356 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHEIlII'iS 



LOUISIANA 



Fisheries of Louisiana, 1936 

 OPERATING UNITS: By gkar 



Item 



Fishermen: 



On vessels 



On boats and shore: 



Regular 



Casual 



Total. 



Vessels, motor 



Net tonnage _ - - 



Boats: 



Motor 



Other 



Apparatus: 



Number 



Length, yards 



Square yards 



Hooks, baits, or snoods. 



Haul 



seines 



Number 



398 

 105 



503 



107 

 18, 510 



Gill 

 nets, 

 run- 

 around 



Number 



550 



Tram- 

 mel 

 nets 



Number 

 80 



46 



Hand 



Number 

 5 



126 

 151 



71 

 128 



Trot 



with 



baits or 



snoods 



Number 



365 

 556 



72 

 849 



921 



218,825 



Dip nets 



Common 



Number 



Drop 



Number 



125 

 IDS 



23S 



6 

 217 



8,694 



Item 



Fishermen: 



On vessels 



On boats and shore: 



Regular 



Casual 



Total. 



Vessels, motor 



Net tonnage 



Boats: 



Motor 



Other 



Accessory boats 



Apparatus: 



Number 



Yards at mouth. 



Cast 

 nets 



Number 



Otter 

 trawls, 

 shrimp 



Num.ber 

 297 



3,346 

 6 



3,649 



147 

 1,072 



1,676 



1,828 

 22, 533 



Brush 



traps 



Number 

 102 



102 



102 

 25, 500 



Dredges, 

 oyster 



Number 

 96 



26 

 216 



Tongs, 

 oyster 



Number 

 57 



677 

 12 



25 

 178 



130 



282 

 24 



By hand, 



other 

 than for 

 oysters 



Number 



Total, 

 exclusive 

 of dupli- 

 cation 



Number 

 40S 



4,480 

 932 



5,815 



17$ 

 1,279 



1,970 



1, 572 



24 



CATCH: By GEAR 



