130 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Cowfish and 'shellfish" Ostiaciidse (species). 



Crevalle Caranx (species). 



Croaker Micropogon undulatua. 



Eloj>3 or ten-pounder Elops smirus. 



Flounders Pleuronectidae (species). 



IEpinephelus (species). 

 Myctoroperca (species). 

 Garni pa niqrita. 



Grunts Htomulidfie (species). 



Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus. 



Jewish Promicrops guttatvs. 



King whiting Menticirrhus (species). 



Leather jacket or " turbot" Balistes carolinensis. 



Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus. 



Moonfish Vomer setipinnis. 



., „ . f Munil cephalns. 



M""«t \3Iugilcure,na. 



Permit Trachinotiis goodei. 



Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopterus. 



ITrachinotits cnrolinvs. 

 Trachinotus (other species). 

 (See also permit.) 

 T, • /Calamus (species). 



P^"^^ iPagnis (spJcies). _ 



Porkfish Anisotremvs rirginicus. 



Redfish or rod drum Sdaenops occUntvx. 



Sailors choice Applied indiscriminately to 



several species. 



Scamp Mycteroperca phenax. 



Sea bass Centropristes striahis. 



Sea gar Tylosunis (speciesV 



Sergeantfish or snook Centropomiis imdecimalis. 



Sharks All Selachii except Batoidei. 



Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus. 



Snapper, mangrove Lutianus grisevs. 



Snapper, mutton Lutianus analis. 



Snapper, red Lutianus hlackjordi. 



Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus. 



Spot Leiostomus xnnthurus. 



ICynoscion regalis. 

 Cynosdon nothus. 

 Cynosdon nebulosus. 



StiU"geon Adpenscr sturio. 



Tang Teuthididse (species). 



Tarpon Tarpon atJantk-us. 



Yellowtail Ocyurus chrysurus. 



GENERAL STATISTICS. 



The fisheries of the Gulf States in 1918 gave employment to 14,888 

 persons, of whom 1,731 were on vessels fishing, 297 on vessels trans- 

 porting fishery products, 7,801 in shore fisheries, and 5,059 shores- 

 men in wholesale fish estahlishments, shrimp and oyster canneries, 

 and other branches of the fishery industries. The west coast of 

 Florida had 5,161 persons employed in its fisheries; Alabama, 783; 

 Mississippi, 2,867; Louisiana, 4,191; and Texas, 1,886. Compared 

 with the returns for 1902, the year for which the last canvass was 

 made by the Bureau, there has been a decrease in the number of 

 persons employed in all of the States except Texas, the total decrease 

 being 3,141, or 17.42 per cent. The largest decrease was 1,477, or 

 34 per cent, in Mississippi. The increase in Texas was 742 persons, 

 or 64.86 per cent. In this connection it will be recalled that during 



