FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
FISHERIES OF 
Item. | 
East 
rropucts—continued. 
Ladyiish 
Leather jacket or “‘turbot’’.... 
Menhaden: 
1 Ee 
17105 1 te ae oe es ee ee S88 
Pinfish or sailor’s choice 
Pompano: 
Fresh 
Salted... . 
Porgies ex] 
[farn's ih) a Se Bee eee | 
Redfish or red drum, salted... 
Sea gar or needlefish. .......... 
Sergeantfish or snook 
Sheepshead 
Snapper: 
Mangrove 
Mutton 
Spot 
Squeteague or “‘sea trout”: 
resh 
Salted 
Sturgeon 
Sturgeon caviar and roe 
Yellowtail 
Yellowtail or “‘silver perch” -. 
Shrim 
Stone 
REM TA I Ses 2 SoS s5 lke es j 
WUT D2 a ee | 
Clammasiard:. 2225. 222.2 J: 22-22] 
Conch meat 
Oysters, market: 
iE10h 9) CTC SSE Rp eee See 
i gS. Se ees 
| Pounds. 
1, 280 
370 
48, 362, 600 
442) 535 
133, 419 
393, 030 
1, 645, 223 
/ 
Frorma iy 1915—Continued. 
coast. 
| | 
Vulwe. 
$13 
ms 
2 
ms 
* 
West coast. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
7, 230, 168 
3, 408, 701 
27, 200 
37, 977 
1, 630, 686 
31, 625 
4,915 
3, 250, 468 
322, 015 
13, 496 
» 156,000 in number. 
2 20,409 b 
ushels. 
75 | 54, 753, 639 | 3, 420, 353 
% 416,553 bushels. 
SPONGE FISHERY OF FLORIDA. 
Total. 
| 
Pounds. | Value. 
1, 280 | $13 
8, 126 370 
48, 626, 130 
. 21,022 
8, 620 
32, 987, 625 
2) 453, 930 177,974 
86, 285 7,593 
3, 500 70 
15, 155 538 
21, 358 701 
| 463, 667 13, 842 
| 369, 411 47, 151 
3,075 520 
62) 692 2,770 
4,110 201 
7, 321 366 
300 10 
72,975 | 4,879 
100 | 5 
388, 519 | 11, 197 
| 963, 606 | 135, 844 
63,775 526 
1, 092, 965 | 36, 742 
| 
127,185 | 5, 334 
255,178 7, 963 
7, 250, 368 457, 640 
6,470,666 | 462, 111 
27; 200 1) 505 
431; 007 13) 51/ 
3, 275, 909 287, 625 
31, 625 3,772 
4,915 620 
12 12 
600 30 
1, 800 180 
31, 735 1, 537 
43, 970 | 1, 279 
12, 118, 386 348, 059 
345, 518 | 17, 238 
1 52, 000 1, 800 
24° 500 2) 600 
2) 475 206 
72, 220 4, 831 
2 163, 272 14; 936 
9, 000 800 
32,915, S71 136, 183 
4159, 061 5, 765 
2, 022 245 
73, 033 12, 125 
276, 168 675, 781 
9) 324 2) 817 
91, 641 34, 187 
E55, 965,127 | 5, 166, 538 
4 22,723 bushels. 
The sponge fishery of Florida is prosecuted on the west coast of 
the State, and the catch is sold by bunches chiefly through the sponge 
exchange at Tarpon Springs. 
estimated at 2} pounds per bunch, small woo 
and yellow and wire sponges at 14 pounds. 
sold at the exchange amounted to 424,075 pounds, valued at $707,964, 
The large wool and grass sponges are 
l sponges at 1 pound, 
In 1919 the quantity 
