
FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATHS, 1936 
FISHERIES OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STATES 
(South Atlantic, Area XXIV; Gulf, Area X XV)” 
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The most recent complete fishery statistics for the South Atlantic 
‘and Gulf States (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas) are those collected for 
the year 1934. In that year the yield of the commercial fisheries 
amounted to 447,913,900 pounds, valued at $9,993,660 to the fisher- 
men, representing an increase of 49 percent in volume and 55 percent 
in value as compared with the catch in 1932, the most recent previous 
year for which statistics are available. Detailed statistics of these 
fisheries for 1934 appear in ‘‘Vishery Industries of the United States, 
1935”’, Appendix II to the Report of the United States Commissioner 
of Fisheries for the fiscal year 1936. A summary of these fisheries 
appears in the following tables. 
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1934 
OPERATING UNITS: By StatsEs 













Item Nonta Dare Sout etate Georgia Florida 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number 
OMEVESSO] Sean a= see ae eee ae we SUE 723 2 139 870 
On boats and shore: 
TRYer ONT Rhye Sp honnee UN abk a ee oh ad et LU ee Oe 2, 620 596 381 5, 461 
(COS UA GS a2 ces yar piled Ae Se ee aad a a 2, 012 877 468 aes 
PROUA eee ee ee eds 8 eae 5, 355 1, 493 988 7, 508 
Vessels: 
INGO. ee nA ek op tan ee Th ot, 5) hla 5 Ay Bae 93 5 46 202 
INGiatOtmMae esac e pee ta ern emp en ee ee 1, 340 67 421 3, 316 
(SEY 2s oh ee eal Radler hall ae idea gh Meer pete, CU te ay eS ees 
IN GLICOMMA LO Men e ee mes mee as oem ake cae 32 [oS | eae ee | sae RCA, | PROS ARIE 
POLAIGVESSEIS meet eee eee eee ne eae D 123 5 46 202 
Totalmet tonnages] ml tse ee 1, 638 67 421 3, 316 
Boats: 
INEOUOT ees aeuree A SE eee tte 1 ee = 2B ey 1,344 94 122 2, 064 
O Cher teere ces | Reet oi me ee 1, 829 762 423 2, 966 
RRCCOSSOLVADORUS Hence oe oe en eT Ra PS 1h Dts ee eee 6 18 
Apparatus: 
Purse seines: 
IMAG Ta AEG Ve gV Fea, RAMI SRN Sa Se ae ce, OLY See Sa ee 2 | 5 
Length, yards_- HEQ4O ek ee ae en 600 1,475 
Oth Or= srs oe Se etsdees Oh a] EE Ses et er tae ke eS i 
ikenethvvards-)- =e 175; | teste e eel ee 350 
Haul seines: 
Common 412 27 8 116 
Length, yards 53, 160 3, 880 800 39, 455 
Long = 87 75 
hengthisvardS.5 5.22 86, 475 50, 300 
Gill nets: 
PAM CHORD Mee 2c ce Se te se 1, 840 190 47 26 
SGQuaresWardS -<--s sss sss see se es eee 1, 128, 700 129, 296 11, 375 38, 600 
1D Yerba ea cea ed ay 8 Os Be ee ee ee ee Oe 220 285 165 105 
Square yards_______-_ ee ep eS eee Sy 469, 170 217, 120 103, 540 185, 790 
Runanound =. .<) She eo 2S eee i jas | 159 16 12 2, 259 
Squarepyards on 2 sae eee ra 66, 730 4, 050 3, 570 1, 820, 749 
Stake wae tena so Se ee ee el ANOS Te |e isioltans ul FS 5 6 
Squaroryardswee= 42" Pa Pek ee Ses BSS s20 5 | een es Tee 1, 800 2, 340 
ehrarmin clue tsar: | 8-5 22 oe | a ee 3) || See ete SEE ee 181 
PesGuare;yardses oP s ee he epee oe eo S| eas eee ee 129, 839 
ines: 
13 (MoV ok ES cea Oa ae Re oe aes et 81 175 39 1, 549 
IH GOks ee he ee ee en ed ed Ady 172 495 39 2, 155 
PDO] ete ey el pra ee ao aed CNG) IE eae te ene ene Fo 3 1, 029 
ILOD ESE os 2a! Rae ee See ae 45) | a2 ~ 525 eer ee 1, 137 

12: These are the numbers given to these areas by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. 
The catch in the Mississippi River and tributaries is not included in this section. 
For a clearer under- 
Standing of the statistics published in this section, the reader is referred to the section in the latter part of 
this document entitled ‘‘Statistical survey procedure.” 
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