244 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
FISHERIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
The most recent complete catch statistics of the fisheries for the 
States of the Mississippi River and tributaries are those collected for 
the year 1931. The yield of fishery products in that year amounted 
to 82,382,523 pounds, valued at $2,897,357, which was a decrease of 22 
percent in quantity and 36 percent in value as compared with the 
quantity and value of the catch in 1922 when the most recent preced- 
ing survey was made. Detailed statistics of the fisheries of the 
ississippi River and tributaries for 1931 appear in “Fishery Indus- 
tries of the United States, 1932” by R. H. Fiedler, appendix III to 
the Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries for the fiscal year 1933. 
summary of these fisheries in 1931 as well as certain data for 1935 
ar in the following tables. 




isheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries, 1931 
OPERATING UNITS: By States 







| Arkan-|  Iili- Indi- Ken- | Louisi- 
“sas nois ana | Lowa | Kansas! tuoky ana sota 











ishermen: 
On boats and shore: |Nwmber|Number|Number| Number| Number|Number| Number| Number | Number 
i Regulars see 104 1, 463 708 20 245 35 89 1, 402 160: 
Casual eons 131 1, 524 1, 318 1, 735 648 88 440 3, 108 578 
Potale==2 == 235 2, 987 2, 026 1, 755 893 123 529 4, 510 738 
oats: 
Motor 22). . -\ced) 4 32 907 676 544 309 18 92 1, 225 65 
Other. =2232.4) 190 2, 359 957 1, 189 457 123 420 2, 369 446 
pparatus: 
Haul seinestsi. — fs Sei EL 127 168i eee 377 113 
hengthayardss= os |es--0-—= 173080) 180; OO WO mLZONIKO0; O09) | -2ea2e— 2, 057 85, 166 | 49, 968 
‘Anchorigillimoets.2 225). - | ob Ma APE | Se S| a ee 74 
i Squarejyards.----j=---_*_- 23800) | ac 8 S55 | eae ee EE | a ee 17, 400 9, 999 
i ebramimnelinets-s eee 31 z 3, | Sees Ci Ee pe ee ee 
Square yards= =~. =|:----_-- 3,899 | 4,390 SEOR ee 22 9) 026) 19,606) [2a 2 e. 
ines: 
‘Drotse ence es 449 5, 327 1, 312 320 1, 158 17 627 5, 757 186 
Hooks----.---| 35,980 |455, 000 |124, 715 | 16, 767 |186, 250 360 | 37,395 |1, 392, 200 41, 800 
Poundsimetsuss 222.52 Aix 2 ee ee 2) | 22 oe Se OBS Se TS Pi 
By keineis: 22222552242 5, 346 9, sn 335 1, 981 189 1, 231 5, pine 74 
i 22) || 2228 ee 10’ |2 2 sce ae Sask WS LOO beets 
_ 16 For a elearer understanding of the statistics published in this section, the reader is referred to the section 
in the latter part of the document entitled “Statistical survey procedure.’”’ 
