536 



GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW OF THE FISHERIES. 



Summary statement of ptrsons employed. 



Persons employed. 



Number. 



Fishermen 4. 382 



Shoremen j 749 



Total 5,131 



Detailed statement of capital invested and apparatus employed. 



Apparatus specified. Number. Value. 



Vessels <3 ; 009.SG tons) 197 $308,051 



Boats 1,252 50,173 



Other apparatus, including outfits 52, 823 



Canneries and other shore property j 134,537 



Total 545,584 



Detailed statement of the quantities and values of products. 



. Products specified. 



Blnefish 44,250 : $885 



Crabs 324,000 8,100 



Crawfish 24,000 800 



Green turtle 234,000 9,120 



Groupers 1,764,000 141,120 



Mullet 2,217,750 a 108, 421 



Oysters | 4,051,075 313,200 



Pompano 14,212 1,421 



Redsnappers | 1,483,293 j 66,757 



Shrimp 1,171,500 ' 69,300 



Sponges 207,000 200,750 



All other species I 12,026,130 307,670 



Total i 23,561,210 1,227,544 



a Including 13,325 dozen roes, irorth $5.867. 



B. THE FISHERY INTERESTS OF WESTERN FLORIDA. 



195. STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION. 



Summary statement of persona employed. 



Persons employed. 



Number, 



Fishermen . 



Shoremen.. 



1,936 

 176 



Total . 



2,112 



Detailed statement of capital invested and apparatus employed. 



Apparatus specified. 



Vessels (2,152.97 tons) 



Boats 



Other apparatus, including outfit ... 

 Canneries and other shore property. 



Total... 



Number. 



Value. 



124 

 743 



$272, 645 

 15,558 

 21, 823 

 52, 537 



3G2, 563 



