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Products, in Pounds, of Certain Fisheries of the South Atlantic States, 

 Various Years, 1890 to 1918 — Continued. 



As indicative of the trend of important fisheries common to the 

 South Atlantic and Gulf coasts the following table is of interest. 

 In view of the present high degree of development of the fisheries in 

 these sections, it is becoming increasingly important that frequent 

 statistical inventories be made to supply information as to whether 

 these fisheries are being endangered and as to the needs for restrictive 

 measures to safeguard the harvests of the future. 



Products, in Pounds, of Certain Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Guli' 

 States, Various Years, 1890 to 1918. 



The following tables contain statistics of the number of persons 

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

 of the products of the fisheries of the South Atlantic States in 1918, 

 and comparative statistics of persons, investment, and products for 

 various years from 1880 to 1918. 



Fisheries of the South Atlantic States, 1918. 



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