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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



The total yield of the fisheries in 1923 was 6,763,279 pounds, 

 valued at $284,791. The most important species taken, arranged in 

 order of value, were oysters, 5,032,342 pounds or 718,906 bushels 

 valued at $113,955; shad, 183,916 pounds, valued at $43,721; mullet, 

 152,500 pounds fresh and 253,000 pounds salted, valued together at 

 $35,200; sea bass, 218,000 pounds, valued at $20,300; and sturgeon, 

 including sturgeon caviar, 49,981 pounds, valued at $16,708. 



Compared with 1918 there was an increase of 164, or 8.20 per cent^ 

 in the number of persons engaged; $385,530, or 174.25 per cent, in 

 the investment; and 3,016,347 pounds, or 80.50 per cent, in the quan- 

 tity and $77,101, or 37.12 per cent, in the value of the products. 

 There was an increase in the oyster production of 321,216 bushels, 

 or 81 per cent, and $17,413, or 18 per cent, in value. There was also 

 an increase in the catch of shad, mullet, sea bass, and various other 

 species. In the catch of sturgeon and a few other species there was 

 a decrease. 



The following tables give, by counties, the number of persons 

 engaged, investment, and products of the fisheries of South Carolina 

 in 1923: 



Persons engaged in the fisheries of South Carolina in 1923, by counties 



