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Fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries, 1931 — Continued 

 CATCH: By States 



1 According to statistics furnished by the Louisiana Department of Conservation, the catch of commercial 

 fresh-water fish in Louisiana during 1936 was as follows: Catfish, 4,3')4,000 pounds, valued at .$405,000; 

 gaspergou, 1.7,')0,000 pounds, valued at $105,000; spoonbill cat, 750,000 pounds, valued at $60,000; buft'alo- 

 fish, 10,000,000 pounds, valued at $500,000; fresh-water turtles. 70,.5O0 pounds, valued at $11,475; frogs, 2,750,000 

 pounds, valued at $650,000; fresh-water shrimp, 2,500,000 pounds, valued at .$200,000; crayfish, 2,500,000 

 pounds, valued at $175,000; terrapin, 30,660 in number, valued at $30,000; and "baby" green turtles, 5,200,000 

 in number, valued at $52,000. 



