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Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1938—Continued 
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE SHOWING THE PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH 
IN NUMBER AND BUSHELS 














Product North Carolina South Carolina Georgia 
Crabs: Quantity Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity| Value 
TSUN Wee number_-| 11,489,100 | $72,455 |1, 686,600 | $15,168 |3, 708, 400 $27, 828 
Soft and! peelers. = 29---- = _= don 870, 800 18, 652 33, 600 216. aces Ry ee 
Clams: 
Hard, publicii2_.- 2. 22. _- bushels-- 55, 782 26,1570) || cdeq cues oe2 ease | ee ee 
Hard, private! /- 2/25 -_ = dol 2, 508 186) | .eesee le cece a] Sean Sana | ee eS 
Oysters, market: 
Public; spring*£ 22 ~-2 33d2---=- do_--- 121, 593 BUR Ee ey oe a en ecoon| pemcoseao 
Rib Metall eae eee do-2=- 209, 532 67,269 |-2- bh =--| 22.2. Se ee eee 
Private, spring! <--------___= do 2, 108 540 | 305,316 35, 973 31, 673 4, 566 
Privatewtall ees C2) Suse Se 5 doses 937 320 251, 962 30, 730 24, 327 8, 472 
Scallops, payaso see. sess dom: 4, 805 CA | ee een Ieee Pe eee maa 
_ nnn IDIInIDIIEIIDEIEEIEIEIIEIIEnnd 
Product Florida Alabama Mississippi 
Crabs: Quantity Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity Value 
Hard’: =f ewes PESCheS number__} 11, 595, 648 $76, 270 |1, 225, 680 $7, 630 {2,119,416 | $17, 296 
Stone weee doe 51, 444 TTSOOR | eeaeee saa eee see |e ae [2 eee hay 
Clams, hard, public_-...------ bushels _- 148, 214 PO a VV bac od wh Niet s 1 9| (pele ee la See Pe 
Oysters, market: | 
Public tspritigee sean dox= 107, 729 22,291 | 124, 226 23,637 | 506, 823 | 91, 793 
Pyiplicifallesseeas eee dol=== 176, 057 42,538 | 207, 008 41, 812 49, 355 | 11, 291 
(Private; spring------ = dose 41, 073 7, 287 14, 593 BOON | beesaeee | REPL, SEAT 
Privates tall eo eoes aa daz 41, 230 7, 272 10, 787 230025 | peas Saal Wage Poe 
Scallopsshay oe es eo do=s=. 45, 953 JOSb0S ni pstesete | tose seo een eae eee | a Be 
SS re 
Product Louisiana Texas Total 
Crabs: Quantity Value | Quantity | Value Quantity Value 
bards. SOS abs eee number_-| 22, 404, 803 | $106, 464 |2, 041, 248 $23, 850 | 56, 270, 965 $346, 961 
Soft and peelers-_--_------- Gotz 671, 551 SO} SOON EL cessoeee Es Jes sae 1, 575, 951 55, 767 
Stone. 2) Gaia Ba ES (6 Vo} Sees) ee ae Cia Ee oe Ce Us ee 51, 444 11, 998 
Clams: 
ard: publie=t. ._----.-- UShelSeNe isso bee |e ee eS 203, 996 98, 714 
Hard privates =: = 2-522 Gouin cose be 2 Re es ee Ae ee ee 2, 508 1, 186 
Oysters, market: 
Public;'springs28_.- 2-2: dois! 959, 028 187, 847 159, 054 41, 724 1, 978, 453 397, 631 
Public walle Hole. Lee se dole} 356, 760 74, 309 175, 931 45, 888 1, 174, 643 283, 107 
Private; springs.f=.- 22-22 _ dole 665, 205 200, 443 22, 636 6, 344 1, 082, 604 258, 493 
Private; fall wee. ee dol 226, 847 77, 135 30, 888 8, 705 586, 978 130, 626 
Scallops, baywve fat... ===. Gores 22s aoe ee ee See on 50, 758 18, 564 

RE SE i eee ea ee ee eee 
Nore.—Bushels represent U.S. Standard Bushels of 2,150.4 cubic inches capacity. Prior to 1938, data on 
bushels of shellfish were based on bushel measures of the size prescribed by individual State regulations. 
For more detailed information concerning shellfish measures the reader is referred to the section on conver- 
sion factors published on p. 548 of this document. 
Industries related to the fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1938 
OPERATING UNITS, SALARIES, AND WAGES 





North | South 
Item Caro- | Caro- |Georgia 
lina lina 
ee 
Transporting: 
Persons engaged: Number| Number | Number 
On vessels. ------- 77 117) zou 
Onboats! ts! 12 2) she heres 
Motal: i whey ote. 89 a It C2) iin WT 
Vessels: 
IMOtOns a2- cee sae 41 1) Bees 
Net tonnage_- 344 169 Pees 
(Se VU ipa Le ae 1 Syd ee 
Net tonnage - - 6 B13 |e see 
Total ves- ind 
Seige. we ee 42 AS AY. arate 
Total net 
tonnage_-- 350 ASD lee ce 




Florida 
Number 
42 
84 
126 


Ala- 
bama 
Missis- 
sippi 
Number | Number 
7 


Louis- 
jana Texas 
Number, 
Number 





Total 
ace 
Number 
325 
