FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 



Fisheries nf (he Gulf Slates, 1880 to L9^S— Continued 



CATCH OF CBRTAIN STKCIES: By STATES-Continued 



[Expressed in thousands of pounds; that is, 000 omitted] 



969 



Year 



1880. 

 1887., 

 1888- 

 1889. 

 1890_ 

 1897. 

 1902- 

 1908- 

 1918- 

 1923- 

 1927- 

 1928. 



Mullet 



Florida 

 (west 

 coast) 



2.028 



(') 



(') 

 13, 348 

 15, 556 

 15, 575 

 26, 310 

 16, 145 

 26, 380 

 28, 454 

 24, 802 

 23, 489 



Ala 

 bam a 



125 



(') 



262 



613 



.588 



600 



1,546 



1,656 



1,703 



648 



1,973 



2,118 



Missis- 

 sippi 



2 



233 



233 



722 



305 



241 



603 



1, 035 



1, 565 



1,739 



2,363 



803 



Louisi- 

 ana' 



55 

 253 

 253 

 283 

 288 

 166 

 123 

 133 

 325 

 181 

 132 



24 



Texas 



Total 



2,218 



1,5,048 

 16.820 

 16, .582 



28, .582 

 18,969 



29, 973 

 31, 022 

 29, 275 

 26, 448 



Pompano 



Florida 



(west 

 eoiist) 



14 



(') 



(') 

 420 

 342 

 406 

 487 

 232 

 242 

 282 

 428 

 419 



Ala- 

 bama 



(') 



Missis- 

 sippi 



Louisi- 

 ana 



Texas 



Total 



483 

 408 

 406 

 487 

 232 

 242 

 282 

 454 

 441 



Year 



1880. 

 1887 -, 

 1888. 

 1889- 

 1890. 

 1897- 

 1902- 

 1908- 

 1918- 

 1923. 

 1927. 

 1928. 



Shcepshead 



Florida 

 (west 

 coast) 



(') 



(') 

 527 

 544 

 663 



1.374 

 473 

 989 



1, 025 



Ala- 

 bama 



(>) 



Missis- 

 sippi 



124 



128 



156 



173 



110 



70 



81 



68 



91 



144 



Louisi- 

 ana 



362 

 366 

 364 

 391 

 238 

 339 

 249 

 277 

 193 

 183 

 108 



Texas 



695 

 647 

 739 

 779 

 468 

 217 

 298 

 198 

 141 



Total 



1,819 

 1.922 

 1,566 

 2,075 

 1,125 

 1,560 

 1,471 

 1,102 

 780 



Snapper, red 



Florida 

 (we^t 

 coast) 



Ala- 

 bama 



360 



(') 



86 



51 



62 



335 



3,466 



2,635 



798 



970 



1,059 



1,301 



Missis- 

 sippi 



104 

 219 

 97 



Louisi- 

 ana 



900 

 131 

 150 

 250 

 240 



175 

 72 



Texas 



75 



65 



22 



5 



465 



2,068 



2,252 



1,243 



1,009 



1, 237 



1,055 



Total 



3,792 

 4,480 

 6,114 

 13, 608 

 12, 546 

 9,429 

 11,729 

 11.900 

 10, 392 



Year 



1887. 

 1888. 

 1889- 

 1890- 

 1897- 

 1902- 

 1908. 

 1918- 

 1923- 

 1927. 

 1928- 



Spanish mackerel 



Squeteagues or "sea trout" 



Florida 

 (west 

 coast) 



(') 



(•) 



382 



448 



503 



1.513 



1,419 



3.463 



3,772 



4,570 



3,229 



(') 



Missis- 

 sippi 



Louisi- 

 ana 



119 



126 



134 



144 



56 



6 



5 



2 



3 



23 



22 



Total 



635 

 707 

 751 

 1,624 

 1,446 

 3, 522 

 3,795 

 4,771 

 3,352 



Florida 

 (west 

 coast) 



Ala- Missis- Louisi- 

 bama sippl ana 



258 

 280 

 370 

 372 

 453 

 473 

 517 

 356 

 410 

 605 

 487 



524 



522 



619 



656 



567 



1,078 



1,103 



1,190 



783 



822 



885 



941 

 872 

 1,077 

 1,120 

 1,012 

 1,119 

 1, 055 

 1.613 

 1,524 

 1,700 

 1,160 



Total 



2,983 

 3,011 



3,158 

 4,842 

 4,090 

 4,992 

 4, 3.57 

 5.828 

 5,340 



1 Figures not available. 



