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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 8 



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Northern District 



Centrol District 



Southern District 



Fishing districts of Georgia. 



Georgia's shrimp landings during 1965 a- 

 mounted to 8.5 million pounds (heads -on 

 weight) an increase of 45 percent above 1964, 

 and 15 percent above the 5-year average 

 (1960-1964). The average ex -vessel price 

 per pound (heads -on weight) for shrimp dur- 

 ing 1965 was 40 cents a pound, about 1 cent 

 more than in the previous year. The size 

 composition of the catch affected the overall 

 average ex -vessel price per pound. During 

 1964, the 21-30 count size accounted for 33 

 percent of the catch, 31-40 count for 38 per- 

 cent, and 41-67 count for 26 percent. This 

 changed during 1965--the larger size (21-30) 

 count dropped to 24 percent, medium size (31- 

 40) count dropped to 35 percent, and the smal- 

 ler size (41-67) count increased to 36 per- 

 cent of the catch. 



Blue crab landings totaled 10.3 million 

 pounds--ll percent lower than in 1964. Ex- 

 vessel prices for crabs taken by otter trawl 

 varied from 3-6 cents a pound. Crabs taken 

 by other types of gear, such as pots, traps, 

 dip nets, or bait trot lines brought prices 

 from 4-7 cents a pound. 



Oyster production in 1965 totaled 247,698 

 pounds of meats, an increase of 26.5 percent 

 from 1964. 



Finfish landings in Georgia showed con- 

 siderable improvement during 1965. The to- 

 tal catch of those species used for human 

 consumption amounted to 816,000 pounds, an 

 increase of 298,000 pounds above the 1964 

 catch. Of the major species of food, finfish 

 and king whiting showed the greatest increase-- 

 253,000 pounds compared with 91,000 pounds 

 landed the previous year. Flounder and fresh- 

 water catfish landings also increased sub- 

 stantially from 1964. 



Great Lakes 



MICHIGAN OUTLINES FISH r, 



MANAGEMENT GOALS: 



Michigan's commercial fishing interests 

 figure prominently in the State of Michigan 

 Conservation Department's ambitious new 

 program to develop the Great Lakes into the 

 world's greatest fresh-water fishery. That 

 assurance is spelled out in a policy statement 

 recently drawn up by the Department which 

 outlines its goals and guidelines for fish man- 

 agement in those waters. 



In explaining the newly drafted policy, the 

 Department's fisheries chief reported, "Our 

 broad goal is to manage the Great Lakes for 

 maximum development of both sport and com- 

 mercial fishing. There is room for both, and 

 there is no reason to predict at this time that 

 one must be sacrificed for the other." 



The fisheries chief noted, however, that 

 "development of the sport fishery must be 

 our primary management goal when there is 

 a choice to be made." He referred to where 

 the emphasis should be placed if conflicts 

 arise between sport and commercial fishing 

 interests in some parts of the Great Lakes. 



While sport -fishing interests will draw 

 first consideration to produce the greatest 

 recreational and economic returns where con- 

 flicts occur, the Department's overall pro- 

 gram is geared to rebuilding a "profitable 

 and progressive commercial fishing indus- 

 try," the fisheries chief stressed. He said 

 there is good reason to believe that both kinds 

 of fishing can be vastly expanded in the Great 

 Lakes where "we face our greatest fisheries 

 management challenge and our greatest op- 

 portunity." 



