FISHERIES OF THE GULF STATES. 
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20. — Table showing by customs districts and species the yield of the vessel fisheries of the west coast of Florida 
in 1889 and 1890. 
Species. 
Angel fish, fresh . . . 
Bluefish, fresh 
Channel bass, fresh . 
Groupers, fresh 
Mullet,, fresh 
Mullet, salted 
Mullet roe, salted . . . 
Pompano, fresh 
Sailor’s choice, fresh. 
Sheepshead, fresh — 
Spanish mackerel, 
fresh 
Trout, fresh 
Sponges 
Oysters 
Quahogs 
Turtles 
Tortoise shell 
Total . 
Key West. 
1889. 
Pounds. Value. 
50, 700 
51, 500 
1,000 
900 
197, 322 
1, 330 
89, 345 
3 
Pounds. Value 
$2, 400 
386 
15 
14 
246, 654 
200 
4, 969 
10 
1890. 
55, 900 
15, 000 
2, 200 
1, 200 
1,000 
220, 399 
1,330 
84, 630 
3 
392,100 254,738 381,662 281,660 
Pounds. V alue, 
$419 
600 
154 
18 
15 
275, 500 
200 
4,745 
9 
Tampa. 
1889. 
800 
1,800 
1,500 
82, 100 
14, 700 
750 
12, 500 
6, 250 
4,100 
59, 850 
184, 350 4, 362 
$12 
36 
23 
657 
686 
11 
188 
281 
82 
2, 386 
Pounds. Value 
850 
2, 000 
2, 000 
93, 750 
18, 100 
800 
15, 000 
8, 075 
4, 000 
7,875 
152, 450 3, 358 
$13 
40 
30 
750 
896 
12 
225 
363 
80 
949 
St. Marks. 
1889. 
Pounds. V alue. 
Pounds. Value 
$65 
3, 360 
65 3, 360 4, 200 
$4, 200 
Apalachicola. 
Pensacola. 
Total. 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
1 013 
$10 
263 
1 200 
$1? 
1 813 
$22 
2 050 
$25 
13,221 
111 698 
232 
15, 021 
299 
13,698 
? 7 ? 
Bream and sunfisli. 
1,337 
13 
1,200 
12 
1,337 
13 
1,200 
12 
3,451 
57 
3|475 
48 
4,951 
80 
5|475 
78 
1,000 
25 
1,000 
25 
1 181 
12 
1,200 
12 
1,181 
12 
1,200 
12 
309,839 
3, 103 
336,201 
3,365 
360,539 
5, 593 
336,201 
3, 365 
18'913 
' 189 
18*000 
180 
18,913 
189 
18,000 
180 
Lady-fish, fresh . . . 
4,437 
44 
3,570 
36 
L437 
44 
3 ’570 
36 
25,791 
343 
22,640 
302 
159,391 
1, 386 
172,290 
1,471 
26,650 
$603 
96 100 
$2 168 
50,200 
1, 246 
26* 650 
603 
161,300 
4,014 
2 800 
168 
11,090 
715 
7’ 000 
490 
2^800 
168 
20*290 
1, 359 
1,350 
13 
1,200 
12 
1*350 
13 
1*200 
12 
3,541 
385 
5,624 
554 
18,241 
1, 071 
23,724 
1, 450 
23,600 
1, 042 
8,200 
312 
23^600 
1, 042 
8,200 
312 
750 
11 
800 
12 
1,323 
28 
2,454 
50 
14,823 
231 
18,654 
293 
720 
11 
800 
12 
720 
11 
800 
12 
2,000 
50 
3,092,620 
92, 259 
3,902,342 
115, 321 
3,092,620 
92, 259 
3,904,342 
115,371 
Spanish mackerel, 
15,945 
474 
25,199 
746 
22,195 
755 
33,274 
1,109 
Span i si i mackerel, 
7,200 
180 
600 
12 
7,200 
180 
600 
12 
1,620 
16 
1.585 
18 
1,620 
16 
1,585 
18 
2,483 
75 
935 
26 
7,483 
171 
5,935 
121 
10,000 
250 
5,800 
141 
10,000 
350 
5,800 
141 
Miscellaneous fish, 
10,000 
250 
9,000 
225 
10,000 
250 
9,000 
225 
5 047 
8,018 
2 100 
3 351 
202,421 
254, 737 
225,859 
283, 051 
Oysters 
128,800 
3,018 
156,100 
3,670 
49,000 
5, 250 
53,375 
5, 053 
237,650 
10, 654 
217|350 
9, 672 
1,330 
200 
1,330 
200 
Turtle* _ ........... 
1,480 
42 
8,850 
173 
90,825 
5, Oil 
93,480 
4, 918 
3 
10 
3 
9 
Total 
163,297 
11,807 
267,390 
9,954 
3,601,065 
104, 334 
4,482,348 
128, 590 
4,340,864 
375, 306 
5,287,210 427, 762 
Fisheries by appara tus . — The quantity and value of products taken with each of the 
principal forms of apparatus are shown in Tables 21 and 22, which relate to the vessel 
and shore fisheries respectively. The variety of apparatus employed in the fisheries 
of Florida is very limited, consisting principally of seines, gill nets, and lines for the 
capture of fish proper, together with a few cast nets and other minor forms. 
