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at $29,100. The total value of the products was $130,077. Tlie yield 

 of shad alone was valued at $11,572, while the next most importaut 

 species was mullet, the value of the yield of which was $22,732. The 

 catch of pompano was valued at $13,093, while squeteague and oysters, 

 the species next in importance, were valued at $12,817 and $11,760, 

 respectively. 



As compared with the last general canvass of this region (1890) 

 there has been a decrease in the number of persons employed and in 

 the apparatus used, although there has been an increase in the shore 

 property (caused by the putting up of more substantial buildings) and 

 cash capital. The statistics for this State were collected for the fiscal 

 year ending June 30, 1897. 



The three following tables show the extent of the fishery interests of 

 the eastern part of Florida in condensed form : 



Persons employed. 



How engaged. 



Ou vessela transporting 

 Shore or boat fisheries . 

 Shoresmen 



Total 



Ko. 



5 

 986 

 141 



1,132 



32 I 



Table of apparatus and capital. 



Items. 



Vessels transporting. 

 Tonnage 



Outfit. 



Boats 



Apparatus of capture : 



Seines '. 



Gill nets 



Cast nets 



Turtle nets 



Lines 



Tongs 



Shore and accessory property. 

 Cash capital 



a'otal 



Table of products. 



No. 



44 



487 



30 



37 



Value. 



$2, 400 



1,930 

 19, 800 



3,735 



28, 547 



1«5 



380 



46 



337 



64,715 



29, 100 



151, 155 



Speiir 



Ale wives, iresli 



Ale wives, salted 



Black bass 



Blue-fish . . 



Oat-fish 



Channel bass or red -fish. . 



Drum 



Mullet, fresh 



Mullet, salted 



Pompano 



Sea bass 



Shad 



Slieepshead 



Spanish mackerel 



Species. 



Spots and croakers 



Squeteague 



Sun-fish 



Whiting 



Other fish 



Oysters 



Clams 



Craw-fish 



Crabs 



Shrimp 



Turtles 



Terrapins 



Total 



Lbs. 



23, 133 



516,370 



248, 989 



8,000 



103, 340 



*362, 802 



4,800 



4,000 



3,700 



38, 625 



23, 856 



10, 350 



5, 882, 662 



Value. 



$772 



12 817 



6,827 



365 



3,356 



11, 766 



300 



80 



175 



1,407 



1,751 



1, 425 



136, 077 



'Represents 51,829 bushels. 



