472 
U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of Texas, 1988—Continued 
CATCH: By GEAR—Continued 












































Lines 
phees Trot with bait Trot with 
rot wi aits or rot wi 
Hand Troll snoods hooks 
Pounds | Value |Pounds| Value | Pounds | Value |Pounds| Value 
CSrogker eee ee ea se es 9, 200 S200 ie eee Ese et es Se ees TIS SS 2, 500 $77 
Drum: 
BACK ee 2 i UES LAE LOSAOOOR | ES 14225) (ea ey ek | Ee Gee eee Se ie oo 239, 800 9, 592 
Rediorredfishys = 22-22 ss 745.600) WEED, 603.5 os aos |e eas |e oe ee 108, 800 8, 443 
Mlounders252=- 224 Leas eee ee 1, 300 7, Ca ae nS | ae ee ee ogee 1, 200 120 
Grouperst?- 2a ee es STEGOO™, | 1 OOZES esa FS eye Se Eee rs 
Jewish Seas eo sab Pees eal 7, 600 DBO) | ed otal cha Ree a 5 tiers = Ne yas ey | em ell Pose spre 
Kingfishior“kineimackeral’?= === bs 242 22/2 see 1, 900 S76) fet 8 225 =| as ea Se Ee |e oer 
King whiting or ‘‘kingfish’’______ 7, 200 288) | Peis ee | 2 a Ee ee 
Pompano = 1, 600 P23} fa) Umer ce eect ap 08H |e ene ee eee welt 2A eye ae 
Seaicathshes Sa ae eet 2, 400 17m CRORE RES APT EEE ee eee ek 13, 000 390 
Sheepshead, salt-water __-_------- 1, 800 Q2)-| oes ee 2 LEE Se RS SO 
Snappernsred esse oe eee LperonOOo | M0OBK902) |. 2. Soe ee ce fe ee Ee ee | eps 
Snook or sergeantfish_________--- 2, 600 182) (12  ASOE Sle ST | S e  a  E e | ee 
SpanishimacKerel_-_----_--_ 2225 45,800 | 2,862 | 1,700 85 |. sscesess| Soneee elles Namie oS 
PSP O10) iy BS es se Bene RR 300 Q | sce sele odie cs |o- se ee ee a Se | 
Squeteagues or “‘sea trout’’: 
aod UND ee Se Sa ee 46, 300 3, 885 
Ba ee ele ete oe , 500 557 
931, 3008 FS6N7687)| eae By ee 
ROCA sees Steere te ee 1, 742, 100 |130,123 | 3,600 161 | 331,300 | 6,768 |430,100 | 23, 064 
Species Dip nets Otter trawls Pots, crab Spears 
Pounds | Value Pounds Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
BSS ap Ae |p ee tS] fl | A ai et 108, 400 | $10, 357 
300 4 
“16, 364, 700 | 505, 757 - 
16, 365, COO | 505, 765 | 385, 100 | 10,523 | 108, 400 10, 357 
Species Dredges Tongs By hand 
eee) ean ay as | ae 5) [cde eee ys i Nee LA on ee 
| | 
Oysters, market: Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value 
PublicNspring 223-2 see. vee eee 428,800 | $30,978 | 122,900 | $10, 440 3, 400 $306 
Publie, fall.._--- 486, 100 34, 904 125, 800 10, 795 2, 100 189 
Private, spring 30, 000 2, 180 49, 000 A164 Eee Sh gua neeet e 
Private Mallee ees MER eS eg 48, 700 3, 682 59, 100 N0230 Gee ee | eee 
otal ee te aces oa meee LEPC R Enis 993,600 | 71,744 | 356,800 | 30,422 5, 500 495 
OPERATING UNITS: By CounNTIES 
Item Aransas | Brazoria | Calhoun | Cameron Genes Harris 
eerie 2 pin = | pete cohen 8) ray tl fe ea ee ls rire Das 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Nwmber | Numter 
OnWyeSselS joensen aoa eee eee Pal Be oe Bea 6 14 CO eeeenemeee: 
| 
165 54 211 147 199 13: 
68 | 23 52 60 105 25 
MRotaliessies = saa ee are 235 77 269 221 446 38. 
Wessels NO LOlerd= sno nee ee en Gel Ree Sete 2s. 3 2 2) bgt [EB yd 
INetitonnate sa) 2. eae a ee 13h ee See? eee 19 20 Age eee 
* Boats: 
IVT OUOT eis ons 22 i leeens ne eee 79 29 91 48 109 il 
Ophea set Leech LN a eee 20 15 28 83 50 17 
Apparatus: 
aliseiness 2) Jo. Saeed Petre metal Olea ee Gi (ee ens 64) pee 
Leng thwoyands: 5 eit se eh ee cel ete eng ye | ee ET HOU! | area ane 5608 |= seen 
Gill nets: 
LRRD af fa bh oY [ks eR ee Ug | ea tenet [A i as tg ae 6a Sas ee Sa 
Squarehyardss 2222 s2s eee | Gr 2O0s Steere! Nes Meee T5250 %| Seats | Ee eo = 
PAK a el oe a | TEE} 8) GO AE | Se eranore G4 soe oe lla ee 
Squarenyardss sae 2RG0OR| Deets i ee 632660) beecee = eee ere Ee 





