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catch and its value for 1928. Of the total catch in 1929, 375,962,766 

 pounds, valued at $7,401,812, were fish, and 159,432,093 pounds, 

 valued at $7,502,133, were shellfish and miscellaneous products. 



Based on the value to the fishermen, shrimp with a production of 

 108,550,538 pounds, valued at $4,435,366, was the most important 

 product. Oysters were second with a production of 41,805,187 

 pounds of meats, valued at $1,691,257. Other products of import- 

 ance were mullet, 33,660,810 pounds, valued at $1,328,065; men- 

 haden, 253,234,620 pounds, valued at $1,143,706; sponges of all 

 varieties, 528,721 pounds, valued at $879,646; squeteagues or ''sea 

 trout," 11,330,377 pounds, valued at $875,355; red and mangrove 

 snapper, 10,236,214 pounds, valued at $830,809; and shad, 3,346,409 



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pounds, valued at $619,605. Other products were valued individually 

 at less than $400,000. 



The industries related to the fisheries bf the South Atlantic and 

 Gulf States gave employment to 9,816 persons, of whom 757 were 

 engaged in transporting fishery products, 3,394 were in the wholesale 

 trade and received $1,835,556 in salaries and wages, 4,908 were m the 

 manufacturing industry and received $2,319,890 in salaries and wages, 

 and 757 were fishermen who prepared fishery products and are dupli- 

 cated in the total number of fishermen employed as shown above. 

 Of the persons in transporting craft, 308 also have been included as 

 fishermen. There were 498 establishments in the wholesale trade 

 handling primary products, and 174 establishments were in the manu- 

 facturing industry. The latter manufactured products valued at 

 $13,341,563, consisting principally of canned shrimp and oysters, and 

 oyster shell and menhaden products. In addition, the fishermen 

 prepared fishery products valued at $107,871. Most of these products 

 were salt fish prepared from mullet and alewives. 



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