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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 953 



1927. Of the total value of the catch, that for shrimp accounting for 

 62 per cent; oysters, 27 per cent; and crabs, 4 per cent. Of the total 

 production, shrimp accounted for 77 per cent; oysters, 16 per cent; 

 and crabs 4 per cent. 



QPERATING UNITS BY GEAR 



The catch of fishery products on the coast of Louisiana during 1928 

 was taken by 5,152 fishermen who used 185 motor vessels, 3 sailing 

 vessels, 2,709 motor and other boats, and 7 major types of gear. The 

 motor and sailing vessels had a combined capacity of 1,390 net tons. 

 The fisheries accounting for the greatest number of persons were the 

 otter- trawl fishery employing 2,341 fishermen and the haul-seine 

 fishery with 1,700 fishermen. 



CATCH BY GEAR 



Three types of gear caught 88 per cent of the fish taken in the marine 

 fisheries of Louisiana during 1928. Listed in order of their impor- 

 tance they w^ere otter trawls, which accounted for 60 per cent of the 

 catch; haul seines, 19 per cent; and tongs, 9 per cent. 



The catch by otter trawl consisted entirely of shrimp, that by haul 

 seines principally shrimp, and that by tongs exclusively oysters. 



OPERATING UNITS BY PARISHES 



Terrebonne Parish was foremost in the number of persons fishing, 

 accounting for 22 per cent of the total. Jefferson Parish followed 

 with 21 per cent. Other parishes employing a considerable number 

 of fishermen listed in order of their importance in this respect were 

 La Fourche, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines. La Fourche Parish 

 accounted for 32 per cent of the total number of fishing vessels and 

 Terrebonne Parish 27 per cent. Terrebonne Parish led in the number 

 of small motor and other types of fishing boats, accounting for 25 

 per cent of the total. Jefferson Parish followed with 20 per cent. 



CATCH BY PARISHES 



Fishing was prosecuted in the marine w^aters of 14 parishes of 

 Louisiana in 1928. Ranked according to value, the fisheries of 

 Terrebonne Parish were most important, accounting for 24 per cent 

 ■ of the total catch and 22 per cent of the total value of the catch. 

 Jefferson Parish ranked second with 24 per cent of the total catch and 

 20 per cent of the value. Other important parishes listed in order 

 with respect to value of the catch were La Fourche, Plaquemines, 

 and Orleans. 



