114 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Shore fisheries. — The total yield of the shore fisheries was 21,033,232 

 pounds, valued at $456,262. While this is a much larger catch than that 

 made in the vessel fisheries, the latter is somewhat more valuable, owing 

 to the large number of sponges taken by vessels. The leading products 

 in the shore fisheries are mullet, worth $194,362; oysters, $33,114; 

 sponges, $29,294; pompano, $18,997; trout, $17,672; grunts, $16,833, 

 and Spanish mackerel, $15,836. 



Monroe County ranks first in the value of products handled, followed 

 by Hillsboro, Manatee, Lee, Franklin, and De Soto counties in the order 

 named. In the quantity of catch handled Manatee County holds first 

 place, followed by Hillsboro, De Soto, Monroe, and Franklin counties. 



Detailed figures for each county are given in the following five tables : 



Table showing the numier of persons employed in the fisheries of the west coast of Florida. 



Counties. 



In vessel 

 fisheries. 



On vessels 

 transporting. 



Total. 



Monroe 



Lee 



DeSoto 



Manatee .... 

 Hillsboro ... 

 Hernando. .. 



Citrus 



Levy 



Lafayette . . . 



Taylor 



Wakulla 



Franklin 



Calhoun 



Washington . 

 Santa Rosa. . 

 Escambia . . . 



728 



"is' 



127 

 ..... 



61 



9 

 6 



220 



1,601 

 276 

 279 

 192 

 538 



24 



61 

 247 



27 

 149 

 136 

 761 



21 

 211 



16 

 472 



Total. 



1,169 



5,011 



Taile shoiving iy counties the apparatus and capital employed in the fisheries of the west 



coast of Florida. 



