154 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table showing hy counties and species the yield of the fisheries of Louisiana in 1S97 — Cout'd. 



SUMMARY. 



Species. 



Black bass 



Blue-flsb 



Buffalo-fish 



Cat-fish 



Channel bass or red-fish 



Crevalle 



Croakers 



Drum, fresh- water 



Drum, salt-water 



Flounders 



Hog-fish 



Mullet 



Perch 



Pompano 



Sheepahead 



Shoemaker 



Lbs. 



320 



3,960 



311,093 



, 153, 134 



465, 200 



18, 000 



328, 775 



7,250 



18, 570 



9,625 



125 



165, 819 



11, 050 



17, 665 



238, 010 



9,600 



Value. 



$26 



132 



4,768 



51, 420 



20, 529 



690 



16, 980 



74 



540 



654 



5 



5,871 



500 



1,891 



12, 506 



346 



Species. 



Silver perch 



Spanish mackerel . 



Striped bass 



Sun-fishes 



Trout ,... 



Other fish 



Oysters 



Shrimp 



Crabs 



Craw fish 



Terrapins 



Turtles 



Alligator 



Total. 



Lbs. 



3,015 



55, 805 



22, 880 



119, 780 



566, 648 



66, 550 



6, 714, 330 



4, 486, 726 



1, 458, 833 



84, 950 



41, 680 



22, 395 



Value. 



$128 



5, 132 



1,449 



3,789 



26, 500 



3,583 



432, 668 



80, 576 



12, 891 



3,113 



4,149 



581 



22, 096 



17, 401, 788 



713, 587 



Table showing by counties, apparatus, and species the yield of the vessel fisheries of 



Louisiana in 1897. 



