FISHERIES, BY STATES. 



TABLE 3. SOUTH CAROLINA PRODUCTS OF SHORE AND BOAT FISHERIES: 1908. 



241 



1 Includes apparatus, with catch, as follows: Dredges, tones, etc., 7,194,000 pounds, valued at $96,000; shrimp nets, 111,000 pounds, valued at $3,700; bow nets, 15,000 

 pounds, valued at $1,200; dip nets, 22,000 pounds, valued at S800; harpoons, spears, etc., 3,900 pounds, valued at $200; and minor apparatus, 14,000 pounds, valued at $2,300. 



2 Less than $100. 9,500 bushels. 947,000 bushels. '71,000 bushels, '25 hides. 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 



The commercial fisheries of South Dakota, which 

 were never very extensive, showed a decided decline 

 at the canvass of 1908. Possibly as a result of the 

 stringent laws which during the past few years have 

 restricted fishing without a permit in the inland 

 waters to that with hook and line, the figures shown are 

 smaller than those for any previous year for which 

 statistics are obtainable. The industry was pursued 

 principally on the Missouri River, while by permit and 

 under the supervision of the game warden, fish were 

 taken from Lake Kampeska and the Dakota River. 

 The principal statistics concerning the fishing industry 

 of the state are as follows: 



Number of persons employed 33 



Capital: 



Boats $400 



Apparatus of capture 500 



Shore and accessory property 100 



Value of products 4, 200 



Of the 33 persons engaged in fishing, 29 were pro- 

 prietors and independent fishermen and 4 were wage- 

 earners, the latter receiving the sum of $300 for their 

 services. In 1899 the number of fishermen reported 

 was 72 and in 1894 the number was 121. 

 76786 11 16 



The statistics as to equipment and other capital are 

 given in the following tabular statement: 



In 1899 the investment in boats, as reported by the 

 Bureau of Fisheries, was $600 and the investment in 

 apparatus of capture $800. Thus there were de- 

 creases in investment between 1899 and 1908 amount- 

 ing to 33 per cent in the case of boats and 38 per cent 

 in the case of apparatus of capture, these decreases 

 being in keeping with the reduction of over one-half 

 in the number of persons employed. 



In 1899 the fishery products of the state were re- 

 ported as amounting to 136,000 pounds, valued at 

 $6,900. The decrease in value of products shown in 



