430 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



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 



1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1897 

 1902 

 1908 

 1918 

 1923 

 1927 

 1928 

 1929 



Sheepshead 



North 

 Caro- 

 lina 



202 



212 



187 



202 



271 



155 



249 



26 



52 



23 



22 



23 



South 

 Caro- 

 lina 



101 

 111 

 39 

 39 

 36 

 27 

 20 

 2 

 1 



(}) 



Georgia 



Florida 



(1) 



(■) 



791 



818 



1,053 



1,778 



1,571 



1,093 



1,057 



734 



575 



961 



Ala- 

 bama 



Missis- 

 sippi 



124 

 128 

 156 

 173 

 110 

 70 

 81 

 68 

 91 

 144 

 80 

 38 



Louisi- 

 ana 



362 

 366 

 364 

 391 

 238 

 339 

 249 

 277 

 193 

 183 

 108 

 101 



Texas 



695 

 647 

 739 

 779 

 468 

 217 

 298 

 198 

 141 

 48 

 55 

 46 



Total 



(') 



(') 



2,314 



2,442 



2,288 



2,711 



2,556 



(') 



(') 



(') 



879 

 1,217 



1 statistics not available. ' Less than 500 pounds. ' Includes snappers other than red. 



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

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



