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Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 19S6 — Continued 

 CATCH: Bt Statks— Continued 



' statistics on hard crabs used in this table are based on yields of 6 pounds per dozen in North Carolina, 

 South Carolina, and Georgia; 5.96 pounds in Florida; 5.81 pounds in Alabama; 5.50 pounds in Mississippi; 

 6.59 pounds in Louisiana; and 5.21 pounds in Texas. 



' Statistics on hard clams used in this table are based on yields of 8 pounds of meats per bushel in all States. 



' Statistics on market oysters used in this table are based on yields of 4.96 pounds of meats per bushel in 

 North Carolina; 4.64, in South Carolina; 6.01, in Georgia; 4.18, in Florida; 4.11, in Alabama; 3.59, in Missis- 

 sippi; 3.77, in Louisiana; and 4.92, in Texas. 



Note. — The catch for Mississippi includes the following products taken by Mississippi craft in Louisiana 

 waters: Shrimp, 15,748.300 pounds, valued at $423,899; oysters, market, spring, 4,009,200 pounds of meats, 

 valued at $244,879; oysters, market, fall, 56,700 pounds, valued at $3,884. The seed oyster fishery was prose- 

 cuted in this section only in North Carolina where 55 regular and 45 casual fishermen using 37 motor boats 

 and 37 dredges took 55,500 bushels of seed oysters, valued at $11,100, from pubhc beds. Of these regular 

 fishermen 38 are duplicated among those fishing for market oysters or other species. Similarly 14 motor 

 boats are duplicatedi 



