246 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries, 1931—Continued 
CATCH: By States—Continued 





































Species lowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana ! 
FISH Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value| Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
Bohne e252 ei eee OI B25 | P Sos Oh | ae een ee eal ee a ee 5, 715 $114 
Buralofishes= 5-2 — se eee 746,615 | 59, 705 24, 325 |$2, 222 164, 558 |$14,429 | 8, 784,314 |263, 261 
Carp ts. Wari par Na eS 1, 594, 244 | 80,184 | 117,489 |10, 956 113, 461 8, 124 204, 743 4,127 
Catfish and bullheads-_-__---_-- 467,340 | 48, 593 770 111 | 181,777 | 17,043 | 6,602,987 |528, 579 
IBS) Sent ee ae 325 UG Sul (RS se || aa I I [ees oe o' 2 
Garfish 225 Gnr oe Are Pd eas Sie 2s oe | | ee 72, 450 791 
Wooneyen 2. ene a 1, 100 74.0 ens 2 Ay 5 ae 990 105) |- Poses a eee 
Paddlefish or spoonbill cat_--_- 9, 400 638) 2 Lp ere 18, 322 1,617 495, 544 | 21, 508 
Pikejor pickerelj-5-22-=2) === 4, 700 470) |i. = sae eae. || ot 2 22 | 2 ee | ee 
Quillback or ‘‘American carp’’_ 60, 450 1, 339 100 11 11,355 984 20, 700 431 
DAU Der Ley see Ne ae ee ee EE (| 2, 365 4512/2 ee eleeees 
Sheepshead: 2 4.55 299i ee 343,449 || 17, OLOr Eso Seen | ere ae 52, 560 6, 762 | 1,976, 600 | 39,577 
Sturgeon, shovelnose_-___-____- 17,650 | 1, 663 175 24 2, 967 380) as- steee ee eee 
pucker “smullet/?i 2 _ = eee rees 36, 550 822108 Ae en ee 10, 294 1, 381 sleet 
Kellow pikeuy: wk 22 of Cel Rae ese Se 2 | ee | oe ae 70 18) <2 See | oe 
Total. ee od ee 3, 373, 648 |}214, 785 | 142,859 13, 324 508, 719 | 51, 244 }18, 163, 253 |858, 394 
SHELLFISH, ETC. 
Cra wiishae 252 oe Shee ae SE | ee | Rene | Remy ee alfa nes 29, 248 292 
Shrimpise aso 2 eee 2 el SU Ee fe Balle SR | BE ie ee |e 38, 503 | 2, 423 
aVitIsselishellsheaen oe eee eee 4, 366,.219 | 65,685 | 312,562 | 2,713 |1, 113, 032 8, 786 50, 000" 75 
CARIS= 2 a6 Sent 1 yak eat ee ee 7, 24 See ere Le ce Bp 
Slucstetee i Fe ee be 13; 924) ae 636) |= ae $52 |. => eee 
TORS See es BUGS C* _ LTE PEEPS LS Se | Ce | gee ieee es | Eee 872, 651 |130, 612 
Merrapint Wwe. Se tre 19, 100 S77. || = eee | er |S eS | 
Turtles: 
Snap pera=-22-52--- eee 2, 000 AQ!) -eeeeemmeee teers es se) pS ee | eee 58,013 | 2, 244 
SOlisshelle seas te eee ee 17, 000 34.0) || = eee ne 2) 5. es Ses ee 1, 700 34 
Motali22: sono sont uae \4, 404,319 | 87,610 | 312,562 | 3,349 /1, 113, 032 9, 638 | 1,050,115 |135, 980 
Granditotala =e 7, 777, 967 |302, 395 | 455,421 |16,673 |1,621, 751 | 60,882 |19, 213, 368 }994, 374 
Species Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska 
FISH Pounds | Value | Pownds | Value | Pounds} Value | Pownds| Value 
BO WALiN eara erre e er 16, 598 $282 | emda ee, 17, 000 $5205 |seen eee 
Butialotishis sss ee 257,431 | 15, 092 |1,511, 126 |$63, 824 178,991 | 16,414 | 18,104 | $1,813 
Carpt Pi aii te F ° >) Sie 2,151, 119 | 97, 756 225, 276 6, 730 |433, 117 | 33,356 | 93,082 | 9,305 
Cattish and. bullheads_—2.------_- 53,804 | 4,841 | 635,049 | 42,384 | 91,430 | 15,487 | 34,174 | 5,135 
Ce _ _ se eee bet oes ee eee 2 
Minriows= sort 4 Asisik 1. whee fend 
Paddlefish or spoonbill cat_--_----]---------- 
Quillback or ‘‘American carp’”’___- 17, 246 
Sheepshead #0) si fer Ser thay pee 152, 545 
Sturgeon, shovelnose_- 1, 634 
puckermemulle ta eee ee 65, 273 
Totalieas2s SS 22 2, 715, 650 
SHELLFISH, ETC. 
Shrimpsle 2 Ss fee PPh Ae eee || ee 
Wiusselishells | _- {eae hE Lest ae 782, 630 
eanls te Sr ct Tay Fo eee Ee ee 
Slugstebrsote Soe ie eT ee | eee te 
urtles}snappers- 23 a ea 
Motalsae.. sot tte ee ee 782, 630 | 9, 158 10;100.| 1, 503: | 94,000. |. 1,311. |___-taesiE= eee 
Granditotalenss 22a see 3, 498, 280 137, 656 |2, 649, 723 |122,961 |927, 636 | 76,981 |145, 310 | 16, 253 






i According to statistics compiled by the Department of Conservation of the State of Louisiana and pub- 
lished in the Twelfth Biennial Report of that Department, the catch of commercial fresh-water fish taken 
in Louisiana during 1935 was as follows: Catfish, 4,364,180 pounds, valued at $349,134; gaspergou, 1,658,940 
pounds, valued at $82,947; spoonbill cat, 622,030 pounds, valued at $43,541; buffalofish, 9,673,935 pounds, 
valued at $483,696; terrapins, 8,370 dozens, valued at $167,420; fresh-water turtles, 849,000 pounds, valued at 
$127,735; frogs, 2,529,095 pounds, valued at $632,274; fresh-water shrimp, 21,938,610 pounds, valued at $264,475; 
erayfish, 1,250,690 pounds, valued at $87,548; “‘baby’’ green turtles, 6,129,235 in number, valued at $61,292; 
and miscellaneous products, 30,450.pounds, valued at. $1,827. 
