




























FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1936 IA5 
Fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries, 1931—Continued 
OPERATING UNITS: By StatEs—Continued 
ale A South Wis- 
Missis-| Mis- | Ne- - | Okla- Ten- 
Ttem sippi | souri | braska| OP! | noma ee nessee | 1 ex8S seh Total 
Fishermen: Num- | Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num-| Num- 
On boats and shore: ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber 
er ilarecsaee oso. 211 1760 a ep bee Ss itd Ke 327 5 202 5, 153 
(OGLE Us <2 Mg as 198 170 299 49 19 67 206 41 112 10, 731 
BATA Mee OT ee 409 347 299 49 24 67 533 46 314 15, 884 
Boats: 
1 (CHa) AE Se 138 84 SON ELS eee 2) 138 6 160 4, 426 
Otherto: sfosee ooo 329 304 187 49 18 34 467 42 180 10, 120 
Apparatus: 
iHaultseines2= aes 16 47 12 2 2 0 Ot es ral ee 8&3 1, 013 
Length, yards__.-_- 6,885 | 5,688 | 906] 180 COM 19480 222 | aris 20,149 | 255, 779 
Anchor Pillinetse sels 4 De eee eye oe i (eae a ee eee 6 101 
Square yards--_---- 800 160 "po 220/Eeae Ce el ee ae eee 13, 488 45, 437 
Trammel nets__-------- 17 104 15 A) See ee | ee eo 2) | eon sees aoe eee 418 
Square yards-__-_--- 2,867) || 14; 668) 4, 883i oan ees | eae ee ween 3,660) =222522|2252222 63, 799 
nes: 
PET ATIGm ete ee eho ea. Sees 2S | ees | eee |e ee 67. | Bet a ees 67 
PELOOKSU sae! ee oe Be a ee | Ee aa | ee 67a es eee 67 
PrOten coc eses 2 See8 847 iy ae 19 29 18 464 80 3 17, 129 
MTOOKS22e22 22222 72,1100) (34,000) |2-==--5 900 | 1,075 | 3,600 |41, 690 |14, 500 125 |2, 459, 112 
Pound Nets. 2 ae Be ee eS a AES LB Ee ee eee eee eae 345 374 
VKO Nets=-o2. s-2os5552 2,591 | 1,872 296 76 85 68 | 1,735 70 222 32, 541 
1 D0) YS) ye Re Pe ea) ee ee a [ese ted aera ec eee bee 191 
Traps: 
Crawhsh=.-2.s25<<<|'ss22022|sseeses)secosoc| eer SE oaowoe tee a3 |= cence | Pesssae eee 18 
Shrimps... 438 
Baskets_-----.-- 3, 769 
Spears*=- =.= --=55 12 
Mussel dredges 440 
Vards'tatimouth:.-:|s22 223/22. Seabee a oe ee eb soe sane 296 
Crowfootsbars®=* 22222 -2||)S6_ S55 Pe aes | eS | eee | ees | eee Pai) ee 190 4, 480 
MONGSte eee te os (22S Se C8 fe ee PE a a ee Oe [ee a [eee 245 
Rakes) 222 oe oe ooo ooo | se noes alate cose ee Pee a ee a ee ae 70 
WMOLKSSee et sos eae cacans|pn-ccac| see tees |becace]|ooce ss Geeuees|tecnees|tateacs cenesaa|soeeeee 1, 447 
COSY OE Sea ay See) a Mo ey Dee |S ee an er ee ee eae 2, 232 
CATCH: By StTaTES 
Species Alabama Arkansas Illinois Indiana 
FISH Pounds | Value| Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
Bowie cones cee ate Seek Se eee 700 $28 8, 308 $241 | wes Be Bel ee 
eases pa eed es oe 21, 330) $2,342) 2, 182, 446) 131, 474 911,609} 51,893 85, 045) $8, 156 
wep ses nt 2 11,000) 1,118 808, 206] 27,268) 4,878, 744] 128, 221 157, 641) 10, 162 
Catheh and bullheads_------- 81, 200} 8,850) 1,077,343} 93, 150 647, 696} 68, 890 35, 370} 5,302 
Par) 6) 0) ls pee eee gen a 9,772} 1,004 11, 325 | Se eee eee Pee Wee LATTE A a 
Ie gee eect Sees | sete sewed |Lcseset soe seeeale soos le= 4, 985 S22| 2b ek - seca ee 
INIGONO VO ese ees We ae Ee ee ee ae a ee ee 1, 000 20)... 22 Sete Bee 
Paddlefish or spoonbill cat - -- 3, 958 338 93, 200 2, 159 104, 846 5, 480 16,492) 1,724 
Quillback or ‘‘American carp” 7, 657 875 6, 830 676 17, 532 608 30,312) 1,486 
Sheepshead’---+----2--=---2.- 45,909} 4,972 676, 358] 29, 877 177, 709} 11,321 38, 740] 3, 711 
Sturgeon, shovelnose-_.-------- 575 10| 2-222 ee 22 ee 39, 766] 3, 448 3, 013 292 
Sucker ‘‘mullet’”’ 16,797} 1,156 
White bass__.-- 2 
NellOwrDiK@eces-=-2 2. = ee |e ee aa 
Total-- 2.616... eee 187, 153} 20,178} 4, 859, 717) 285, 094] 6,818, 525] 271, 623 387, 960) 32, 632 
SHELLFISH, ETC 
Mnssel' shells" 220 2_- oss 1, 635, 000} 10, 132)10, 872, 790} 108,819} 7,429,528} 82, an 7, 328, 736) 105, 632 
earls seston 2s soot 51 Se eens | aes Spl ote sb cee 190|Ss2-22e2=5 125 
Slates! ei Sb teas a Sec baa See 2) Aad) et eee AC a a I, 835|622 2-222 18, 788 
Turtles 
TAELT O Te e e Seet e e e e e eeee  eer e e a 14, 577 696 500 25 
Soitishallieen Setee ele Ae ee epee eal ae aad i ol Oe ae ee ae 400 20 
Totalectes.2etcses se 1, 635, 000) 12, 576|10, 872, 790} 126,357) 7,444,164] 95,615) 7, 329, 636/124, 590 
Grand! totali-52-22222=- 1, 822, 153) 32, 754/15, 732, 507} 411, 451) 14, 262, 630 sora 7, 717, 596] 157, 222 

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