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CATCH: By PARISHES—Continued 
















Species Jefferson Davis Lafourche Orleans Plaquemines 
Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
Buftalofishs.. 44.4. 32/000)1) 61,1204) see tet ore eto oe ose leo Pe eee egg 
Catfish and bullheads_-. __- 83;,000)4) @;\050) | 2252s ses| == ba ol abe ee ne ol | ee 
Croakers 22. * =e 500 20 | eases scale beoeee 16, 000 $405 22, 200 $705 
Drum: 
Black Aue 2-2 ee = len ee el ee meas 12, 000 360 10, 900 299 
Red or redfish___-_- Bae Seen Sk ees Ee ee Eee 71,000 | 4,045 48,700 | 3,425 
Blounderss2-_*--- == —- 
Groupernss= ere 
Je@wiishse-soss. 2 bee 
King whiting or ‘‘kingfish”’ 
lle Gh aes eee 
Paddlefish or spoonbill cat - 
Seaicatiisheee ss re 
Sheepshead: 
Fresh-water--_-..-.--- 
Saltawialere eee 
Snapper,;red=--_-=--=-- = = 
Bpotsess! \oe- 2 ae 2-5 ot 
Squeteague or “‘sea trout’’: 
Spotted's== == 2=2~--" =. 
Wihtiteeas be Sc 
Trip letailiees 28 Se eo 5 
Crabs: 
inarde tee. - © peer 25, 000 625 12, 000 $140 857, 000 | 30,960 | 2,080,000 | 23, 280 
Sottzandpeelers]: =). |= 22 ss | eee aes | memes 11, 500 ply 7-19) pene aacreten Ral e,  a 
Shrimi passes - pee 35,000 | 1,400 |10, 951,600 |399, 138 | 1,449,000 | 50, 209 | 9,395, 500 |372, 694 
Oysters, market: 
Publicwsprings: 222. |e- 224 aap 2 | eel eee 21,900 | 1,876 639, 500 | 34, 450 
Public: fall oe oe ae ee ee es 15,500 | 1,498 16,100 | 1,580 
IPTivate, Springs. oe! | oe eee 698, 400 | 46,272 | .245,800 | 20, 654 | 1,322, 100 |121, 029 
Privateyetalle ee pe eae See 450, 600 | 49, 283 161,000 | 16,100 | 1,057, 800 |114, 244 
otal eewen sae 209, 500 | 11,605 |12, 112,600 /494, 833 | 3,081,900 |143, 047 |14, 793, 800 |686, 996 
Species St. Bernard St. Charles the Baptist St. Mary 
Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
Buitalofishweess wees IPE LS SOSOOORWES2 4000) |= |e ee 438, 000 |$24, 165 
Catfish and bullheads_=-_-|-2--.2222-|2- 2 Sa 301, 700 | 19,002 4, 900 $368 851, 700 | 68, 136 
Crogkerae tee eee 56, 400). |, $1323 \s|ie eee AMA Yh ea ee = Soeee =| ee 
Drum: 
Black seoee oe oe 75,800!) $0 (644 (sean eal er ee | RS a | eee 
Red or redfish___-_- S322/79122;900::| #8603 | Ree eee eee Se 82/552 3238 5 2eeeee ae eee 
Noun esse =e 11, 900 9524| sere renee | een | aren > ae eee 4, 000 200 
Paddlefish or spoonbill cat_|________ aes! kot Se eal ee oe ss Be ee 36,400 | 2,184 
Seaicathish mene een eemn 1, 600 32: | Yee Se eel ete cella t ee See os] os ee 2 ee el ee 
Sheepshead: 
Hresh-water-=-£-- = |Loss ee ES ee Sees 2, 000 403 (2 5-222 te sl Seer 405, 000 | 10, 007 
Salt-water__-...--.___- li. ey@4; 800. | (4; 280)|EL 225552 See ee S22 eee eeeee ese eno ee eee 
Snapperpred=ss.s.s222 os [esate ete | ee ea | eee | eee 103,100 | 8, 248 
Spotters st i le 1, 700 34.) | fe a RS eT Bk 2 eat Rees 28 | ees | emer 
Squeteague or ‘‘sea trout’’: 
Spotted ee es aes Ih L02,000)), 15 5780)\| 222 ea ae ee aE ee ee |e 
(ila ye I 30;000' |". 1, 454: |_ 1 Seek | aeeeel ges Ss + es (aero | eee rere |e 
Crabs: 
Handeseecee eels 8 1, 775, 000 | 17,950 
Soft and peelers_______ 93,000 | 15, 040 
SS LIGLIT ee eee ee ee 4, 332, 200 |151, 618 
Oysters, market: 
Publievspring= =. — 433, 200 | 24, 180 
JEDI OVI re N Say eR PR thls SE (te 
Private, spring________ 36,400 | 2,700 
ienivatentall= Be 2 es 1, 000 88 
Terrapin, diamond-back___ 1, 500 180 
Mo taleses sa sese ee oe 7, 224, 400 |245, 753 | 1, 521,900 | 55, 892 37,900 | 1,691 |13, 090, 900 |385, 288 








