448 
U. S. 
BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of Texas, 1987—-Continued 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR—Continued 


















Dip | ,Ctter | pot Dredges,| T dat barre oe 
Item 1D | trawls, | +°'S | Spears |-7reG8es,| 2008S, | hand, | CUsive 
nets shrimp crab oyster | oyster oyster of oul 
Fishermen: Number| Number| Number| Number) Number |Number|Number| Number 
Omi vessels...) sate a ea ese | OO) Sea ae 2 Seer pM) eceesee||eaoccece 161 
On boats and shore: 
Regular le Sts See 24 770 22 52 159 G0} 22a 1, 382 
Casual tae ee 107 eas se 7 82> eee 52 4 296 
MO Ga es oe See eke 34 860 29 134 178 112 4 1, 839 
Vessels, motor: ae 
SitowOtons eae | 36" Ee ee ese at eee 2 | Wahab 36 
LIE TORZOSLONS Sate ea ea ee olf Sen — 2 | eS 2 ALG | peers | Sacer oe 14 
2stow0itons se s-e* _ ons shee 25) 5.2 een So tee ee oe oS Pa) = ee ee Ee ee eee 2 
Bio Oitons=* hss 2 ee Se a | eee | ee ae |e eed ee ee le ee 1 
Mo talus 2 ee Fen en ne al eee Ue 6) || Se See ee eee 53 
IN GtLONN AG CM eee tye = ee ae S80) wee eee eee, oh CA G¥s || Seg nee 5 acpmthe, At 535 
Boats: . 
INGO LOTe me ee ee a ee | a3 385 1Q))|/< eee 53 CSL tet 0 Se 624 
OPNCR sen Sees ee ee il 5 | eee SP 12 (ot eee be ea 54S |h oeee 294 
Apparatus: 
INA Dian ol) ee en eee iS 34 430 800 134 58 TAO}, | Serer |e Seeerere 
Sduarebyandstes a ee es ace ere 57.7 ee FN ee | el | eee eee 
Wardsat mothe 22 2 S| bee ee ee ee ee eee C30) || Spiegel feaped ate | |b a pot 
CATCH: By GEAR 
Gill nets 
Species Haul seines Trammel nets 
Runaround Stake 
Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pownds| Value 
Croaker Se ee ee ae 11, 600 $260 16, 100 $341 | 30, 400 $865 
rum: 
IBIS CK Sete eres Se 346, 700 | 7,576 | 512,400 | 10,651 |141,900 | 4, 482 
Red or redfish_ 149, 500 | 10, 511 149, 300 | 10,150 |266, 900 | 17, 124 
HOU GeTSees sneer sana 3, 300 312 500 43 | 8, 500 764 
Keineawhitineor “kingfish’’2 2220 ele) Be es | eee 2 be ee | eee 3, 000 65 
VIET eGo ee ein ee yee ne al i ey 2 ee 1, 300 36 400 11 | 4,900 112 
IE OM PATIOS Seah SS PLE ON A A Se DE | eee ieee BA 200 30 | 4, 200 843 
Searcatnsheese = oes 2, 000 60 5, 900 314 600 17 | 8,400 220 
Sheepshead Seas ate nF Sal 8, 900 267 4, 200 150 4, 800 129 | 21, 500 645 
Snook or sergeantfish___-_______- 3, 000 210 1, 000 40 2, 000 80 1, 000 70 
Spanish mackerel-_______-_-_.___- 4, 300 341 4, 100 249 1, 800 116 | 9,400 624 
FS FOLD Fact =i a 9 Mee ee 3, 000 60 1, 000 20s | Eee ee 8, 000 160 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout’’: 
pottedr==2-2 4 222 239, 000 | 20,580 | 512,200 | 43,833 | 559,300 | 47, 760 |478, 600 | 39, 526 
\WY/o os a ee ess ee 500 15 3, 100 83 1, 000 26 | 10, 400 297 
Motalhees Lee 576,000 | 38,979 |1, 043,900 | 68, 384 |1, 248, 400 | 69, 354 |997, 100 | 65, 797 




