FISHERY INDUSTEIES OF THE UIS!^ITED STATES. 



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

 Carolina in 1918, by Counties — Continued. 



> 54,000 in number. > 900 in number. s 100 bushels. < 37.5,905 bushels. '21,725 bushels. 



FISHERIES BY APPARATUS. 



Tho combined yield of the vessel and shore fisheries of wSouth Caro- 

 lina in 1918 with all forms of apparatus amounted to 3,746,932 

 pounds, valued at S207,690. Grabs wore the most productive form 

 of gear used, taking 283,288 bushels of oysters, valued at SG7,139. 

 The catch with gill nets, consisting chiefly of shad and stuim'on, 

 amounted to 350,902 pounds, valued at $5o,827. Tlio catch of 

 oysters with tongs am.ounted to 114,402 bushels, valued at $29,403. 

 Sea bass, king whiting, and squeteague were the principal species 

 taken with lines, the total catch with this form of apparatus being 

 291,575 pounds, valued at S24,751. The catch with seines was 

 237,375 pounds, valued at S22,439, of which 176,350 pounds, valued 

 at S 17,53 1 , were mullet. 



The two leading forms of a paratus used in tlie shore fisheries 

 were gill nets and grabs. Other kinds of gear used in the shore 

 fisheries were seines, cast nets, otter trawls, gigs, stop nets, bow 

 nets, and rakes. 



Only three forms of fishing apparatus were employed in the vessel 

 fisheries, namely, grabs, tongs, and lines. 



