370 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES, 
141. Table showing by apparatus and safeties the yield of the shore fisheries of Louisiana in 
1887 and 1888, exclusive of the shellfish, crustacean, and reptilian fishenes. 
Species. 
Black bass. 
Bream and snnfish 
Buffalo tish 
Catfish . 
Flounders 
Mullet 
Perch, white and black 
Pompano 
Kedfish 
Bock bass 
Sheepshead 
Spanish mackerel 
Spots and croakers 
Striped bass 
Trout (Oynoscion) 
Yellow-tail 
Miscellaneous fish 
Total 
Seines. 
1887. 
Pounds. Value. 
-64. 850 
151,262 
978, 400 
567, 165 
11, 500 
192, 700 
13, 000 
24, 534 
230, 400 
42, 167 
273, 368 
83, 350 
27, 000 
8, 557 
376, 974 
70, 850 
147, 150 
3, 263, 227 
$3, 430 
8, 605 
18, 920 
9, 305 
1,150 
6,590 
1, 120 
2, 980 
7, 452 
2, 530 
14, 369 
8, 335 
2, 700 
513 
15, 370 
3, 420 
7, 981 
114, 770 
1888. 
Pounds. Value. 
149, 
985, 
588, 
12 , 
191, 
13, 
24, 
230, 
41, 
275, 
87, 
28, 
27, 
372, 
73, 
149, 
3. 320, 711 
$3, 716 
8,510 
19, 097 
9, 626 
1, 200 
6, 570 
1, 330 
3, 015 
7, 545 
2, 470 
14,923 
8, 780 
2, 850 
1,633 
15, 286 
3, 574 
7, 364 
117. 489 
Lines. 
1887. 
Pounds. Value. 
25, 625 
1, *553, ’l27’ 
"* 20*666 
14, 166 
60, 532 
16, 750 
2, 778 
92, 304 
14, 575 
1, 7C9, 857 
$2, 050 
31, 168 
**’766 
850 
6, 033 
1, 675 
167 
6, 694 
747 
50, 084 
Pounds. Value 
26. 250 
1, 662, 322 
"’26*766" 
9, 167 
64, 107 
16, 200 
6,111 
93, 683 
14, 750 
1, 913, 290 
$2, 100 
33, 026 
* *726 
550 
6,411 
1,620 
367 
6, 783 
749 
52, 331 
Minor- apparatus, including cast 
nets, dip nets, etc. 
Total. 
Species. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
"Rlfl.r'.lr lin, as 
64, 850 
210, 200 
985, 000 
$3, 430 
13, 320 
19, 050 
41, 795 
1,150 
69, 200 
209, 500 
992, 500 
2, 316, 272 
12, 000 
252, 714 
13, 300 
24, 800 
230, 900 
50, 334 
339, 400 
104, 000 
28, 500 
33, 334 
479, 746 
73, 400 
213, 800 
$3, 716 
13, 340 
19, 241 
43, 984 
1, 200 
Bream and sunfish 
33, 313 
6, 600 
$2, 665 
130 
33, 625 
7,300 
65, 017 
$2, 730 
144 
Buffalo fish 
Catfish 
63, 708 
1, 322 
1,332 
2, 184, 000 
11, 500 
Trinnnrlp.rs 
Mullet * 
40, 000 
1,400 
40, 428 
1, 415 
252, 700 
13, 000 
8, 690 
1, 120 
2, 980 
7, 452 
3, 380 
8, 710 
Perch white and hl&ck 
1, 330 
Pompano . . 
24, 534 
230, 400 
56, 333 
333, 900 
3,015 
7, 545 
Bedash 
Bock bass ...... ........ 
3, 020 
21, 334 
Sheepshead - 
20,402 
10,010 
2, 700 
Spanish ma.ekerel 
100, 100 
27, 000 
10, 400 
2, 850 
Spots and croakers ... 
Striped bass 
11,335 
482, 606 
70, 850 
206, 300 
680 
2, 000 
22, 776 
3, 574 
Trout ( Cynoscion ) .... 
13,328 
702 
13, 579 
707 
22, 766 
3, 420 
9, 855 
Yellow-tail 
Miscellaneous fish 
44, 575 
1,127 
49, 750 
1, 147 
9, 260 
Total 
201, 524 
7, 346 
209, 699 
7, 475 
5, 264, 608 
172, 200 
5,443, 700 
177, 295 
