102 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
FISHERIES BY APPARATUS. 
The yield of all forms of apparatus in Georgia in 1918 amounted 
to 37,153,953 pounds, valued at $416,043. In the value of their 
product, otter trawls, employed chiefly in the taking of shrimp, 
ranked first, with a catch of 5,838,115 pounds, valued at $175,705. 
Exceeding all other forms of apparatus in quantity, but ranking 
second in the value of their catch, purse seines took 29,484,600 pounds 
of menhaden, valued at $88,453. The yield of -the gill-net fishery 
amounted to 203,332 pounds, valued at $38,705, of which 100,540 
pounds, valued at $26,960, were shad. The catch with lines was 
505,712 pounds, valued at $38,224, the principal species taken by 
this apparatus in the order of their value being: Sea bass, red snapper, 
tilefish, and groupers. Oysters were taken with tongs to the amount 
of 486,444 pounds, or 69,492 bushels, valued at $32,029, and with 
grabs to the amount of 468,678 pounds, or 66,954 bushels, valued 
at $31,384. 
gear amounted to 136,446 bushels, valued at $63,413. 
Aside from purse seines, lines, and otter trawls used in the vessel 
fisheries, the only other forms of apparatus employed were dredges, 
tongs, and grabs, all of which were engaged in taking oysters. 
The bulk of the catch in the shore fisheries was made with otter 
trawls, gill nets, tongs, and grabs, the remainder being taken by 
hand and with lines, seines, and cast nets. 
The products of the vessel and shore or boat fisheries are shown in 
the appended tables. 
YIELD or VESSEL FISHERIES OF GEORGIA IN 1918, BY CoUNTIES, 
The combined take of oysters with these two forms of 
APPARATUS, AND 
SPECIES. 
Apparatus and species. Camden. hatham. Glynn. Total. 
Pounds. | } . | Pounds.| Value. | Pounds.) Value. | Pounds. | Value. 
IPurseseines: Menhadenvess|p205404 (O00 M SSS 4 bay eer alae te sree oe | Saree | pare | 29,484,600 | $88, 453 
Lines: ; ac th 
Bluefish. i236) 52.5 52 sec|set sas stedleemcee ae 5, 600 SECO? |e ee de Male eee oseee 5,000 900 
Cero* or kingihishs 2252 22) ce sealer tee Tt Lh Neoeeeec ee \Poseecoc 74 7 
AM Voybhals as wae same neaeeolaaaoee ones eoaesses ECO TD | eres rah teat es ane | 500 55 
GLOUPETS ese Bone ce os eee ses alcatel 27, eS) er SOLO as ee se ea arene | 27,758 1,019 
GTUDtS ere eee se ae He /aictocrerays as 26 |l-Beterctoetal 512 2Billjsoscoset Vs sears | 512 26 
Redtishvor red Grumess|i ss ase sees 2t | cS eee Isegesoes 24 4 
IRedssNappers soaacctenc aceon sescesleen eee: TV, 7499) 75740) |. k eee 1 naa ane 111,749 7,740 
Seup ee sceaaeee cokes eases Webcast TE OGOM|| eereectO || aeoeme nm |e ae 12,000 900 
Era Sen ple Spe ee ieee ral Grae Mategc nea 291, 490 | 2366551 eee 291,400 | 23,655 
Sharksiteet se) <5 55h 2 ee eae eee sce eae 1, 289 | SON coef Sele eS 1, 289 30 
Squeteague, or ‘‘sea | | 2 
EROUt wna. Mens Yau Tas Je IANO) 4 BUNS balk cee ee lie meee 2, 500 185 
Tetistie ee ae tae See aed Hoa veal oe [Rae ota IPorss NOOO QUA GO) | Oat epee ec iia 35,000 | 2,400 ° 
Octopiss eee seen tere eases ss [ewes [is 25 tOleil 2632 S55 See oe 2,731 268 
Motabh eet weak soy See ek ie eee | 400,627 | 37,189 |._....... liom 490,627 | 37,189 
— = - = — } 
Otter trawis: Shrimp. ....-. 155 6554) 247600). |28-2 22 see eee ce 410,665 |$11, 800 566,320 | 16, 400 
Dredges: Oysters, market, | : 
DEL VAbG Kesey eee ee 8 ed epee eee al penta 11169900; |, \O4100Messs. 2 o8- [ue enh ae 116,900 | 9,100 
Tongs: Oysters, market— | ! 
Publi¢ soe. ck Wee sae saers lle esiec tee oars pistes cess SOE SOO 2 i iay OO) | eee mee ec cere 39, 900 2,100 
PHIVate ose cine 3h RLS an Ge I iinet |i fs 3,500 | 300] 43,120 800 46,620 | 1,100 
Mota lis. A Sets chee sean enters eects 43,400 | 2,400 | 43,120 | 800 86, 520 3, 200 
Grabs: Oysters, market— 7 
PUBLIC ene eee Sake ee s ace Bee Bee mat RY Avy GM INPcyiial| ph cena mere Ue 37,275 | 1,875 
TEV LOMA eta ors Boot LS SO 3,500 300 | 43,078 800 46,578 | 1,100 
Mota leweey eget ee Gy oe ene 40,775 | 2,175 | 43,078 800 | 83,853 | 2,975 
Grand total.......... 28, 640,255 | 93,053 | 691,702 | 50,864 | 496, 863 | 13, 400 | 30,828,820 | 157,317 
