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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



FISHERIES BY APPARATUS. 



The yield of all forms of apparatus in Georgia in 1918 amounted 

 to 37,153,953 pounds, valued at $416,043. In the value of their 

 product, otter trawls, emplo3'ed chiefly in the taking of shrimp, 

 ranked first, with a catch of 5,838,115 pounds, valued at $175,705. 

 Exceeding all other forms of apparatus in quantity, but ranking 

 second in the value of their catch, purse seines took 29,484,600 pounds 

 of menhaden, valued at $88,453. The yield of the gill-net fishery 

 amounted to 203,332 pounds, valued at $38,705, of which 100,540 

 pounds, valued at $26,960, were shad. The catch with lines was 

 505,712 pounds, valued at $38,224, the principal species taken by 

 this apparatus in the order of their value being: Sea bass, red snapper, 

 tilefish, and groupers. Oysters were taken with tongs to the amount 

 of 486,444 pounds, or 69,492 bushels, valued at $32,029, and with 

 grabs 'to the amount of 468,678 pounds, or 66,954 bushels, valued 

 at $31,384. The combined take of oysters with these two forms of 

 gear amounted to 136,446 bushels, valued at $63,413. 



Aside from purse seines, lines, and otter trawls used in the vessel 

 fisheries, the only other forms of apparatus employed were dredges, 

 tongs, and grabs, all of which were engaged in taking oysters. 



The bulk of the catch in the shore fisheries was made with otter 

 trawls, gill nets, tongs, and grabs, the remainder being taken by 

 hand and with lines, seines, and cast nets. 



The products of the vessel and shore or boat fisheries are shown in 

 the appended tables. 



Yield of Vessel Fisheries of Georgia in' 1918, by Counties, Apparatus, and 



Species. 



