920 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



OPERATING UNITS 



The catch of fishery products in Lake Olvcechobee was talvcn by 

 276 fislierinen who used 342 motor and other fisliing boats, 34 haul 

 seines, having a total length of 30,750 yards, 12,400 fykes, 5 hand- 

 lines, and 7 trot lines. 



CATCH BY GEAR 



Haul seines accounted for 89 per cent of the catch; fyke nets, 9 

 per cent; and lines, 2 per cent. The catch by haul seines was prin- 

 cipally catfish and bullheads, that by fyke nets chiefly black bass and 

 crappie, and that by lines niainlj'^ catfish and bullheads. 



CATCH BY COUNTIES 



The catch in Lake Okeechobee was taken in three counties. Glades 

 County accounted for G9 per cent of the catch and 72 per cent of the 

 value of the catch; Okeechobee County, 28 per cent of the catch 

 and 25 per cent of the value; and Palm Beach, 3 per cent of the catch 

 and 3 per cent of the value. 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



During 1928 no vessels were operated in the transporting trade in 

 Lake Okeechobee nor were any prepared-producls or by-products 

 industries located there. 



Wholesale trade. — -There were seven wholesale establishments on 

 the shores of Lake Okeechobee in 1928 handling fresh fishery prod- 

 ucts. These employed 28 persons, who received $19,030 in salaries 

 and wages. 



Fisheries and related industries of Lake Okeechobee, Fla., 1928 

 OPERATING UNITS: By gear 



