FISHERIES, BY STATES. 



TABLE 2. TENNESSEE FISHERY PRODUCTS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER DISTRICT: 1908. 



245 



1 Includes shrimp traps, with catch of 1,700 pounds, valued at $200. 2 Less than $100. 



TABLE 3. TENNESSEE FISHERY PRODUCTS OF CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVERS: 1908. 



i Less than $100. 



TEXAS. 



Although Texas has an extensive coast line, its fish- 

 ery product in 1908 was smaller than that of any other 

 Gulf state except Alabama. The principal fishing 

 grounds were Galveston, Corpus Christi, Aransas, and 

 Matagorda Bays, and Sabine Lake. Oysters, red 

 snapper, and squeteague composed two-thirds of the 

 fishery product. The principal statistics for 1908 are 

 summarized in the following statement: 



Number of persons employed 1, 780 



Capital : 



Vessels and boats, including outfit $387, 000 



Apparatus of capture 41, 000 



Shore and accessory property and cash 26, 000 



Value of products , 446, 000 



Comparison with previous canvasses. The canvass 

 of 1908 reveals large increases over 1902 and previous 



years in all features of the industry. Except for the 

 fact that the canvass of 1897 showed a slight decrease 

 in nearly every item, as compared with that of 1890, 

 the upward movement has been continuous during the 

 years for which statistics are available. Comparative 

 statistics for these years are as follows: 



