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Fisheries of South Carolina, 1928 — Continued 

 CATCH: By counties 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting trade. — In 1928 there were 143 persons in South Caro- 

 lina engaged primarily in transporting the catch of fish. In this trade 

 22 motor vessels and 40 saOing vessels, having a combined capacity 

 of 635 net tons, were operated. The size of vessel in most popular 

 use ranged from 5 to 10 net tons. 



Wholesale trade. — There were 18 wholesale establishments in South 

 Carolina engaged primarily in handling fresh and frozen products. 

 This is 8 per cent of the total number of such estabHshments in the 

 South Atlantic section. These establishments employed 236 persons 

 who received $56,468 in salaries and wages. Beaufort County alone 

 accounted for 10 of these establishments. 



Prepared and by-products trade. — There were 18 establishments in 

 South Carolina in 1928 engaged primarily in the manufacture of 

 fishery products or by-products. This is 30 per cent of the total 

 number in the South Atlantic section. They employed 656 persons 

 who received S159,720 in salaries and wages. The products manu- 

 factured, consisting principally of canned oysters and shrimp, were 

 valued at $1,028,113. Detailed statistics of most of the items 

 manufactured may be obtained from Fishery Industries of the United 

 States, 1928, Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 1067. 



In addition to the above, 163,140 pounds of salted fish and sturgeon 

 caviar, valued at $10,867, were prepared by the fishermen. 



