FISHERY INDUSTRIES OP THE UNITED STATES, 1923 



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PENNSYLVANIA 



No fishing was prosecuted in tributaries of the Mississippi River in 

 Pennsylvania during 1922, except that a few tons of mussel shells, 

 together with a few dollars worth of pearls and slugs, were taken from 

 the Shenango River. All of the persons shown as shoremen were 

 connected with the wholesale fish trade of Pittsburgh. Compara- 

 tively few of the fish handled at the latter city were from the Missis- 

 sippi River and its tributaries, but were mainly Great Lakes and 

 salt-water species. The investment of $126,380 was practically all 

 in the wholesale trade just mentioned. 



The following tables show in detail the statistics of the fisheries of 

 this State: 



Persons engaged and investment tn the fisheries of Pennsylvania, 1922 



Yield, by apparatus, of the fisheries of Pen?isylvania, 1922 



SOUTH DAKOTA 



The fisheries of South Dakota were confined to the James and 

 Missouri Rivers. On the former river the output consisted of 80,000 

 pounds of mussle shells, valued at $1,136, including the value of a few 

 pearls and slugs. On the Missouri River the catch consisted of 

 9,900 pounds of catfish, valued at $2,120; 5,875 pounds of carp, 

 valued at $587; and 5,675 pounds of buffalofish, valued at $568. 

 The apparatus used were fyke nets, trammel nets, and set lines for 

 the fish, and forks and rakes for taking the mussels. 



The following tables show in detail the statistics of the fisheries of 

 this State: 



Persons engaged and investment in the fisheries of South Dakota, 1922 



' 150 yards. 



