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Species lowa Kansas Kentucky T.ouisiana t 
FISH Pounds | Value Pounds Value Pounds Value | Pounds | Value 
BO win oe 252252 s ed OU 8253) SO80759) | eae ee Se Ee Silo $114 
Bitialonshe ss 2 == 746, 615 | 59, 705 24, 325 | $2, 222 164, 558 |$14, 429 | 8, 784, 314 | 263, 261 
Carpr oe ae ee 1, 594, 244 | 80,134 117, 489 | 10, 956 113,461 | 8,124] 204,743] 4 197 
Catfish and bullheads__| 467, 340 | 48, 592 770 111 131,777 | 17,043 | 6, 602,987 | 528,579 
Pia] sue uc een Pha SES 325 THs | Soe DEE FoR | EBA E EEO ES 9 pope ee ole SPP AS 200 6 
Goarfish® = 5 s2 2 22 Se | ee a |e oe ee | eee ee ae eee 72, 450 791 
Mooneye------------ = 1, 100 P12) | RBS aces eed |) i 990 TOS Ae 2 = PED oe ee 
Paddlefish or spoonbill 
Capeeee eee ee 9, 400 638, | == 552228) 25-2 ks 18,322 | 1,617 495,544 | 21.508 
Pike or pickerel . - ------ 4, 700 Ai) | (aes == eee ee eee | ne ee | eee eee oe 
Quillback or ‘‘ American 
GAD = tee nee eee 60, 450 1, 339 100 11 11, 355 984 20, 700 431 
Saieer8 Chee os eee bee a ES S| oo eR ES 2, 305 ‘Syl s) te one | pt eee 
Sheepshead______---___- S4Sh449" ML G19" 22) eee es 52,560 | 6,762 | 1,976,600 | 39, 577 
Sturgeon, shovelnose--- 17,650 | 1, 663 175 24 2, 967 S80} Pee ere Pa aS a ae 
Sucker ‘‘mullet’’__------ 36, 550 S22) hos sees e ae AONZ045\|) > sh Siete sae RA eee 
Wellows pikes ose == 22 =a eet Pen ese eee eee eee ore 70 18h }| ees Reena | atone Se 
OER te. oe 3, 373, 648 |214, 785 142, 859 | 13, 324 508, 719 | 51, 244 |18, 163, 253 | 858, 394 
SHELLFISH, ETC. 
@rantfishn® Oe. 4. VO ST ee Te ie x ee ANE RR NE eI lve Pm 29, 248 292 
Shrimp _.b 22 = - 2242224) ase5252ec||sae2 hehe S- be eee Ree Bene = shel eas he ee 38, 503 2, 423 
Mussel shells-_-_----_---- 4, 366, 219 | 65, 685 312, 562 | 2,713} 1,113,032 | 8, 786 50, 000 75 
Pearls) - berks. see 32 al ses Se 1,244) ss2edescstetles=- sea) Sse s = peer eco a ee A Oe 
(aya terse oa Ls ok an (UP 2 131924 eee aE G86y| i Mesiered Tp hl eee ees || 8 a 
WrOeS fe bee rsusssss lafssssscepenSbeatsat| eel se eee ee es oe 5 I es 872,651 | 130, 612 
Terrapine=-2--- 4 s==2=- 19, 100 OT7s | = 422 2-2 eee ee ee ee en | 2 Ea AEE SERS Sek 2 2 
Turtles: 
Snappers. -S=2==< 2, 000 AQh Saas eR ee aee ee e= ERS. 2 | 58, 013 2, 244 
Soft-shell=--+=--===: 17, 000 340 -| sels Sete | Sed ee see eee ee ea | eee = 1, 700 34 
Motale-s-s22==-25+ 4, 404, 319 | 87,610 312, 562 3, 349 1, 113, 082 9, 638 | 1,050,115 | 135, 980 
Grand total_.---- 7, 777, 967 |302, 395 455, 421 | 16.673 1, 621, 751 | 60,882 |19, 213, 388 | 994, 374 
| 
Species Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska 
FISH 
Pounds | Value Pounds Value Pounds Value | Pounds Value 
BOW. te ee 16, 598 S262"| =. eer cee sere 17, 000 S520i|| ee Ba eee 
Bifialohishe 22> eeeses 257,431 | 15,092 1, 511, 126 |$63, 824 178, 991 | 16, 414 18, 104 $1, 813 
(CErior4s eee ee 2,151,119 | 97, 756 225,276 | 6,730 433, 117 | 33, 356 93, 032 9, 305 
Catfish and bullheads_-_ 53, 804 4, 841 635, 049 | 42, 384 91,430 | 15, 487 34, 174 5, 135 
(Shae ES "ie eee | ae Meaty Kae BR LI 250 20 1, 055 1 i eee ae oi Pons ae 
IM Ebaha yn eee eee ee SS SERRE UES Sali les bo = Ee || te 525 200) ee a rere oe 
Paddlefish or spoonbill 
CALE Serene Oe oe a oe ocean 158, 821 5, 879 40, 103 DONT HN Rae etre ed 
Quillback or ‘‘American 
Cal gee ee 17, 246 519 2 lou 42 13, 672 O46 asst tera |e ee 
Sheepshead_____________ 152, 545 7, 938 106, 844 2, 576 38, 186 ONG ase ee eee ee 
Sturgeon, shovelnose___ 1, 634 115 100 AADAYS TOR 7(0E Bt bedi Se heel A bee datearlt. 
Sucker ‘‘mullet’’_______- G55 273" |, 955% |2 see ales ee | eee 2, 275 P48 Jnl tie Pedestal Reheat tate 
ADK} He = ra Es a 2, 715, 650 |128, 498 2, 639, 623 |121, 458 833, 636 | 75, 670 145, 310 16, 253 
SHELLFISH, ETC. 
SU a eWay) ae Ba pe ge RN ad e 10/000" | SCO a5 = Pees | oie Spa ee eee 
Mussel shells__________- 78256800 | "FS 2T eae ee ee | ee 94 000i Fi s1933 | Heene re es ae ee 
(Din ae Sone ae aed barat eee etanriet Day | Rae sao loan, ms el eoeeoun tears frome (Leeper ee ee IP a 
FSV ADPEASS 0 ce a eB L174 Oe VEY Tt ee ee LE 11 8S eeeeete ene ste 
MUNIeS SHAD Der ee |e te el eae 100 2 ented (eiteeane-oa| jeanne Weal Maeda ewig 8 Ue del oe 
ROG A eee Sos 782, 630 | 9, 158 10,100 | 1, 503 OS OOO Gi, SM. | ieee ee ee 
Grand total______ \3, 498, 280 |137, 656 2, 649, 723 |122, 961 927, 636 | 76, 981 145, 310 16, 253 





' According to statistics published by the Louisiana Department of Conservation , the catch of commercial 
fresh-water fish in Louisiana during 1937 was as follows: Catfish, 3,867,165 pounds, valued at $348,045; 
gaspergou, 1,562,037 pounds, valued at $78,102; spoonbill eat, 565,026 pounds, valued at $39,552; buffalofish, 
5 684 613 pounds, valued at $284,231; terrapins 21,600 in number, valued at $21,600; fresh-water turtles, 
61,819 pounds, valued at $9,273; frogs, 2,295,460 pounds, valued at $573,640; fresh-water shrimp, 2,036,575 
pounds, valued at $162,926; crayfish, 2,500,000 pounds, valued at $175,000; and “‘baby” green turtles, 4,700,000 
in number, valued at $47,000. 
