FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1930 427 



Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1880 to 1929 — Continued 



CATCH OF CERTAIN SPECIES: By states— Continued 



[Expressed in thousands of pounds; that is, 000 omitted] 



Year 



l-t80. 

 1887- 

 1888. 

 18S9. 

 1890- 

 1897. 

 1902. 

 1908- 

 1918. 

 1923. 

 1927. 

 19;8. 

 1929. 



Blueflsh 



Missis- 

 sippi 



Louisi- 

 ana 







Texas 



Total 



874 



(') 



1,742 

 2, 257 

 2,261 

 1,483 

 2,217 

 1,163 

 2,423 

 2,340 

 1, 8.56 

 1,901 



Cero and kingfish or "king mackerel" 



North 

 Caro- 

 lina 



(•) 

 (') 

 (') 

 (>) 

 (') 

 (>) 



45 

 (>) 



212 

 (') 



25 

 2 



17 



Florida 



(') 

 (') 

 (■) 



0) 



s? 



184 

 (>) 



2,738 

 2,530 

 4. £84 

 3,965 

 4,351 



Missis- 

 sippi 



(2) 



Texas 



Total 



(') 



^') 

 (') 

 (') 

 (') 

 0) 



229 

 (') 



2,950 

 2,531 

 4,619 

 3,979 

 4,373 



> statistics not available. 



' Less than 500 pounds. 



3 Includes spots. 



Note.— Prior to 1889 some of the above species were often included under the heading "Miscellaneous 

 fish" or "All other fish"; therefore, the total for certain species is not shown for certain years of this period. 



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