212 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table shoivintj the numher of persons employed in the fisheries of Georgia in 1897. 



Counties. 



fishermen. 



Boat 

 fishermen. 



Shores- 

 men. 



Total. 



Bryan 



Camden . . 

 Chatham . 



Glynn 



Liberty... 

 Mcintosh. 

 "Wayne ... 



Total . 



126 



30 



40 

 116 

 7G9 

 170 

 6 

 102 



42 



1,245 



40 

 116 



331 1, 226 

 131 331 



108 

 42 



Table showiny by counties and species the yield of the fisheries of Georgia in 1807 



Species. 



Bryan. 



Lbs. Value. 



Camden. 



Lbs. Value 



Chatham. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Glynn. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives 



Black bass . . . 



Cat-fish 



Channel bass 



Croakers 



Drum 



1,400 



Eels 



Flounders { 



Hickory shad | 1,000 



Mullet 



Perch j 



Sailor's choice i 



Shad 72,000 



Sheepshead ! 



Squeteague ' 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



Sun-fish 1,500 



Whiting ' 



Shrimp 1 



Crabs 



Terrapins 



Turtles ' 



Oysters 



Clams 



Caviar 



25, 000 

 3,200 

 154, 500 

 14, 100 

 11, 900 

 8,300 

 5,000 



$500 

 224 

 2,685 

 705 

 395 

 412 

 100 



3,600 



Total 75,900 



4,775 



32, 000 



3,600 



134 

 510 

 140 



$1, 300 



8,700 



311, 500 

 600 



5,350 



"iih 



842, 600 

 25, 000 

 20, 400 



4,000 

 75, 000 



2,400 

 24, 500 

 25, 600 

 40, 100 

 20, 290 



1,000 

 , Oil, 690 



2,640 



5,150 



3,801 ! 348,800 ! 7,000 3,162,745 127,621 



38, 880 



1,250 



1,020 



280 



2, 550 



120 



1,225 



960 



1,000 



7,045 



20 



65, 803 



165 



1,498 



1, 185, 210 1 22, 078 



Species. 



Liberty. 



Lbs. Value. 



Mcintosh. 



Wayne. 



Lbs. Value 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Total. 



Lb8. 



Value. 



Alewives 



Black bass 



Cat-fish 



Channel bass . . 



Croakers 



Drum 



Eels 



Flounders 



Hickory shad. . 



Mullet 



Perch 



Sailor's choice . 



Shad 



Sheepshead 



Squeteague 



Striped bass . . . 



Sturgeon 



Sun-fish 



Whiting 



Shrimp 



Crabs 



Terrapins 



Turtles 



Oysters 



Clams 



Caviar 



2,800 



7,300 



900 



4, 5U0 



$43 

 365 

 45 

 135 



2,200 



1,500 



13, 500 



110 



75 

 540 



3, l.'.O 



400 

 15, 250 



20 

 915 



24, 800 



Total 



3,150 



7,450 



3,800 



44. 000 



372 

 190 

 880 



6,645 



56, 000 



"i'eso 



225 I 171,295 



776 

 663 



6,900 



20, 000 



$1, t80 



1,200 



46, 000 2, 380 



25, 000 



4,600 



157, 600 



23, 800 



18, 100 



14, 300 



5,000 



6.500 



7,775 



56, 000 



3,600 



600 



787, 550 



25, 000 



54, 650 



9,000 



147, 700 



3,900 



45, 700 



07, 600 



74, 660 



34, 785 



1,000 



3, 406, 440 



2, 640 



9,600 



4, 993, 100 



$500 



322 



2,734 



1,190 



655 



592 



100 



290 



262 



1,310 



140 



30 



46, 705 



1,250 



2,512 



530 



4,060 



195 



2,100 



2,535 



1,864 



11, 2TA 



20 



86, 709 



165 



2,581 



170, 605 



