FISHEEY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1930 523 



Catch of the fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries, 1922, with the total 

 catch for certain previous years 



Species 



Black bass 



Bowfln 



BufEaloflsh 



Carp, Qerman.. 



Catfish and bullheads.- 



Crappie 



Drum, fresh-water, or sheeps- 



head 



Eels 



Mooneye or toothed herring. 

 Paddlefish, or spoonbill cat.. 



Paddleflsb caviar.. 



Pike and pickerel.— 



Pike perch (sauger) 



Pike perch (wall-eyed) 



Quillback, or American carp. 



Rock bass... 



Sturgeon, lake 



Sturgeon, shovelnose 



Sturgeon, shovelnose, caviar. 

 Sturgeon, shovelnose, eggs... 



Total 



Pounds 

 73, 554 



190, 073 

 17, 267, 177 

 18, 338, 371 

 8, 092, 690 



512,423 



5, 260, 892 



16, 060 



3,460 



1, 398. 991 



12, 398 



20, 100 



4,745 



24, 650 



765, 389 



2,738 



10, 953 



227, 365 



1,880 



449 



Value 



$10, 874 



6,078 



1,013,692 



872, 128 



713,461 



49, 338 



290, 480 



1,057 



166 



132, 545 



29, 546 



1,850 



768 



3,750 



59, 221 



312 



1,369 



19, 323 



2,615 



764 



Species 



Suckers. 



Sunfish.. 



White bass 



Yellow bass 



Yellow perch... 



Other fish 



Shrimp 



Crawfish 



Frogs 



Turtles... 



Alligator hides. 

 Mussel shells.. 



Pearls 



Slugs 



Total. 



1894 (all species) . 

 1899 (all species) . 

 1903 (all species) . 



Total 



Pounds 



699, 539 



374, 533 



64,624 



7,500 



22, 250 



73, 275 



147.482 



7,890 



231, 761 



96, 743 



15, 616 



51, 768, 173 



Value 



$63,028 



24, 955 



5,500 



600 



1.904 



4.917 



14. 570 



759 



20. 410 



2,772 



2,673 



, 050, 592 



46,124 



55,380 



105, 733, 734:4, 503, 521 



44. 544, 828 1. 384. 574 

 96, 797, 437 1, 781, 029 

 93,374,1591,841,168 



Figure 22.— Yield of principal fishery products in the Mis- 

 sissippi River and tributaries, 1922 



FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL FISHERY 

 During 1930 the catch of fresh-water mussel shells in the United 

 States amounted to 59,490,000 pounds, valued at $1,092,156. This 

 represents an increase of 9 per cent in quantity but a decrease of 18 

 per cent in value, as compared with the catch and its value in 1929. 

 Arkansas was the most important producing State during 1930, 

 accounting for 31 per cent of the total catch. Illinois ranked second 

 with 14 per cent. Other important producing States were Tennessee, 

 13 per cent; Indiana, 9 per cent; Michigan, 8 per cent; Iowa, 6 per 

 cent; Kentucky, 4 per cent; and Alabama and Wisconsin, each, 3 

 per cent. 



Catch of the fresh-water mussel-shell fishery of the United States, 1930 



