FISHERY IXDUSTKIES OF THE UXITED STATES. 



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sturgeon, including sturgeon caviar, 11 7,890 pounds, valued at$22,025; 

 mullet, fresh and salted, 200,750 pounds, valued at $19,129; and sea 

 bass, 132,000 pounds, valued at S13,200. Compared with 1902, 

 there has been a decrease in the take of oysters of 292,010 bushels; 

 of shad, of 266,671 pounds; an increase in the catch of sturgeon of 

 33,275 pounds, but a decrease of 9,535 pounds in the production of 

 caviar; an increase in the catch of mullet of 62,150 pounds; and a 

 decrease in the catch of sea bass amounting to 577,545 pounds. For 

 years there has been a small fishery for sharks for food, the catch in 

 1918 amounting to 20,000 pounds, a decrease of 70,000 pounds as 

 compared with 1902. 



FISHERIES BY COUNTIES. 



The following table gives, by counties, the number of persons em- 

 ployed, investment, and products of the fisheries of South Carolina 

 in 1918. 



Persons Engaged, Investment, and Products of the Fisheries of South 

 Carolina in 1918, by Counties. 



