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U. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



Industries related to the fisheries of South Carolina, 1929 



FISHERMEN'S PREPARED PRODUCTS 



GEORGIA 



The fisheries and industries related to the fisheries of Georgia in 

 1929 employed 1,890 fishermen, which is 65 per cent less than the 

 number employed during 1928. Of the total number of persons, 1,180 

 were fishermen, 17 were employed on transporting boats, 285 in the 

 wholesale trade, and 408 in manufacturing industries. 



The total catch amounted to 43,513,641 pounds valued at $877,232, 

 which is an increase of 3 per cent in the catch and 1 per cent in the 

 value of the catch, as compared with the catch and its value in the previ- 

 ous year. Of the total value of the catch, shrimp accounted for 66 per 

 cent; shad, 13 per cent; and menhaden, 12 per cent. Of the total 

 weight of the catch, that of menhaden accounted for 67 per cent and 

 shrimp 28 per cent. 



OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR 



The catch of fishery products in Georgia during 1929 was taken by 

 1,180 fishermen who used 26 motor vessels, 681 motor and other small 

 fishing boats, and 11 major types of gear. The vessels had a combined 

 capacity of 349 net tons. The fisheries accounting for the greatest 

 number of persons were the otter-trawl fishery employing 345 fisher- 

 men and the drift gill-net fishery employing 332 fishermen. 



CATCH BY GEAR 



Two types of gear accounted for 96 per cent of the fishery products 

 taken in the fisheries of Georgia during 1929. Listed in order of their 

 importance they were: Purse seines, which accounted for 67 per cent 

 of the catch; and otter trawls, which accounted for 29 per cent. The 

 catch by purse seines consisted entirely of menhaden and that hj otter 

 trawls principally shrimp. 



OPERATING UNITS BY COUNTIES 



Chatham County ranked foremost in the number of persons fishing, 

 accounting for 41 per cent of the total. Glynn County followed with 

 24 per cent. Other counties employing a considerable number of 

 fishermen listed in order of their importance in this respect were 

 Camden, Mcintosh, and Bryan. Glynn County and Chatham County 

 each accounted for 38 per cent of the total number of fishing vessels. 

 Chatham County led in the number of motor and other small fishing 

 boats, accounting for 46 per cent of the total. Glynn County followed 

 with 24 per cent. 



CATCH BY COUNTIES 



Fishing was prosecuted in the marine waters of 13 counties of 

 Georgia during 1929. Ranked according to value, the fisheries of 

 Glynn County were most important, accounting for 17 per cent of 



