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Date of this Version
10-1944
Abstract
Contents
Introduction
The fisheries
The fishing grounds: The South Atlantic coast • The Gulf coast
Boats, men, and fishing gear
Marketing the catch
Biographies of the fish and shellfish of the region: Mullet • Spanish mackerel • Kingfish • Bluefish • Red snapper • Groupers • Sea trouts • Redfish • Black drum • Shrimp • The oyster • The blue crab • Other fish and shellfish • Menhaden • Shad • Pompano • Snook • Grunts • Sheepshead • Blue runner • Crevalle • Flounders • Sharks • Spiny lobster • Hard-shell clam • Bay scallop
Appendix
The nutritive value of fish and shellfish
General guides for selecting and preparing fish
Bibliography
Comments
Published by the Office of the Coordinator of Fisheries, US Department of the Interior. Conservation Bulletin 37. WASHINGTON, DC: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1944.