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Pigfish Orthopristis chry softer us. 



Pike or pickerel Esox (species). 



Ptafish or sailor', ohoica {K^speS""'- 



p ( Trachinotus carolinus. 



ompano \ Trachinotus (other species) . 



Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus. 



Soup Stenotomus (species) . 



Sea bass Centopristes striatus. 



Shad Alosa sapidissima. 



Sharks All Selachii except Batoidei. 



Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus. 



Skates Batoidei (species) . 



Snapper, mangrove Lutianus griseus. 



Snapper, mutton Lutianus analis. 



Snapper, red Lutianus blackfordii. 



Snook or sergeant fish Centropomus unodecimalis. 



Spanish mackerel Scomber omor us maculatus. 



Spot Leiostomus xanthurus. 



ICynoscion regalis. 

 Cynoscion nothus. 

 Cynoscion nebulosus. 



Striped bass Roccus lineatus. 



Sturgeon Acipenser sturio. 



Suckers Catostomidse (species) . 



Sunfish Centrarchidse (species) . 



Tautog Tautoga onitis. 



Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis. 



White perch Morone americana. 



Yellow perch Perca flavescens. 



Yellowtail or "silver perch " Bairdiella chrysura. 



GENERAL STATISTICS 



The number of persons engaged in the fisheries of the South At- 

 lantic States in 1923 was 16,298, of whom 1,480 were on vessels fishing, 

 180 on vessels transporting fishery products, 8,614 in shore fisheries 

 and 6,024 shoresmen in the wholesale fishery trade, fish canneries, and 

 similar industries connected with the fisheries. Of the total 9,308 

 of the persons were in North Carolina, 2,164 in South Carolina, 

 2,019 in Georgia, and 2,807 on the east coast of Florida. 



The capital invested in the fisheries of this region amounted to 

 $8,505,259. distributed as follows: North Carolina, S4,198,894; South 

 Carolina, S606,781 ; Georgia, $1,378,704; and the east coast of Florida, 

 $2,320,880. The investment included vessels and boats valued at 

 $2,545,644; fishing apparatus used by vessels and boats, $699,604; 

 shore and accessor}^ property to the value of $4,530,711; and cash 

 capital to the amount of $729,300. 



The products of the fisheries of this region amounted to 228,747,930 

 pounds, valued at $5,087,340. Of this total North Carolina pro- 

 duced 95,192,343 pounds, valued at $2,414,499; South Carolina, 

 6,763,279 pounds, valued at $284,791; Georgia, 39,896,386 pounds, 

 valued at $668,129; and the east coast of Florida 86,895,922 pounds, 

 valued at $1,719,921. 



Arranged in order of value, some of the more important fishery 

 products are as follows: Shrimp 23,705,901 pounds, valued at $821,- 

 861; menhaden, 148,180,970 pounds, valued at $752,026; shad, 

 3,190,666 pounds, valued at $716,649; oysters, from both public and 

 private beds, 11,172,336 pounds, valued at $448,137; squeteagues or 

 "sea trout," 5,258,047 pounds, valued at $381,155; mullet, 7,734,412 



