FISHERIES OF THE GULF STATES. 



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The fishermen of Louisiana are largely of foreign birth, and in a 

 majority of cases have little attachment to the places where they camp, 

 moving from place to place according to the productiveness of the fish- 

 eries in the various localities. For this reason it is extremely difficult 

 to report the extent of the fisheries of each parish or county sepa- 

 rately, but for the purpose of securing uniformity in presenting the 

 figures for all the Gulf States, the following five tables are arranged to 

 show by parishes the number of persons emi)loyed, the quantity and 

 value of boats, apparatus, etc., and the weight and value of the product. 

 The last two tables are intended to represent the yield in the vessel 

 fisheries and in the shore fisheries separately. It must not be under- 

 stood, however, that there is any difference in the so-called " vessel 

 fisheries " and the shore or boat fisheries of this State, for their charac- 

 teristics are identical, and there is probably no sail craft employed in 

 the fisheries of Louisiana large enough to be listed at the custom-house 

 if measured according to the present regulations. 



Table showing the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Loiiisiana in 1S97. 



' Includes the parishes Pointe Coupee, Iberville, Avoyelles, and a portion of St. Martin. 

 ^Includes the parishes of Assumption, Iberia, and portions of Iberville and St. Martin. 



Table shoicing by counties the vessels, boats, and apparatus employed in the fisheries of 



Louisiana in 1897. 



