310 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
25. — Table of products. 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Alewives, fresh 
37, 160 
$939 
28, 600 
$740 
Black bass, fresh 
1, 995 
100 
2, 100 
107 
Bluelish, fresli 
110,060 
3, 300 
100, 480 
3, 060 
Bream and perch, fresh 
103, 233 
5,139 
104. 635 
5, 204 
Catfish, fresh 
132, 163 
4, 618 
129, 051 
4, 523 
90, 870 
3, 077 
88, 410 
2, 986 
Drum, fresh ... 
170, 305 
2, 095 
184, 018 
2, 340 
Hickory shad, fresh 
42, 918 
1,407 
34, 237 
1, 226 
Mullet, fresh 
104, 400 
1,810 
58, 000 
1,650 
Mullet, salted 
240, 000 
8, 400 
329, 875 
7, 755 
Sea bass, fresh 
886, 274 
28, 362 
826, 104 
26, 283 
Shad, fresh 
577, 457 
42, 096 
503, 259 
41. 187 
Sheepshead, fresh 
38, 640 
1, 265 
39, 100 
1,256 
18, 500 
553 
Spots and croakers, fresh 
46, 050 
1,596 
41 1 670 
1,450 
Kqueteague, fresh 
116, 113 
4.129 
103, 106 
3,604 
Striped bass, fresh 
10,785 
1,010 
11, 560 
1,084 
Sturgeon, fresh 
271,980 
3, 071 
203, 902 
3,850 
Suckers, fresh 
48, 593 
2,257 
49, 872 
2, 277 
Whiting, fresh 
491, 382 
19, 768 
523, 520 
20, 930 
Miscellaneous fish, fresh 
502, 702 
16, 430 
509, 886 
16, 645 
Shrimps 
380, 400 
19, 020 
371,840 
18, 592 
Grabs 
80, 230 
1, 362 
93, 260 
1, 740 
Terrapins 
71, 325 
7, 071 
74, 948 
8, 376 
Oysters 
*305, 340 
19, 890 
1 442, 050 
23, 204 
Caviare 
12, 750 
1,509 
12, 137 
1,980 
Total 
4, 879, 125 
200, 381 
4, 944, 840 
202, 602 
* 43,620 bushels. t 63,150 bushels. 
CONSIDERATION OF THE FISHERIES BY COUNTIES. 
Tliere are six counties of this State that abut immediately on the coast, all of 
which support commercial fisheries. There are nine others on the Savannah, Edisto, 
and Pedee rivers that have fisheries entitled to consideration as being of an economic 
nature. The extent of the fisheries in each county is shown in the three following 
tables, which relate to persons engaged, capital invested, and products. The figures 
for Charleston and Berkeley counties are combined, owing to their close connections, 
which made it difficult to satisfactorily separate the statistics. 
26. — Table showing by counties the number of persons employed in the fislieries of South Carolina in 
1SS9 and IS 90. 
Counties. 
On fishing 
vessels. 
On transporting 
vessels. 
In shore fish- 
eries . 
On shore, in fish- 
houses, etc. 
Total. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
47 
50 
47 
50 
43 
45 
43 
45 
225 
99.1 
225 
221 
30 
32 
30 
32 
111 
106 
111 
106 
83 
84 
83 
84 
719 
671 
10 
12 
729 
683 
133 
126 
133 
126 
73 
67 
7 
687 
731 
28 
106 
788 
911 
110 
111 
110 
111 
23 
21 
23 
21 
75 
70 
75 
70 
30 
25 
30 
25 
Beaufort 
211 
210 
4 
6 
215 
216 
Total 
73 
67 
7 
2, 527 
2, 503 
42 
124 
2, 642 
2, 701 
