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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of Louisiana, 1938—Continued 
CATCH: By GEAR—Continued 

















Dip nets 
Species Otter trawls Brush traps 
Common Drop 
Pounds | Value |Pounds| Value Pounds Value Pounds | Value 
QT TAT CLOTS eae eee eee eel ee te eS eae See 3, 200 S256" pees eee ae een 
Kai payaliinin Ole ckAnetishe . sees senor ee aloo naa ee 600 | pi | ee eee ee eee 
Crabs: } 
JSG sees ee ee 49, 300 $4930 50844001 | soo) 084 ae 22S SESS ee ene ee ee 
Soft and peelers___------ 13, 500 2,015 | 62, 200 9 234 None e = se ee ee 81,000 | $12, 000 
SUinTa yO) AS ee Ce Se eee | ee | Pee 805545; S00! ie 257%0;,000 Naess ae ee 
Totalae-<: 24s sie eee 62, 800 2,508 |570, 600 | 14,318 | 80, 549, 700 | 2, 576, 846 | 81, 000 12, 000 
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Species Dredges Tongs By hand 
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Oysters, market: Pounds | Value | Pounds Value Pounds Value 
iIRubliessprinmeessss es === = a 4, 231, 300 | $176, 603 209, 000 SLL, 244. |e 
Public, fall 2s ees Ts ee 1, 616, 600 72, 201 35, 200 | 2, 108.)| 522-22 ess | ee 
IBTIVALOASDEMIO= eos = eS 809, 100 47, 887 2, 270, 800 152.556) || oe = 
IPrivatesiallsaensseeat= 2 108, 300 6, 600 942, 000 710; 536)|- 2 oe We ete 
Merrapin dial ONG WACK eee ae | ee ee | ee Se a ee 4, 900 $935. 
Totals S222 2 ae ee ee oe 6, 765, 300 303, 291 3, 457, 000 236, 443 4, 900 935 







Nore.—The catch as shown above for Louisiana includes the following products which were taken by 
Mississippi craft in Louisiana waters: Shrimp, 7,403,400 pounds, valued at $315,097; oysters, market, spring, 
3,751,400 pounds, valued at $147,863; and oysters, market, fall, 1,462,700 pounds, valued at $61,626. Prior 
to 1938 similar catches by Mississippi craft were included with the catch for Mississippi. 
OPERATING UNITS: By PARISHES 






















As- La- |- 
Ttem Calea- | Cam- ; Jéiter-a|o om Orle- | Piaque- 
Shon. sieu | eron | ber! | * son Bours | ans | mines 
Fishermen: Number|Number| Number| Number| Number) Number|Number| Number 
Onivesselss-=s- = —— — 5 eee mre Se Sele 2 22)5|5 ease 50 70 40 
On boats and shore: 
Rieomlaness 9. +. een A ee 20 7 213 10 946 357 | 171 524 
(Caswall. 32 -S ee Le 60 5 8 9 28 | 1b») 60 121 
RG tal aes ne a ee eee 80 12 243 19 1, 024 428 265 685 
MWesselsyImOtOD- 2s - hoe ae eee SE RID RE See 8 MUIEM | soe 21 34 | 10 | 16 
INGELONNAE Cs nce eee | Pee eee oe 1025s 195 236 | 79 118 
Boats: | 
IVIIGCOL a re a en sen eee 1Op|aseeee = 102 3 354 | 169 | 40 | 167 
OT ereateee ge S85 2 ss 70 11 17 12 241 23 | 124 315 
Apparatus: | 
GQUUSeCINeS fas ie Ee ee a ae a SS ae 1 3 6 2 | 10 5 
EN OLE SeVATGS = oe ae oe | ene | es 350 750 | 2,400 | 650 | 3,200 |. 2,150 
Ubresaaaieatel aC) eee eee ee Se | pe Be eee ee eee 4 3 aS) RA Se 6 
WqUareryArds soa s- eae ey ee | ee eae 1, 200 600 100} 1, 500 
Lines: | 
19 ha (6 Se ee Pee aes See ee rs eee ee ee 14 5 | 41 2) 34 31 
ERGO Soest herein Aleta 32 10 46 2! 36 33 
Trot with baits or snoods___- 80 11 5 3 105 bee ecee | 11 164 
Baits or snoods____--+__- 1, 600 4, 300 1, 200 900 | 36,000 |_------- | 5, 550 61, 455 
Dip nets: | 
Wommonlst ee onsen ce. oe = Salles el eee ol ee | ee ee | hgh tS ee 
JD YR0} 0s See See Sal ee ll eee AE oe ee el ee ee r4005) | Sete eae 
Otiertrawis shrimp = 2s aS ee 100% | eee 332 194 | 5 129 
ardsiatanouthe = 2252 ce eee ene 131G261| ees ee | 4,357 | 2,567 73 1, 826 
[BRUSH CR ADS sass ee ee een eae eee eae aaa nae] 29600 Eanes |e pst oeese 
Dred LOS WOVStCl seen ane eee el ee ee | al erase | 20 | 18 
PVsArcS at TOUU I = aol kemieiee wa eee ne EE ee ee An aes | 20 18 
ZROHESNOYSUCr 2552-5 Se ere eens aLL ees 7 Bete 40 101 209 

