 see Biileeeeb 66;)|=-2 2425 105 26 104 
On boats and shore: 
Repilar. {22-22 eess 15 250 54 1, 086 30 666 179 785 
Casual twice ss sccs leas 28 9 57 16 23 3 107 63 
Motalet:teness-22 be 43 262 111 1, 168 53 774 312 952 
Vessels, motor: 
5 to 10 tons_ 
11 to 20 tons 
21 to 30 tons 
Other: 2 tsiten~ se 
INCCESSOLYDOMUSE seen oo eee 
Apparatus: 
lebfailiceine ssa = eee 
Mength, yards==+-2--=-c- 
Gill nets, runaround____--_- Ze 
Pquarevardse--------sc- 
Mrammelnets:-.- - ees oa 
Square yards_-_____-.-- 
Trot with baits or snoods-_-_-- 
Baits or snoods 
Trot with hooks____----- 
Hooks 26 ee 
Wykemets=-.!208 22254 jae. 
Dip METS \dLOPecs. = ee eee ee 
Wastinetsoer © tees 
Otter trawls, shrimp_______- 
wWardsjatamouth 2-22-28 
Brishyirapse. seeks. eee 
iDreadges; oyster_..-- 2-5. -=- 
iyvards at mouth=_2 22222 
Mongs) Oysters." -- 325 -o Tee 





Se iy eet ae 
oe itp |e ee oe 
23 124 48 
20 13 55 
1 1 6 
150 350 | 1,800 
Pha | a 1 
Sa Fie |e | 550 
aes 2) merge ya © 3 
Leal ward 500 
il ee 5 
ag re cma 5 
3 4 4 
250 700 800 
Btls poss 80 
33;07004| 00 sme 37, 500 
| ae 47 
ee eles 1257) TE te 
as Ries 1, 517 10 
ice Feel = ieee 4 
peepee eer 4 
FU, 8 7 







6 38 
39 280 
92 335 
133 a8 
15 
_1,600 | 3, 080 
57 10 
62 10 
31 108 
3,000) | 222s ae5 
88) | Eaaeeee 
45 314 
609 3, 845 
12 28 
12 28 
2 245 
Note.—The catch as shown above for Louisiana does not include the following products, which were 
taken by Mississippi craft in Louisiana waters: Shrimp, 19,064,700 pounds, valued at $858,027; oysters, 
market, spring, 8,173,000 pounds of meats, valued at $351,784; and oysters, market, fall, 219,400 pounds of 
meats, valued at $14,315. 
These products have been included with the Mississippi catch. 
