962 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of Texas, 1928 — Continued 

 CATCH: By gear 



Species 



BlueDsh 



Buflalofish -. 



Bulterfish 



Catfish - 



Crevalle - --. 



Croaker... 



Drum, black 



Drum, red, or redflsh 



Flounders 



King whiting or "kingfish' 



Mullet 



Pom pano 



Sea bass 



Sheepshead, fresh-water 



Sheepshead, salt-water 



Snook or sergeantflsh 



Spadefish 



Spanish mackerel 



Squeteague or "sea trout". 



Tuna or horse mackerel 



Shrimp 



Haul seines 



Common 



Poundsl Value 

 "34,"887" $2,"222" 



Long 



Pounds 

 200 



35, 400 



50 



5,260 



45,566 



101, 730 



60 



9,150 



Total. 



3,150 



6,000 

 7,208 

 51, 370 

 2,175 

 6,000 

 153, 691 



50,000 



511,697 



1,883 



2 



251 



1,921 



10, 231 



7 



659 



767 



350 

 508 



4,329 

 143 



1,200 

 21, 069 



24,880 



696 



42, 270 



740, 912 



268, 944 



6,330 



2,137 



3,000 



2,924 



2,500 



2,000 



19, 767 



135, 513 



2,000 



518 



332, 087 



100 



1, 584, 778 



Value 

 $30 



972 



28 



1,691 



29,637 



26, 894 



757 



85 



60 



488 



250 



1,217 



13, 551 



80 



90 



37, 671 



4 



113,505 



Gill nets, set 



Pounds Value 



50, 221 



19, 060 



500 



9,753 



145, 928 



171,364 



966 



5,209 



150 



2, 671 



300 



2,783 



26, 017 



1,678 



143, 869 



632 



581, 101 



$2, 581 



782 



20 



415 



5,836 



17, 925 



111 



252 



7 



673 



36 



167 



2,736 



184 



17, 760 



25 



49, 510 



Trammel nets 



Pounds Value 



3.382 



1,000 



50, 462 



24, 147 



51, 915 



305, 169 



4,033 



1,900 



11,250 



1,790 



15, 266 

 5,825 



2,200 



321, 251 



316 



799, 906 



$175 



30 



2,053 



1,288 

 2,596 

 38, 907 

 709 

 111 

 338 

 474 



1,440 



585 



440 



49, 016 



12 



18, 174 



Species 



Bluefish.. 



Catfish 



Croaker .! 



Drum, black 



Drum, red, or redfisb 



Flounders 



Groupers 



Jewflsh 



Kingfish or "king mackerel" 

 King whiting or "kingfish". 



Pompano 



Sea bass 



Sheepshead, fresh- water 



Sheepshead, salt-water 



Snapper, red 



Snook or sergeantfish. 



Spadefish 



Spanish mackerel 



Squeteague or "sea trout".. 

 Crabs, hard 



Total. 



Lines 



Hand 



Pounds 



500 



41,977 



3,450 



10, 949 



113,900 



5,653 



21,617 



75, 746 



11,300 



1,500 



360 



1,450 



7,779 



1, 055, 162 



10, 750 



650 



77, 868 



197, 701 



1, 638, 312 



Value 



$40 



1,690 



138 



457 



12, 166 



673 



698 



4,477 



484 



90 



72 



91 



379 



88, 792 



995 



26 



8,155 



25, 394 



Trot with hooks 



Pounds 



139, 500 



1,200 

 64, 903 



500 



800 

 6,366' 



144, 817 213, 203 



Value 



$7, 515 



48 

 6,566 



80 

 "756" 



Trot with baits 

 or snoods 



Pounds 



82,400 



14, 990 82, 400 



Value 



$5, 980 



