



FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 
Fisheries of the Mississippi River and Tributaries, 1931—Continued 
OPERATING UNITS: By StatEs—Continued 

















































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Mis- . South Wis- 
5 Mis- | Ne- +. | Okla- Ten- 
Items sis- F Ohio Da- Texas | con- | Total 
sippi souri ,braska homa kota | messee sini 
Fishermen: Num- | Num- | Num- | Num- | Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num- 
On boats and shore: ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber 
@olareis Les a 211 Wiineresece ewes: D)) ses ote 327 5 202 5, 153 
Wastial= see 198 170 299 49 19 67 206 41 112 10, 731 
TOtal 22) ae ee 409 347 299 49 24 67 533 46 314 15, 884 
Boats: 
MVRGUOLE a meo es oe nes 138 84 30) |e | oot ae 2 138 6 160 4, 426 
DATE oa el ae eal 329 304 187 49 18 34 467 42 180 10, 120 
Apparatus: 
EYauiiseines. a 2) pa 16 47 12 2 2 1: | eae Se ee 83 1, 013 
Length, yards______ 6,885 | 5, 668 906 180 GO|, W69485) 22 22S See 20,149 | 255, 779 
Anchor gill nets__-_-__- 4 yes. 2 eee ee 7 ee Sale Wa Sel aes: 6 101 
Square yards_______ 800 B10) [ep cate ©) [mea O90 ae) ate ee ne ees 13, 488 45, 637 
Trammiel nets-=: +... 17 104 Te | See mene occa kt BD [cree | 518 
Square yards______- ASV ABC TOT BiB RB ee ee See ee 3; 560) | a= | ee 63, 799 
ines: 
TB UEyaye Itc te 2 eran» es | rand | EERE Liu eae eae Flatt | ER | Cy Ps a ea 67 
EL OOK See smn |b rete LS ee Se |e {fo | Ree 67. | 2-2 Sse 67 
Re) he eee ee oe 847 LOR Pee 19 29 18 464 80 3 17, 129 
HOOKS 2 2-2 =) 172; 155 134, 600) | 8 900 | 1,075 | 3,600 |41, 690 |14, 500 125 |2, 459, 112 
TERDYTWLE SYD Ns, Ses see ral | ae a (A Reet 2 Fea (SR | | a | I PR ey | 345 374 
VER MeLSss = fot see cee 2, 591 | 1,872 296 76 85 68 | 1,735 70 222 32, 541 
1D WD) SG] opie es Senne See re | os Pelee 8 Yee RE | ee ee | Ee eae 2) | ees 191 
Traps: 
(CAEN AIS) eee = Ep | Beverage Wi, ere EV | oa pe FREE RS | ae | Rn au [em nee een (CRT TS 18 
SHENG se a CH 1)R( [asians | fad enn Il [RRR | RR PPS) | OP a (tos (eee 438 
ESOS ROL cee ee eet Belen ag a |e ee Iie eee | ee |P s  e S( e 3, 769 
Tee oo eee SA | See aye fal aes Bl [eee eee (orem © Jv 8 eee D7 ee eee 12 
PVIRSSCMOTCUPCS ars noo |P oa o> | oem erect SN ei ok pie es foo oe le 440 
AROS-5 OH Leen Pes tee enema ete Seem |g PS a ee ee 296 
Mrowtoot bars: | o  |L ove .o |. sa etn) lope oe |e ert me! oo 220 Ae 190 4, 480 
INDY eat ee See | Sener pe | me Ce || 245 
iakcaves pen Aol Meee nell poe lp Po ale ne Pein el mel eho) Sls ees soo ae bse 70 
EGTA aa) Ch ee al Fhe ea eae he) ee fe a a ae Se |e |e See De ee 1, 447 
“OEPLURE Se oo SS eet ae lone weenie tree | meee cere | Resemmee| | cen Reece [spect See beet eteen[x eee 2, 232 
CATCH: By STATES 
Species Alabama Arkansas Tlinois Indiana 
FISH Pounds | Value Pounds Va'ue Pounds Value | Pounds Value 
ae aoe Jose Be Sal beara ee ao 700 $u8 %, 308 $241" | eee oe eee 
21,330 | $2,342 2, 182, 446 |131, 474 911, 609 | 51, 893 85, 045 $8, 156 
11, 000 1,118 808, 206 | 27, 268 4, 878, 744 |128, 221 157, 641 10, 162 
81, 200 8, 850 1, 077, 343 | 93, 150 647, 696 | 68, 890 35, 370 5, 392 
9, 772 1, 604 11, 325 227 Poses 3 eee eee ts Pe (eee oe 
Bee || eg ae ese ee ed 2 4, 985 322") 22 aoe eee ance a 
Se Bonet: |: 2 eee ppl RPE Ph l eee 1, 000 2002 Se ey 
3, 958 338 93, 200 2, 159 104, 846 5, 480 16, 492 1, 724 
Quillback or “A meri- 
Can carp”’ ae ae 7, 657 875 6, 830 676 17,532 608 30, 312 1, 436 
Sheepshe Fs hile 9 45, 909 4,972 676, 358 | 29, 877 177,409 | lel es2 38, 740 By eal 
Sturgeon , shovelnose_- 575 7 23) a eerg a | Seman bs 39,766 | 3, 448 3,013 292 
Sucker “mullet” 23 SES 5, 752 609 3, 309 235 25, 130 1, 087 16, 797 1, 156 
nape S| eel a a nae B 1, 200 G2) |b - - ea ee. 7 Beas 
GET TET Ea a ES] BS Bolte ht Di ged ia) eee eee 4, 550 693 
CCH anette ae 187,153 | 20,178 4,859,717 |285, 094 6, 818, 525 |271, 623 387, 960 32, 632 
108, 819 7, 429, 528 | 82,894 | 7,328, 736 | 105, 632 
3) 1374s ssa- eee 190i Ese ee— = 125 
14-401)... = ee INS Soon eee sass eee 18, 788 
= oP Ze AEE Ee eS Se ae are eee ee eee Be 14, 577 696 500 25 
Beecniel =|, oa ten eae ape) hea afar lweige Nae || 226 BI lw 400 20 
| hus 1 eager aap 1, 635, 000 | 12,576 | 10,872, 790 |126, 357 444,105 | 95,615 | 7,329, 636 | 124, 590 
; Grand total_.___- 1, 822, 153 | 32,754 | 15, 732,507 |411,451 | 14, 262, 630 |367, 238 | 7,717, 596 | 157, 222 
