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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of Louisiana, 1929 — Continued 

 CATCH: By parishes— Continued 



Species 



Bonito 



Catfish and bullheads 



Croaker.-- 



Drum: 



Black 



Red 



Flounders 



King whiting or "kingflsh' 



Mullet 



Pompano 



Sheepshead 



Spanish mackerel 



Spot 



Squeteagues or "sea trout" 



Yellowtail 



Crabs: 



Hard 



Soft 



Shrimp 



Oysters: 



Market, public 



Market, private 



Total - 



St. Bernard 



Pounds 

 100 

 5,050 

 22, 400 



27, 900 



61, 500 



2,800 



1,100 



6,100 



125 



17, 100 

 1, 050 

 3,580 



113, 300 

 500 



1, 642, 650 



49, 550 



2, 620, 726 



610, 176 



5, 185, 707 



Value 

 $20 

 202 



1,395 



6,150 



280 



55 



305 



24 



1,710 



106 



215 



16, 995 



20 



49, 310 



14,865 

 107, 497 



214, 563 



St. Charles 



Pounds 



184, 984 



184, 984 



Value 



$7,564 



7,564 



St. Mary 



Pounds 



597, 450 



384, 657 



982, 107 



Value 



$23, 924 



22,623 



46,447 



Species 



St. Tammany 



Terrebonne 



Vermilion 



Bluefish 



Catfish and bullheads 



Croaker 



Drum: 



Black -... 



Red 



Flounders 



King whiting or "kingflsh' 



Mullet 



Pompano 



Sheepshead 



Spanish mackerel - - 



Spot... 



Squeteagues or "sea trout ' 

 Crabs: 



Hard ... 



Soft.. 



Shrimp 



Oysters: Market, private. . 



Total. 



Pounds 

 80 

 3,250 

 1,400 



1,750 

 8,100 



550 



300 

 3,750 



300 

 7,450 



100 

 2,100 

 41, 220 



22, 400 

 10, 500 



37, 800 



141, 050 



Value 

 $16 

 250 

 70 



123 



810 



40 



17 



187 



105 



745 



15 



130 



6,183 



2,240 

 3,675 



Pounds 



14, 512 

 3,110 



106, 246 



128, 418 



3,742 



25, 065 



39, 510 



90 



7,013 



1,730 



3,061 



113, 136 



4,600 



8, 612, 495 

 1, 972, 320 



19, 161 



11, 039, 276 



Value 



Pounds 



125 



5,312 



12, 842 



375 



1,253 



1,975 



23 



702 



173 



154 



13, 246 



313 



2,640 

 250 



6,150 

 250 



353, 113 

 159, 664 



549, 850 



1,150 



170, 130 



180. 770 



Value 



492 

 25 



130 



4,173 



4,993 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting. — In 1929 there were 472 persons in Louisiana engaged 

 primarily in transporting fishery products by means of vessels and 

 boats. . In this trade 83 motor vessels, having a combined capacity 

 of 633 net tons, and 214 undertonnage boats were operated. The 

 size of vessel in most popular use ranged from 5 to 10 net tons. 



Wholesale. — There were 33 wholesale establishments in Louisiana 

 primarily engaged in handling fresh and frozen products. These 

 establishments employed 372 persons who received $313,446 in 

 salaries and wages. Orleans Parish alone accounted for 13 of these 

 establishments. 



Manufacturing. — There were 56 establishments in Louisiana in 

 1929 engaged primarily in the manufacture of fishery products or by- 

 products. They employed 1,665 persons, who received $680,510 in 

 salaries and wages. The products manufactured, consisting princi- 



