462 

Otter 
Item trawls, 
shrimp 
Fishermen: Number 
Onivessels= = 2 + 47 
On boat and shore: 
Regular > eas 269 
Casiial foo see nes 2 ea ee 
orale === eee 316 
Vegselssmotor.<=-=--- 23 
INGE tODNagel.- 25s es 206 
Boats: 
Mo toraes = ste Se 126 
Other ss ee see 
Accessory bosts!= 2-1 a eee = 
Apparatus: 
Number. == 2222 sst 2 149 
Yards at mouth________ 2, 089 
Species 
Bluetish= See 
Blue runner or hardtail 
Buffalofish 
Groaker4 2S a eet 
Drum: 
Groupers 
Mullet 
Pompano 
Sheepshead, salt-water 
Snapper, red=——- 
Spanish mackerel 
Spot 
Shoreeone ) 28-2 
Tenpounder 
Paddlefish or spoonbill cat 
Sea catfish 
Sheepshead, fresh-water 
Sturgeon = - 2 =.=. 2-3 
Crabs, hard 
Shri 
Ui. WS: 
BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of Alabama, 1938—Continued 
OPERATING UNITS: By cEar—Continued 






Pots, fish 
Number 




| 
By hand, | Total, ex- 
Spears Pieces: TOR ES: other than | clusive of 
¥ ; | for oysters | duplication 
——| leit Fert tS 
Number | Number | Number | Number Number 
me Sees 46 $88 |= =e 
38 28 276 4 6§52 
7 ae ee ays 3 253 
59 | 74 521 7 1, 140 
erie re 137| eee Seren 47 
see 132 ju Ee eee 527 
es oe 183, |) 1O4S ee See ae 252 
eee BO SL ja Eee 167. == Sree 415 
ole 3 eo Seabee | 2 eee 10 
59 37 521)|-< = es ee 
Po) Ae ee B31 eee ee oe no | Poe ER BE ee He obs 2} RS et 

CATCH: BY GEAR 
Haul seines 
Pounds| 








Gill nets, stake 






Tramme!l nets 






Lines, hand 

| 
Value | Pounds| Value Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
6 wees 8, 200 SS9Ge Ee ee ae ee 13, 000 S679) [tt oe aoe | ees Ps 
Writes 6, 800 13h se Seal 15 TPS 900 2197| suet ode st 
By Cvs yee a ae eal a [ee-= 17) 10; 200 | = atvos |S Saee eye fecasete 
pees ae | Se VS I |--------|-------- 900 Gai PFs n ees 
eae = 9, 400 188 Mmaealcr 43, 700 878 — 
pe AS 1, 100 42 SS 3, 900 Vig eee aes Sa 
eee es 9, 200 AG 25 | eS eS ee 20, 000 1, 005 2,600 | $125 
yee a 6, 500 Garnet e 5b) eo, 434000 | 3, 2065p | => ee ee 
a ee a | 5 SPO Si (en, (ek ae ee a Say) 6, 812 
a oe | a | ee ae ne 309 1G) eee eee eee 
leg eS: ISISPROON OTe 72 Ue [one ee aS SES OF F455 700) || GONGG4s| 2aeee amends |b eee 
= ates 1 16% |= eet 1, 400 2802|beeesteees eee 
es |e re eee |e el 9, 200 7A IGE ee | 
LS aa 15, 500 (AAD bee SSeS [Se ee ee Bh 2, 083 109 5 
ee | ee ee ee pee 2 SS Pa _...-|1, 198, 100 85, 388 
ans DSUZOOT eS Tin. same NO T= ARTS 7300) |) 2152008 tae 
i EEL 64 
Be 
pe 928, 300 | 28, 425 | 1, 700 } 136 |2, 844,000 | 88, 631 |1, 435, 300 | 93, 959 
| i | 
Lines—C ontinued 
Fyke nets Otter trawls 
| Trot with baits Trot with 
| or snoods hooks | 
Pounds | Value | Pounds| Value | Pounds) Value Pounds Value 
had fe aa 34500: | $140 || 46, 200.|Siy Bae te ee ee 
eS = eS eee 2 | ee 34,860 | 2,436 4, 300 301s |e See ee 
pees pe ee LS Se 40, 100 3, 0084: 2 2 ee eee SS eee 
ae ple = ee eal 000 30) |-o=- |e ee eee 
rap ae ae | oes ee ee |S e = ea [ o a | eee ae 
OEM en SES |: A EO 600 457,| 2S en ee eee 
Fi gaa HIOSZOO CC STS 630" See s—— = - | Se eee see eS eee ee 
= a eeseses | PEESESES Soe cece boesse == 3, 643, 500 |$145, 740 
sachet 510, 709 | 7,630 | 80,000 | 6,209 | 55,200 | 2,384 | 3,643,500 | 145, 740 

