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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
70. — Table of products. 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Bluefish 
23, 950 
$1, 301 
25, 500 
$1, 327 
Bream and suntisk 
34, 225 
1,555 
34, 700 
1, 526 
Buffalo-Ask 
15, 000 
750 
13, 800 
690 
Cattisli 
97, 500 
4, 060 
45, 000 
2, 090 
Ckannel bass 
1, 063, 325 
45, 309 
1,107,950 
47, 905 
Crevalle - - 
51, 975 
1,884 
56, 350 
2, 241 
Croakers 
148, 450 
6, 257 
175, 950 
6, 730 
Drum, salt-water 
4, 000 
80 
4, 000 
80 
Flounders . - 
120, 975 
5, 371) 
130, 650 
5, 825 
Jewftsl. 
42. 035 
1, 655 
46. 000 
1, 874 
Mullet 
81,800 
2, 600 
83, 450 
2, 770 
Pike : 
31, 610 
1,405 
32, 450 
1,402 
Pompano 
2. 500 
675 
2, 000 
600 
Sailor's choice - 
26, 750 
1,059 
25, 850 
1. 204 
Sheepskead 
738, 720 
28, 439 
778, 800 
30, 871 
Shoemaker 
12, 265 
533 
12, 300 
513 
Snappers, red 
22, 000 
1. 250 
4, 800 
240 
Spanish mackerel 
16, 830 
942 
25, 000 
1,313 
Striped bass 
Trout 
9, 678 
436 
9, 000 
391 
1,077,102 
45, 963 
1.120, 450 
47, 864 
Miscellaneous fish 
175, 100 
6, 530 
184, 000 
6. 744 
Oysters 
*2, 524, 200 
111,400 
1 3, 085, 600 
127, 990 
Crabs 
189, 400 
5, 030 
190, 800 
5, 095 
Shrimp 
241, 500 
7, 555 
175, 800 
5, 670 
Terrapins 
34, 710 
6, 045 
6, 200 
1, 532 
Turtles 
572, 200 
9,166 
583, 000 
9, 345 
Total 
7, 357, 800 
297, 258 
7, 959, 400 
313, 832 
*360,600 bushels. 
1 440, 800 bushels. 
Fisheries by counties . — There are ten counties in Texas, abutting on the G ulf of 
Mexico or on the bays or other indentations, which are interested in the commercial 
fisheries. These, in their geographical order, beginning on the east, are Jefferson, 
Chambers, Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, Refugio, Aransas, Nueces, and 
Cameron. In the three following tables the extent of the fishing industry in each 
county is shown. The prominent position occupied by Galveston, Aransas, and 
Nueces counties, in which are the towns of Galveston, Rockport, and Corpus Christi, 
is one of the most noteworthy exhibitions made by the tables. Under the heads 
“Fisheries by apparatus’’ and “The vessel and shore fisheries” additional features 
of the county fisheries are shown. 
71 . — Table showing by counties the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Texas in 1889 and 1890. 
Counties. 
In vessel fisheries. 
In shore fisheries. 1 
On shore. 
Total. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
31 
34 
31 
34 
59 
59 
59 
59 
Galveston 
7 
18 
450 
447 
66 
85 
523 
550 
74 
74 L 
74 
74 
63 
66 ! 
63 
66 
62 
65 
8 
8 
70 
73 
20 
20 . 
20 
20 
Aransas 
19 
27 
119 
122 ! 
37 
41 
175 
190 
Nueces 
33 
39 
105 
m ; 
22 
25 
160 
175 
Cameron 
34 
34 1 
2 
2 
36 
36 
Total 
59 
84 
1,017 
1, 032 
135 
161 
1,211 
1,277 
