364 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
129. Summary by customs districts of the vessel fisheries of Florida in 1888. 
Customs district. 
No. of 
vessels 
fishing. 
Net ton- 
nage. 
Value 
of ves- 
sels. 
Value 
of outfit, 
gear, 
provi- 
sions, 
fuel, etc. 
Number and nationality of fishermen. 
Value 
of 
catch. 
Ameri- 
cans. 
British. 
Ital- 
ians. 
All 
others. 
Total. 
Fernandina 
Key West 
St. Mark’s 
Apalachicola ... 
Pensacola 
Total 
1 
82 
3 
11 
37 
32. 89 
1, 303. 57 
45. 58 
91. 19 
914. 88 
$1, 200 
137, 125 
3, 950 
6, 950 
69, 350 
$600 
77, 860 
1, 268 
4,400 
40, 987 
5 
248 
15 
62 
207 
457 
5 
X 
15 
15 
5 
705 
20 
62 
237 
$800 
208, 736 
2, 690 
17, 104 
104, 607 
134 
2, 388. 11 
218, 575 
125, 115 537 
462 
15 
15 
1,029 
333, 937 
Customs district. 
No. of 
vessels 
trans- 
porting. 
Net ton- 
nage. 
Value 
of ves- 
sels. 
Value 
of outfit, 
provi- 
sions, 
etc. 
Number and nationality of crew. 
Value 
of prod- 
ucts 
trans- 
ported. 
Ameri- 
cans. 
British. 
Ital- 
ians. 
All 
others. 
Total. 
Fernandina 
Key West 
St. Marks 
Apalachicola 
2 
4 
3 
20. 82 
50.03 
27. 4 L 
$2, 000 
7, 700 
2,400 
$500 
1, 700 
320 
4 
‘ 15 
7 
4 
15 
7 
$8, 570 
30, 658 
16, 991 
Pensacola 
Total 
9 
98. 26 
. 
12, 100 
2, 520 
26 
26 
56, 219 
130. Table showing the extent of the sponge fishery of Florida in 1888 
Vessel fishery. 
Fishing port. 
Vessels. 
No. of 
fisher- 
men. 
Product. 
No. 
Net ton- 
nage. 
Value. 
Value 
of appa- 
ratus 
and out- 
fit. 
Pounds 
of 
sponge. 
Value 
to fisher- 
men. 
Key West 
74 
1 
1,132.43 
18. 50 
$116,725 
1,000 
$68, 700 
258 
659 
7 
175, 946 
600 
$175, 946 
600 
Cedar Keys 
St. Mark’s 
Apalachicola 
*7 
52. 49 
4,900 
3, 560 
41 
8, 800 
8, 800 
Total 
82 
1, 203. 42 
122,625 
t72, 518 
707 
185, 346 
185, 346 
Fishing port. 
Shore fishery. 
\ 
Total. 
Boats. 
No. of 
fisher- 
men. 
Product. 
Capital 
invested. 
No. of 
fisher- 
men. 
Pounds 
of 
sponge. 
Value 
to fish- 
ermen. 
No. 
Value. 
Value 
of appa- 
ratus 
and out- 
fit. 
Pounds 
of 
sponge. 
Value 
to fish- 
ermen. 
Key West 
300 
$28, 650 
$30, 000 
300 
62, 092 
$62, 092 
$244, 075 
959 
238, 038 
$238, 038 
Cedar Keys 
3 
532 
150 
5 
1, 752 
1,752 
1,940 
12 
2, 352 
2, 352 
St. Mark’s 
3 
632 
150 
5 
500 
500 
782 
5 
500 
500 
Apalachicola 
24 
2, 756 
1, 408 
40 
4, 000 
4, 000 
12, 624 
81 
12, 800 
12, 800. 
Total 
J330 
32, 570 
31, 708 
350 
68, 344 
68, 344 
259, 421 
1, 057 
253, 690 
253, 690 
* Including four vessels that also engaged in other fisheries during a portion of the year. 
1 This amount includes the value of 311 rowboats, valued at $4,912, used by the crew's of the vessels. 
J Including 170 rowboats, valued at $2,720. 
