418 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
FISHERIES OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STATES 
(South Atlantic, Area XXIV; Gulf, Area X XV) 1° 
The yield of the commercial fisheries of the marine areas of the 
South Atlantic and Gulf States (North Carolina, South Carolina, 
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas) 
during 1938 amounted to 621, 858,100 pounds, valued ‘at $13,073,403 
to the fishermen, representing an increase of 14 percent in quantity 
but a decrease of 8 percent in value as compared with the catch of the 
previous year. These fisheries provided employment for 29,588 
fishermen as compared with 30,244 in 1937. 
There were 742 fishery wholesale and manufacturing establish- 
ments in these States in 1938, as compared with 725 in 1937. In 1938 
these establishments employed 18,167 persons, paid $3,452,182 in 
salaries and wages, and produced manufactured products (canned, 
cured, packaged, and byproducts) valued at $11,762,783. In 1937 
wholesale and manufacturing firms employed 18, 534. persons, paid 
$3,863,777 in salaries and wages, and produced manufactured products 
valued at $15,110,653. 
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1938 
SUMMARY OF CATCH 


















Product North Carolina South Carolina Georgia 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds | Value 
Wishi ~ =e. et ee ci ities 188, 426, 900 | $1, 587, 299 1, 578, 700 $80,104 | 7,390, 800 $41, 335 
Shellfish ete: Si4- Skee See ee 10, 337, 700 362, 777 6, 331,900 | 193,894 | 12, 444, 800 | 339, 553 
TMOUA Me ee aor oi eee nate ees 198, 764, 600 1, 950, 076 7, 910, 600 | 273, 998 | 19, 835, 600 380, 888 
Product Florida Alabama Mississippi 
| 
Pounds Value | Pounds Value Pounds | Value 
SHE eee eee. Fo ee 222, 349, 800 | $3, 318, 000 5, 402, 200 | $224, 236 1, 099, 600 $62, 090 
Shellfishvetcsses== === =a 19, 093, 100 1, 670, 084 5, 515, 100 225, 371 | 13, 160, 200 540, 929 
PRO tale a= 2s a es _| 241, 442, 900 4, 988, O84 | 10, 917, 300 449, 607 | 14, 259, 800 603, 019 
Product Louisiana Texas Total 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
WMishy x02 -@ outa. de ek 1, 496, 100 $104, 746 6, 152, 200 | $403, 949 433, 896, 300 $5, 821, 759 
Shelifishyetetoa = ese 102, 387,000 | 3, 286, 768 | 18, 692, 000 632, 268 187, 961, 800 7, 251, 644 
‘Rotaleee ee 103, 883, 100 | 3, 391, 514 | 24,844, 200 |1, 036,217 | 621, 858, 100 13, 073, 403 

OPERATING UNITS: By StatTEs 















North | Seuth 1 be We 
Item Caro- | Caro- eas Florida fee Bins hase Texas | Total 
lis lige Pat xama | sippi ana 
Fishermen: Number) Number|Number| Number |Number| Numter| Number Number| Ganien 
OnévesselSe-p2 soe 1, 091 75 205 1, 283 235 980 468 228 4, 565 
On boats and shore 
Regular 2 steb 4,431 654 552 5, 975 652 1, 536 4,412 1, 310 19, 522 
Gas alee eet secon 1, 383 701 416 1, 467 253 129 525 627 5, 501 
MOtal ==. 6, 905 1, 480 Lelie: 8, 725 1, 140 2, 645 5, 405 2, 165 29, 588 
Vessels : 
NNO LOT Oe eere rE Se? 166 23 74 226 47 249 196 70 1, 042 
Net tonnage_-___- 2, 064 191 662 4, 025 527 2, 889 1, 580 718 12, 656 
Saleen See eee ee 64 Gl ee or oP es Al ae es A pee aes 73 
Net tonnage_____ 580 DIA eeengee (a eee eee OO: San see = a Pera ae 691 
Total vessels___ 230 24 74 227 47 247 196 70 1,115 
Total net ton- 
Magee see 2, 644 203 662 4, 034 527 2,979 1, 580 718 13, 347 









10 These are the numbers given to these areas by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations 
The catch of the Mississippi River and tributaries is not included in this section. 
