970 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the Gulf States, 1880 to i9;?5— Continued 



CATCH OF CERTAIN SPECIES: By States— Continued 



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



Year 



Sea 

 craw- 

 fish or 

 spiny 

 lobster 



Florida 

 (west 

 coast) 



Oysters * 



Florida 

 (west 

 coast) 



410 



(0 



(■) 



2,064 

 2,598 

 1,258 

 4,057 

 3,764 

 1,312 

 2,616 

 1,642 

 1.736 

 2,859 



Total 



19,425 

 20, 587 

 16, 656 

 34.116 

 44, 403 

 43. 582 

 23, 754 

 25, 454 

 36, 013 

 34, 943 



Sponges 



Florida 

 (west 

 coast) 



(') 



(') 



207 



) 



254 

 317 

 367 

 333 

 347 

 545 



) 



462 

 575 

 600 

 554 



' Figures not available. 



• Shown on the basis of 7 pounds^of meat to the bushel. 



