180 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
75 . — Table showing by counties and species the yield of the shore fisheries of Texas in 1889 and 1890 — Continued. 
Species. 
Bluefish 
Bream and sunfish . . . 
Catfish 
Channel bass 
Crevalle 
Croakers 
Floundeis 
Jewfish 
Mullet 
Pike 
Sheepshead 
Shoemaker 
Spanish mackeiel 
Striped bass . . . 
Trout 
Miscellaneous fish . . . 
Oysters 
Crabs 
Shrimp 
Terrapins 
Turtles 
Total . 
Refugio. 
Aransas. 
Nueces. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds . 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
648 
$20 
786 
$26 
3, 857 
$120 
4, 714 
$156 
1,250 
$50 
1, 600 
$56 
514 
18 
575 
20 
3, 086 
108 
3,425 
120 
2, 300 
69 
2, 100 
63 
7,430 
280 
44, 570 
1,680 
41,715 
1, 598 
42, 142 
1.618 
250, 285 
9, 602 
252, 858 
9, 707 
145, 900 
5, 200 
124,300 
4, 500 
1,643 
57 
2, 000 
70 
9, 857 
343 
12, 000 
420 
6, 050 
180 
5, 500 
165 
4, 286 
126 
5, 286 
157 
25, 714 
774 
31, 714 
943 
23, 000 
690 
22, 000 
635 
6, 710 
263 
7, 374 
287 
38, 290 
1,496 
44, 126 
1, 690 
11, 150 
445 
10, 500 
420 
3, 872 
153 
4, 630 
182 
23, 128 
922 
27, 770 
1, 102 
6, 200 
236 
6, 100 
233 
1, 686 
46 
1,856 
50 
10, 114 
274 
11, 144 
300 
11, 250 
320 
12, 600 
364 
428 
15 
485 
17 
2, 572 
90 
2,915 
103 
2,500 
75 
2, 300 
69 
4, 400 
175 
4, 000 
160 
26, 803 
• 881 
28, 557 
969 
160, 917 
5, 289 
171, 443 
5,816 
91, 400 
3,260 
81, 000 
2, 760 
300 
9 
300 
9 
1, 700 
51 
1, 800 
54 
900 
27 
800 
24 
714 
29 
900 
35 
4, 286 
171 
5, 300 
213 
2, 350 
150 
2, 600 
156 
285 
10 
300 
10 
1, 715 
60 
1, 800 
63 
600 
24 
550 
20 
39, 370 
1,357 
40, 588 
1, 390 
236, 230 
8, 143 
243, 512 
8, 348 
133, 750 
4, 675 
118, 800 
4, 210 
4, 429 
136 
4, 750 
147 
26, 571 
817 
28, 250 
863 
34, 000 
1,185 
29, 200 
965 
26, 400 
943 
26, 550 
943 
158, 400 
5, 657 
159, 300 
5,657 
233, 100 
7, 475 
298, 200 
12, 270 
1,714 
57 
1,886 
63 
10, 286 
343 
11, 314 
377 
9,400 
380 
11, 80ft 
400 
126 
31 
114 
29 
754 
189 
686 
178 
62, 771 
1,045 
64, 571 
1,078 
376, 629 
6, 272 
387, 429 
6, 467 
231, 839 
7, 074 
233, 650 
7, 100 
1,388,961 
42, 401 
1,401,500 
42, 577 
719, 500 
24, 616 
733, 950 
27, 470 
Species. 
Pounds. 
V alue. 
Pounds. 
V alue. 
1,000 
$30 
1,000 
$30 
23,500 
10, 000 
1,000 
2, 000 
1, 175 
400 
25, 000 
1, 250 
365 
9, 000 
1. 200 
30 
36 
70 
2, 200 
77 
3, 000 
90 
3,000 
90 
Mullet 
4, 000 
800 
120 
4, 000 
120 
Pike 
24 
'750 
22 
750 
30 
750 
30 
7,000 
280 
6, 500 
260 
14, 000 
19, 000 
29, 400 
3,000 
38, 000 

535 
14, 100 
20, 500 
29, 400 
3, 300 
36, 800 
530 
710 
760 
1, 700 
50 
1, 700 
55 
1,180 
1, 130 
50, 000 
440 
48, 000 
410 
206, 450 
6, 864 
205, 500 
6, 865 
Cameron. 
1889. 
1890. 
Total. 
1890. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
21, 650 
$1, 221 
21, 600 
$1, 198 
31, 600 
1. 470 
30, 800 
1, 399 
15, 000 
750 
13, 800 
690 
97, 500 
4, 060 
45. 000 
2, 090 
897, 200 
38, 815 
874, 650 
38, 922 
44, 000 
1,612 
44. 650 
1, 836 
122, 850 
5, 504 
138, 550 
5,650 
4, 000 
80 
4.000 
80 
110.350 
5, 014 
116, 950 
5, 325 
40, 700 
1,611 
44. 000 
1,817 
77, 550 
2, 520 
77, 400 
2,656 
29, 000 
1,325 
28, 650 
1,286 
2, 500 
675 
2, 000 
600 
24, 500 
969 
22. 850 
1,084 
625, 170 
24, 431 
616, 700 
25, 487 
11, 200 
502 
10,700 
467 
22, 000 
1,250 
4,800 
240 
14. 150 
816 
19, 800 
1,059 
8, 800 
404 
7, 650 
343 
916, 750 
39, 665 
894, 250 
39, 275 
156, 700 
5, 972 
158, 000 
6, 014 
2, 378. 250 
105, 975 
2, 926, 000 
121, 910 
189, 400 
5, 030 
190, 800 
5, 095 
241. 500 
7,555 
175, 800 
5, 670 
34, 530 
6, 000 
5, 900 
1,457 
489, 400 
7, 757 
500, 000 
7, 955 
6, 606, 250 
270, 983 
6, 975, 300 
279, 605 
The fisheries by apparatus . — In the vessel fisheries of Texas, the only kind of 
apparatus used in taking fish is the haul seine, which is also employed, in a modified 
form, in the capture of turtles. The only remaining product, the oyster, is obtained 
with tongs. 
In the shore fisheries there is a greater variety of devices of capture, and the 
following tabular presentation, showing the importance of the different appliances, 
possesses interest. The haul seine, which seems to be well adapted to the waters of 
this region, takes larger quantities of fish than any other apparatus. In 1890, 
