FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 


TEXAS 
Fisheries of Texas, 1938 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR 





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Gill nets Lines 
Haul Tram- 
tem seines | pun. mel Trot with | Trot 
around | Stake Hand | Troll baits or with 
snoods hooks 
Fishermen: Numober| Number| Number| Number|Number|Number| Number |Number 
(Creve GSS i eS ee ee Se eel eee ae 95.,|-=-=:-4.|_ = ae aa eee 
On boats and shore: 
Regulars: 2-8 is a ete 72 70 135 112 67 1 Py 36 
@asuaiss tw ats 48 14 5 115 218 5 36 79 
Oise 22 oe eae 120 84 140 227 380 6 43 115 
NVESSEIE, Tia OL ors SS ee so | (Seen eae eae ee oe 18) [2 Sse ee | 
Net connate: tn eee seen ea Ka 2 SES Be ek 188). |...) alee Pe ee 
Boats: 
TOTO == eee ee 12 16 34 103 72 4 6 42 
OX) Cee ee eS: eee 12 5 55 8 Tye |e ea 37 53 
Apparatus: 
INGER bene. ers 45 114 343 107 380 6 43 96 
Mengihnyeyards-— 2 Ts yl 3) (ee Ee ae (eee 5 gl ae © En) ee eee Pe SAS 
SQUSTPRy SOROS: =. So ee 262850 MST O255 SZ S50) ie os ee eee alll aa el | 
Hooks, baits, onsnoodsse2_ Seo 22s |b ee= oe ae (oe 495 6 18,560 | 66,000 
Dip |,Ctter | pots Dredges, | T hae | eee 
i ots, redges, | Tongs, | hand, | clusive o 
Item nets vawis; crab. | 5P€@tS | “oyster | oyster | oyster duplica- 
p 3 
tion 
Fishermen: Number| Number| Number| Number| Number |Number| Number) Number 
@nivesselsee= = == eae |e 127 ee 20) fists teeta = ee 228 
On boats and shore: 
iReewlars 4.2 Fe. 15 780 15 16 118 4D) | eee 1, 310 
(GS Fr | > aS) eS 37 12 Pes 145 36 124 5 627 
LS 22 ee ee ee 52 919 40 161 174 166 5 2,165 
Wessels emO@tors <= t 225 222-25 ee i212) 9) eee: See = | nee 6: [2s ee 70 
INetisbOnHEse os = ee eee HAST | See | eee 43) | EEE 718 
Boats: 
TAG) oie! 2 Sar a A || OE Sar 373 | aes Ee 48 2G 52 = ees 606 
Ot hore SPM ey Reveieldias 15 DEY ee ot Se 1224 382 
Apparatus: 
INT per eee a eee 52 432 934 161 58 L6G) > Ree A ere ea 
Wards wuoutaee ss. iL eee Ge So le | =a soe eee ee 58) |s 222282 | See ae Meee eee sees 
CATCH: BY GEAR 
Gill nets 
Species Haul seines Trammel nets 
Runaround Stake 
Pounds| Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value |Pounds| Value 
Grogkersss ee ee ee 8 2, 000 $60 4, 200 $114 14, 500 $318 | 22, 800 $705 
Drum: 
1S) Val ee ered ares ba teen 170,900 | 6,836 | 443,000 | 9,774 |} 458,100 | 9,918 |142, 700 5, 708 
Redior redfshe 2° 3! 222.7: 102,600 | 7,712} 108,400 | 8,222 | 179,200 | 12,909 |286, 200 | 21,968 
MAOTING CESt 2s eae eo 2, 600 253 2, 300 230 1, 100 110 | 9,600 949 
King whiting or ‘‘kingfish’’______]________ Repel jap epee AEN ope Beep Ee| tent ee at ah a 3, 800 160 
Wiiilohe: see ee ge 300 9 1, 300 52 500 20 | 2,200 74 
IEOMNDAHO + ese eee eS 500 QOT esse = = teem = ee | ee 3, 400 680 
STE inih 0G. 5S es 2. Tae 200 6 7, 600 228 600 18 | 11,300 345 
Sheepshead, salt-water__________ 3, 700 201 1, 700 85 2, 000 100 | 11,600 640 
Snook or sergeantfish____________ 1, 300 91 700 28 1, 100 44 1, 100 77 
MGA SHPMnenerele= = ee oe FONT se 2, 860 181 1, 300 85 | 10, 300 725 
SISO peer eee een os SS hf PN 400 1a (ke eae (Ee ee 3, 500 115 
Squeteagues or “‘sea trout’’: 
Sei Je ae eee 194, 300 | 16,308 | 487,000 | 39,399 | 690,600 | 55,594 [437,800 | 37,958 
UO So See eee 4,3 130 14, 200 443 2, 600 85 | 13, 500 467 
IG) 23) es a 482,700 | 31,696 |1,073,600 | 58,768 |1, 351,600 | 79, 201 |959, 800 | 70,571 




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