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BUREAU OF 
FISHERIES. 
Fisheries of Louisiana, 1938—Continued 
CATCH: By PparisHEs—Continued 













































Species Jefferson Lafourche Orleans Plaquemines 
Crabs: Pounds Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
ard soo. te olsen ete ROS SHO COM S205 5 C2 | mabe anne i UES 668, 400 | $6,684 | 578,000 | $5, 780 
Soft and peelers___--__- SL OOOM MZIOOO | 2h UAL 4. scan | Son eee seed| Seek ee eae ee 
Shrimps eS ses ae 16, 565, 300 |513, 530 /9, 680, 000 |$294,090 | 237,800 | 7,395 |5, 193, 600 | 160, 996 
Oysters, market: 
Pb iG Sporn Seales ee | eae tages we) BES |e Re Sa 101,700 | 8, 208 7, 800 360 
POLL CSE ea eee Ee eR ee en ee 63, 100 | 5, 260 47, 400 2, 240 
Private, spring________- 78,200 | 6, 250 67,100 | 4,680 | 886,300 | 67,000} 910,500 | 55,812 
Private: fal lost = ani eee Season tees 2 54, 500 4,600 | 339,300 | 28, 275 422, 100 25, 890 
otal: a sews. ae see 19, 865, 900 |572, 980 |9, 804, 100 |303, 536 |2, 425, 700 |131, 082 |7, 249,000 | 257, 384 
Species St. Bernard St. Charles St. Mary St. Tammany 
Pounds Value |Pounds| Value | Pounds Value |Pounds | Value 
@roakets =e oa een aes Aa SOO RSL, 460) | 2222) 8 = 22 |e ee 1, 000 $4g 
Drum: 
IBY EY ee Se ah eye een zeae SORSUOh Pe) 4oOM| es co se eee ee eel. ee eee | Senne | oe ee | eee eee 
Redlorredfishes 4-5 =-- QOS TOM M2 on O ON meee aes | see 25, 900 | $1,554 | 5,400 394 
Hloun dershesa ae es 25, 100 1 SOM heen oe eS SECS 2 ee See eae 500 39 
King whiting or ‘‘kingfish’’____ 2, 600 SOP eee 2S Se ee are ee | eee | Ree eee 
Mullet ae eee 8, 800 BOD) eepeke eee CEES 28 ee eee ee eee | ee 
Senicatfishaetess see a uanins 1, 400 FY dec Pee | (epee se be A fe ae ee 
Sheepshead, salt-water. -______- 27, 390 1 AIG Pes lk. 2 |e Sok. BS ce ee ee eee 2, 500 125 
psbatey oy asses neve oe Vk eee 1 Se I ee ee ee ee oe eeeeren AOS O0ON|e25400)5 | eres ee | eeeeenees 
Spanishimackereles. = sees 9, 000 GOO) mek oe «NS | 2 S| eo | eee ee | eee 
Spote--e=s prt ane en ke ees 2, 990 BU Ci gg Sp 8 aE a ig Sc cal |g os deed pe geese | [nes 
Squeteagues or “‘sea trout”’: 
Spottedt2 =e eee MESON SHO 70M kee | eae 1, 200 96 | 14, 200 1, 169 
Wihitesit ei er Pre ees 15, 400 GOOF ss cl Se ee ee ee eee 1, 000 30 
Crabs: 
ard Saas ee ae SR ee 3, 140,000 | 31, 700 |640, 500 | $6,405 | 2, 035, 800 | 20, 358 |163, 200 1, 632 
Soft and peelers. _-___-.--- SSH 200M iba eS4 i) ee see eee ee el ee 63, 200 9, 470 
Shrimpr:. tebe ee ee Tee GuGSONO0Os B84 22 ae (bee eee 19, 042, 300 |590, 396 | 10, 200 316 
Oysters, market: 
RU exsprings: = sss eee SV SIG 100s Lb Ubs2i 2 22 2 | wee 4 26,400 | 1,760 | 38, 500 1, 984 
EAGT oF Ast Fe Un 5 0S ae 1462-77007 | 5616205) 2222-0 se oo 27, 400 2, 070 8, 800 496 
Private; Spring. la.2) 2 ee 800 CA Rh | eee ee Saleh (37 300 5200 tit aseees | eee 
IPTivatentallivs wee ee 400 40 ii] h sail ek 505004 5000) Saas eeewenes 
Terrapin, diamond-back_______ 2, 000 co} 0.0 (apa (es eee | [arene ease Sore Seen ee be SS [ecepeets ake 
Motalee- soos 92. 18, 839, 600 |694, 972 |640,500 | 6,405 |21, 322, 800 |629, 234 |308, 500 | 15, 703 
Species Tangipahoa Terrebonne Vermilion 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
Croaker eee shave ier rae a ae Re 7 eee la 2 Ee 7, 200 $285 6, 800 $204 
Drum: 
NEC Keeney pk reek ye ES oN ene ys | oe Sore Lil 24, 200 963 2, 000 83 
Redionmed fishber si wu aes ere eae os ae Ee 86, 700 5, 202 6, 300 441 
FOUN GCTS Seer eta eee te ee Ae eee eS eA 3, 300 2645) | ee ee Ss | eee 
Seance tis kita lie sh oihiow. “wie fu ately math ets S| ceed ee 2 Sk 1, 800 Lie ae ee geet Pe a ee 
Sheepshead ssalt-waters s tis Ss She Eee been eee 3, 500 140 8, 700 508 
S10 a eA a A | ies See [pore nee es 800 3D | en ee eee 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout”’: 
SDOLte Cone a AS oe ee 2 |. oe 60, 600 Ep Day / 31, 600 2, 528 
Wihites2-=-—== SPE Ses See) |S rue ae ee eee ee 11, 300 430 2, 600 104 
Crabs: 
ear ee ence oe eee ae 3e 15, 500 $155 11, 300 146 121, 900 1, 476 
Softiandipeelerss = ae 15, 300 2: 195:al| $2. — Se Aaa ea SE ee Re ee ee 
Spiny) eee er teen os Se Se ee ee es eee ee 17, 393, 800 | 539, 474 301, 200 9, 348 
Oysters, market: 
TEED OVD Os) ove g Vea te ES ho nae 144, 900 8, 183 302, 300 15, 620 
JEXB1 ORDO fe) VS a ee eee eer ae 14, 300 890 20, 500 1, 093 
IPTiVvates pring eee ose. fe aed Soh Dae EP Sees 738, 100 42, 418 325, 600 18, 606 
IPTV terel all eee ee nee as os 5 Sled beat 171, 500 13, 130 12, 000 700 
Merna pine diamMond- backs see see se | ee eens ERE ee ae 2, 900 435 7\|'sok. Sse ie BAER Re 
BTR Oe) ee aot 8 ee oo 30, 800 2,350 | 18,676,200 | 617,303 | 1, 141,500 50, 711 

Note.—The catch as shown ahove for St. Bernard Parish 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. 
