FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 909 



Fisheries of the east coast of Florida, 192S — Continued 

 CATCH: By counties— Continued 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting trade. — In 1928 there was only one person on the east 

 coast of Florida engaged pnmarily in transporting the catch of fish. 

 One motor vessel having a capacity of 16 net tons was operated in 

 this trade. 



Wholesale trade. — There were 101 wholesale establishments along the 

 east coast of Florida engaged chiefly in handling fresh and frozen 

 fishery products. This is 44 per cent of the total number of such 

 establishments in the South Atlantic section. These establishments 

 employed 582 persons who received $360,562 in salaries and wages. 

 Duval County accounted for 16 per cent of these establishments; 

 St. Johns, 15 per cent; and Nassau, 12 per cent. 



Prepared and by-products trade. — There were eight establishments 

 along the east coast of Florida engaged primarily in the manufacture 

 of prepared fishery products or by-products. This is 13 per cent of the 

 total number in the South Atlantic section. They employed 197 

 persons who received $184,547 in salaries and wages. The products 

 manufactured consisting principally of menhaden products and canned 

 shrimp, were valued at $1,038,089. Detailed statistics of most of the 

 items manufactured may be obtained from Fishery Indvistries of the 

 United States, 1928, Bureau of Fisheries Document 1067. 



Industries related to the fisheries of the east coast of Florida, 1928 



TRANSPORTING 



Items 



Number 



Men on transporting vessels . 



Transporting vessels (motor) 



Net tonnage 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE 



