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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



redfish. or red drum, in 1902, 2,607,881 pounds, in 1918, 2,986,280 

 pounds; salt-water sheepshead, in 1902, 1,974,815 pounds, in 1918, 

 1,558,514 pounds; snappers, in 1902, 13,995,660 pounds, in 1918, 

 9,547,901 pounds; squeteagues, or ''sea trout," in 1902, 4,789,047 

 pounds, in 1918, 4,960,738 pounds; and oysters, in 1902, 34,115,935 

 pounds, in 1918, 23,754,465 pounds. The total for these species for 

 1902 was 85,265,004 pounds, and for 1918, 71,720,817 pounds, a de- 

 crease of 13,544,187 pounds. It will be noted that the falling off is 

 confined largely to the oyster industry, the catch of other products 

 changing but little. The falling off in the oyster catch was probably 

 due chiefly to loss of men to war actiyities and to transportation 

 difhculties. 



In connection with the aboye comparisons and with the efforts of 

 the Bureau and other agencies to increase the use of fishery products, 

 particularly the neglected forms, the following comparatiye figures 

 for these years are of interest: Catch of black drum, in 1902, 418,875 

 pounds, in 1918, 2,011,288 pounds; creyalles, including blue runner, 

 in 1902, 100,105 pounds, in 1918,507,005 pounds; cero and kingfish, 

 in 1902, 152,700 pounds, in 1918, 465,860 pounds; groupers, in 1902, 

 1,112,258 pounds, in 1918, 5,935,825 pounds; menhaden, in 1902, 

 12,500 pounds, in 1918, 14,413,942 pounds; Spanish mackerel, in 1902, 

 1,583,891 pounds, in 1918, 3,494,845 pounds; and shrimp, in 1902, 

 12,366,915 pounds, in 1918, 27,142,999 pounds. The total for these 

 species for 1902 was 15,747,244 pounds, and for 1918, 53,971,757 

 pounds, an increase of 38,224,513 pounds. 



The following tables giye the comparatiye statistics for yarious 

 years from 1890 to 1918 for (1) fiye important fisheries which haye 

 been long established, and (2) five fisheries of less importance, show- 

 ing their deyelopment and increase in recent years. 



Comparative Statistics op Products op Certain Fisheries of the Gulp States, 

 Various Years, 1890 to 1918. 



• Probably includes some black drum, for which no separate figures are given, 

 s Includes blue nmncr. 



The following tables contain statistics of the number of persons 

 employed, the amount of capital investiHJ, the quantity and value of 

 the products of the fisheries of the Ciulf States in 1918, and com- 

 parative statistics of the products of the fisheries for various years; 



