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Industry Repoit 79-4
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COMMERCIAL "SHjNG
ACTIVITY AND FACILITY
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NEEDS IN FLORIDA: W
Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and f
Sarasota Counties
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ABSTRACT
Information on the commercial seafood industries of Hillsborough,
Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota Counties was obtained from published
reports and from a mail survey of commercial fishermen and seafood
dealers. Total seafood landings in the five counties were valued at
$3.8 million in 1971. By 1976, landings had increased in value to
$11.6 million. About 730 people were engaged in commercial fishing and
50 firms were registered as dealers. Registrations of commercial boats
declined in the five counties from 1963-64 to 1977-78, but pleasure boat
registrations tripled. Fishermen and dealers noted improvements they
felt were needed in facilities and services in the ports and landing
areas used.
Key words: fish and shellfish landing trends, port improvements,
characteristics of Florida commercial fishermen and seafood dealers.
This research was supported in part by grants from the
Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation, Inc. and from
the State University System of Florida Sea Grant College.
COMMERCIAL FISHING ACTIVITY AND FACILITY NEEDS IN FLORIDA:
HILLSBOROUGH, MANATEE, PASCO, PINELLAS,
AND SARASOTA COUNTIES
INDUSTRY REPORT 79-4
a report by
Kary Mathis, James C. Cato. Robert L. Degner
Paul D. Landrum and Fred J. Prochaska
a research project conducted for the
Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries
Development Foundation, Inc. and Florida Sea Grant
February, 1979
The Florida Agricultural Market Research Center
a part of
The Food and Resource Economics Department
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611
The Florida Agricultural Market Research Center
A Service of
the Food and Resource Economics Department
of the
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
The purpose of this Center is to provide timely, applied research
on current and emerging marketing problems affecting Florida's agri-
cultural and marine industries. The Center seeks to provide research
and information to production, marketing, and processing firms, groups
and organizations concerned with improving and expanding markets for
Florida agricultural and marine products.
The Center is staffed by a basic group of economists trained in
agriculture and marketing. In addition, cooperating personnel from
other IFAS units provide a wide range of expertise which can be applied
as determined by the requirements of individual projects.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
LIST OF TABLES .................................................. v
LIST OF APPENDIX TABLES ........................................ vii
LIST OF FIGURES ............................................. viii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................. ix
SUMMARY ..................................................... x
INTRODUCTION ................................................. 1
Population Growth ......................................... 5
THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY IN THE REGION .................. 6
Boat Registrations ........................................ 6
Landings ..................................... ............. 6
Hillsborough County .................................. 7
Manatee County ......................................... 10
Pasco County .......................................... 70
Pinellas County ....................................... 15
Sarasota County ................................... 15
SURVEY RESULTS .............................................. 21
Characteristics of Fishermen ............................... 23
Volumes Handled ........... ..........,.,............ 23
Distances Traveled ......................... ......... 27
Landing Areas Used ................................... 27
Port Facilities: Use and Rating by Fishermen ............... 30
Hillsborough County .................................. 31
Manatee County .... ...............,................. 31
Pasco County ............ ............. ............. 38
Pinellas County ..................................... 42
Sarasota County ................................... 42
Dealer Characteristics, Facilities Provided and Railways.... 46
Hillsborough County .................................. 46
Manatee County ....................................... 49
Pinellas County ..................................... 51
CONCLUSIONS ................ .................................. 51
TABLE OF CONTENTS Continued
Page
APPENDIX ............................................... ....... 55
Questionnaires ..................................... .... 114
Mail Survey Procedures and Responses ...................... 118
Additional Information Sources ........................... 120
REFERENCES ............................................... .. 121
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1 Florida counties with fish and shellfish landings in
excess of $1 million, and rank in state, 1976............... 3
2 Population, five west coast counties, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970,
1977, and projected 1980, 1990, 2000......................... 5
3 Boats registered annually, in the five west coast counties,
1963-64 through 1977-78.................................... 7
4 Volume and value of landings, Hillsborough County, 1971-
1976...................................... ............. 8
5 Volume and value of landings, Manatee County, 1971-1976...... 11
6 Volume and value of landings, Pasco County, 1971-1976........ 12
7 Volume and value of landings, Pinellas County, 1971-1976..... 16
8 Volume and value of landings, Sarasota County, 1971-1976..... 17
9 Questionnaire dispositions and responses, fisherman survey,
five west coast counties .................................. 22
10 Questionnaire dispositions and responses, dealer survey,
five west coast counties.................................. 24
11 Classification of commercial fishermen in five west coast
counties by volume of fish sold in 1977...................... 25
12 Classification of commercial fishermen in five west coast
counties by volume of shellfish sold in 1977................. 26
13 Distance from home to fishing port traveled by commercial
fishermen responding in the five west coast counties......... 28
14 Distance from fishing port to fishing grounds traveled by
commercial fishermen responding in the five west coast
counties ................................................... 28
15 Landing areas used by commercial fishermen in five west
counties, 1977 .................... ............. ......... 29
16 Groups of facilities and services evaluated by port users
in the central and south Florida survey, 1978................ 30
17 Current and projected use of seafood port facilities by
commercial fishermen in Hillsborough County, 1978............ 32
LIST OF TABLES Continued
Table Page
18 Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fisher-
men in Hillsborough County, 1978........................... 36
19 Current and projected use of seafood port facilities
by commercial fishermen in Manatee County, 1978............. 37
20 Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fishermen
in Manatee County, 1978.................................... 39
21 Current and projected use of seafood port facilities by
commercial fishermen in Pasco County, 1978................. 40
22 Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fishermen
in Pasco County, 1978.................................... 41
23 Current and projected use of seafood port facilities by
commercial fishermen in Pinellas County, 1978.............. 43
24 Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fishermen
in Pinellas County, 1978.......................... ........ 44
25 Current and projected use of seafood port facilities by
commercial fishermen in Sarasota County, 1978............... 45
26 Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fishermen
in Sarasota County, 1978 ................................... 47
27 Classification of seafood dealers in the five west coast
counties by volume of fish and shellfish handled in 1977.... 48
28 Classification of seafood dealers in Hillsborough, MdnaLee,
and Pinellas Counties by volume of fish and shellfish
handled in 1977 ........................................... 48
29 Port facilities and services in Hillsborough, Manatee, and
Pinellas Counties: Facilities offered and those needing
improvement, according to one or more dealers, 1978......... 50
30 Port facilities and services needing improvement, as rated
by 50 percent or more commercial fishermen responding
from five west coast counties. 1978...................... 53
LIST OF APPENDIX TABLES
Table Page
1 Boats registered annually, 1963-64 through 1976-77, the five
west coast counties ............................................ 56
2 Average monthly landings of fish and shellfish for the five
west coast counties from 1971-1976............................. 57
3 Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months,
Hillsborough County, 1971-1976................................. 58
4 Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months,
Manatee County, 1971-1976................................ .... 64
5 lotal landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months,
Pasco County, 1971-1976......................................... 76
6 Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months,
Pinellas County, 1971-1976 ................................... 88
7 Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months,
Sarasota County, 1971-1976...................................... 100
8 Questionnaires mailed and responses or disposition, commercial
fishermen, all counties and five west coast counties........... 112
9 Questionnaires mailed and responses or disposition, dealer survey,
all counties and five west coast counties....................... 113
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
1 Value of fish and shellfish landings by county in Florida,
1976 .......................................................... 2
2 Central and south Florida coastal counties included in study.... 4
3 Volume and value of seafood landings, Hillsborough County,
1971-1976 .... ................................................. 9
4 Average monthly landings of fish and shellfish, Hillsborough
County, 1971-1976 .............................................. 13
5 Volume and value of seafood landings, Manatee County, 1971-1976. 13
6 Average monthly landings of fish and shellfish, Manatee County,
1971-1976 ............. .............................. ....... 14
7 Volume and value of seafood landings, Pinellas County, 1971-1976. 18
8 Average monthly landings of fish and shellfish, Pinellas County,
1971-1976 .......................... ..... ....................... 19
9 Volume and value of seafood landings, Sarasota County, 1971-1976.20
10 Average monthly landings of fish and shellfish, Sarasota County,
1971-1976................. .............................. 20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Many people are due thanks for their help in the seafood port study
and in preparing this publication and the others in the series. Financial
support from the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation,
Inc., and assistance from its Executive Director, Dr. Roger Anderson,
are much appreciated. The Florida Sea Grant program also provided funds
partially supporting this study, and Dr. Hugh Popenoe, Program Director
is to be thanked.
Mr. Bob Jones ot the Southeastern Fisheries Association provided
invaluable assistance, for which we are all grateful. The Florida
Department of Natural Resources was most helpful with a great deal of
valuable information.
Several staff members of the Food and Resource Economics Department
provided valuable assistance. Mr. Scott Woolley was most competent in
performing statistical and computer work, and Mrs. Nancy Melton provided
invaluable expertise in computer programming. Ms. Patricia Beville and
Ms. Ellen Bishop were extremely efficient in handling the typing and
secretarial work, as were Miss Sarah Miller, Mrs. Becky Hoover and Mrs.
Shirley Harris. Miss Carolyn Almeter and several other career service
employees of the Food and Resource Economics Department spent many hours
preparing and mailing questionnaires.
Finally, all the Florida fishermen and seafood dealers who took the
time to complete questionnaires and add comments have our thanks.
SUMMARY
This is one of a series of four reports on published data and
survey findings concerned with commercial fishing activity and needed
onshore facilities and services in 17 counties of central and south
Florida: Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, Hillsborough,
Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Monroe, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas,
St. Lucie, Sarasota, and Volusia.
The five counties, discussed here, Hisslborough, Manatee, Pasco,
Pinellas, and Sarasota, have experienced very rapid population growth
since 1960 and further increases are projected for the future.
The number of pleasure boats registered in these five counties has
increased from 25,394 in 1963-64 to 79,922 by 1977-78. Commercial boat
numbers declined from 3,660 to 2,442 during the same period.
Landings in the five counties declined from 1971 to 1976 in volume
but values are greater than in 1971. Total landings in all five counties
were valued at $11.6 million in 1976, with shellfish making up 67 percent
of that value.
Landings are highly seasonal in the region, averaging highest in
the winter, and dropping substantially during the summer months.
It is estimated there are about 730 commercial boat owners actively
fishing and 50 dealers operating in the five counties. About half of
all fishermen responding catch 5,000 pounds or less, while nearly 30
percent land 25,000 pounds or more of fish and shellfish.
Most fishermen returning questionnaires from Hillsborough County
said they landed in Tampa. The majority of fishermen from Manatee
County landed at Cortez. About a third of Sarasota County fishermen
used Sarasota.
Fishermen use a variety of facilities and services at these landing
sites, but fish houses, ice and fuel sales and docks are used by the
greatest number of boat owners. Also, a sizeable number of fishermen in
the region use repair and supply services for gear, engines, and electronics.
Dealers offer most facilities for handling the catch and provide
consumable supplies such as bait, ice and fuel. Hillsborough, Manatee
and Pinellas County dealers offer very few repair facilities.
Fishermen feel docking needs improvement in most landing sites,
along with gear and electronics repair freezer and cold storage, and
waste disposal facilities. Dealers also would like improved docking and
said they would like improved fish, shrimp and lobster houses, ice
plants, and freezer and cold storage facilities.
Information and assistance is available to groups or individuals
interested in improving commercial seafood facilities and services in
this region. The County Extension Office and other agencies should be
contacted by those desiring help.
COMMERCIAL FISHING ACTIVITY AND FACILITY NEEDS IN FLORIDA:
HILLSBOROUGH, MANATEE, PASCO, PINELLAS,
AND SARASOTA COUNTIES
Kary Mathis, James C. Cato, Robert L. Degner,
Paul D. Landrum and Fred J. Prochaska
INTRODUCTION
The commercial seafood industry is an important source of income
and employment along Florida's extensive coastline. Values of marine
landings for coastal counties are shown in Figure 1. Of the 35 coastal
counties in Florida 18 had seafood landings of $1 million or more in
1976. The relatively small number of major seafood ports in the state
are all in counties with $1 million or more in landings values (Table
1). Urban and recreational development in most coastal areas of central
and north Florida has put great pressure on commercial fishermen and
seafood dealers operating there. Counties with seafood landings under
$1 million have significant numbers of fishermen but port and landing
facilities are often limited. Even though the remaining counties have
substantial volumes fo seafood and significant numbers of fishermen,
port and landing facilities are often limited. These limitations and
other restrictions may hamper the seafood industry in these areas.
This publication is one of a series of four which reports analysis
of data from published sources and from surveys of commercial fishermen
and seafood dealers in 17 counties of central and south Florida. Counties
included are: Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, Hillsborough,
Kary Mathis, James C. Cato and Fred J. Prochaska are associate pro-
fessors, Robert L. Degner is assistant professor and Paul D. Landrum is
assistant in food and resource economics, University of Florida.
I = Over $2,000,000
= $1,000,000 to $2,000,000
/ = $500,000 to $1,000,000
=: Less than $500,000
Figure l.--Value of fish and shellfish landings by county in Florida, 1976.
Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Monroe, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas,
St. Lucie, Sarasota, and Volusia (Figure 2).
Table 1.--Florida counties with fish and shellfish landings in excess of
$1 million, and rank in state, 1976.
Value of landings
County Fish Shellfish Total Rank in state
---------- $,000 ----------
Bay 3,247 1,790 5,037 5
Brevard 1,120 1,496 2,616 9
Citrus-Pasco 471 1,018 1,489 14
Collier 666 732 1,398 15
Dade 520 2,463 2,984 7
Duval 787 1,702 2,388 10
Escambia 927 1,752 2,679 8
Franklin 431 7,837 8,268 3
Gulf 305 865 1,170 17
Hillsborough 197 2,933 3,103 6
Lee 3,434 9,284 12,718 2
Manatee 1.350 298 1,648 13
Martin 1,013 3 1,016 18
Monroe 3,640 19,965 23,605 1
Nassau 213 1,733 1,946 12
Pinellas 2,169 3,070 5,239 4
St. Lucie 2,353 12 2,365 11
Volusia 662 592 1,254 16
Source: Florida Department
cial Marine Landings, 1976.
of Natural Resources, Summary of Commer-
Research reported here was done as a continuation of a larger project
concerned with the feasibility of seafood industrial port development in
north Florida. Results of the more detailed study are reported in a
separate publication (see reference list).
This report is organized into four major sections: this introduction,
a discussion of the commercial fishing industry in the region, results
of the mail survey, and conclusions. Relevant published data were used
= Counties included in this i
Counties included in other
reports in this series.
Figure 2.--Central and south Florida coastal counties included in study.
5
in the first two sections. Summaries of responses by fishermen and
dealers on the mailed questionnaires provided information for the third
section. Information and survey findings are reviewed and conclusions
drawn in the final portion.
Population Growth
All 17 counties included in this phase of the overall seafood port
study have experienced almost explosive population growth in the past
two decades. Population in the five-county region covered in this report
doubled from 1960 to 1977, with additional growth projected through the
year 2000 (Table 2).
Table 2.--Population, five west coast counties,
1977, and projected 1980, 1990, 2000.
Hillsborough
1940, 1950, 1960, 1970,
Manatee Pasco Pinellas
Sarasota
1940 180,148 26,098 13,981 91,852 16,106
1950 249,894 34,187 20,529 159,249 28,827
1960 397,788 69,168 36,785 374,665 76,895
1970 490,265 97.115 75,955 522,329 120,413
1977 602,667 129,313 142,264 687,204 170,621
Projected
1980 640,200 140,000 171,300 725,400 189,200
1990 763,400 174,800 250,700 872,700 246,300
2000 883,900 202,400 290.300 1.010.400 285.200
Source: Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties have been the most populous in
the region since 1940. Pasco and Sarasota Counties had the most rapid
rate of population growth in the region while Manatee County showed a
growth rate of about the average for tne region.
Year
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THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY IN THE REGION
Population growth, and accompanying residential and recreational
development have put heavy pressure on waterfront property used by the
fishing and seafood industry. Docking space has been converted from
commercial to recreational use as the number of pleasure boats has
increased in the region.
Boat Registrations
The number of commercial boats registered in each of the five
counties has declined over the past 15 years, while the number of
pleasure boats has tripled. The number of commercial boats reached a
high of 4,339 in 1965-66, then generally declined. Pleasure boats grew
from 29,000 to almost 77,500 in number (Table 3). Pinellas County had
the largest number of commercial boats registered in 1976-77 with 1,136
while Pasco County had the fewest in the region with 208 (Appendix Table
1). Hillsborough County showed the most pleasure boats with 26,900 while
Pinellas County had 23,387.
Landings
Seafood landings as reported by the Florida Department of Natural
Resources show considerable variation among the counties. Pinellas and
Hillsborough Counties have the largest landings in the five-county
region, with each having total landings valued at over $3 million in
1976. Manatee and Pascol Counties showed seafood landings of well over
1Landings in Pasco County are combined with those in Citrus County
for reporting. See page following.
$1 million while Sarasota, the lowest producing county in this region,
handled less than $200,000 in landings.
Table 3.--Boats registered annually, in the five west coast counties,
1963-64 through 1977-78.
Boats registered
Yeara Commercial Pleasure Total
-------------------- Number --------------------
1963-64 3,660 25,394 29,054
1964-65 3,652 26,720 30,372
1965-66 4,339 27,945 32,284
1966-67 4,087 30,052 34,139
1967-68 3,213 32,524 35,737
1968-69 3,380 34,518 37,898
1969-70 3,331 38,046 41,377
1970-71 3,168 40,137 43,305
1971-72 2,736 43,900 46,636
1972-73 2,543 48,803 51,346
1973-74 2,197 49,151 51,348
1974-75 2,297 65,457b 67,754
1975-76 2,816 74,858 77,674
1976-77 2,578 74,897 77,475
aJuly 1 to June 30.
bBefore January 1, 1975, pleasure boats with engines of less than
10 horsepower were not required to be registered.
Source: Bureau of Boat Registration, Florida. Department of Natural
Resources.
Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County ranked sixth in the state in 1976 with $3.1
million in landings (Table 1). Total value of fish and shellfish increased
from 1971 through 1976 even though volume declined (Figure 3). Fish
landings fell drastically in 1975 and 1976 while shellfish volume remained
fairly stable during this period. Shellfish represented most of seafood
landings volume and value (Table 4).
Table 4.--Volume and value of landings, Hillsborough County, 1971-1976.
Fish
Shellfish
Year Volume Value
Pounds Dollars
1971 1,383,319 213,293
1972 1,491,153 226,310
1973 1,466,658 197,874
1974 2,267,114 306,867
1975 659,747 163,415
1976 544,321 169,825
Source: Florida
1971-1976.
Volume
Pounds
1,683,601
2,345,963
2,107,134
2,286,625
3,626,762
2,297,457
Department of Natural Resources,
Value
Volume
Value
Dollars Pounds Dollars
1,062,828 3,066,920 1,276,121
1,725,943 3,837,116 1,952,253
2,030,832 3,573,792 2,228,706
1,692,614 4,553,73S 1,999,481
3,120,345 4,286,509 3,283,760
2,933,185 2,841,778 3,103,010
Summary of Florida Commercial Marine Landings,
Total
4,000
3,000
2,000
1.000
Figure 3.--Volume and value of seafood landings, Hillsborough County,
1971-1976.
Average monthly landings of both fish and shellfish are fairly
stable through the first 10 months of the year, with sizeable increases
in November and December (Figure 4 and Appendix Table 2). Major species
in Hillsborough County are grouper, black mullet, blue crab and shrimp
(Appendix Table 3).
Manatee County
Total value of seafood in Manatee County increased from 1971 to
1976, reaching over $1.6 million in 1976 (Figure 5). Volume of seafood
has shown a downward trend since 1971 with all the decline in fish,
which constitute the majority of Manatee County landings (Table 5).
Average monthly landings peak in December climbing from a summer
low (Figure 6 and Appendix Table 2). Major fish species landed in
Manatee County are grouper, black mullet, red snapper, and jack crevalle
(Appendix Table 4).
Pasco County
Most recent published reports on landings combine data for Pasco
County with either Hernando or Citrus Counties (Table 6). The combined
value of landings for Citrus-Pasco in 1976 was about $1.5 million.
this ranks the two-county area 14th in the state (Table 1). Pasco
County alone had relatively small seafood landings. Citrus County
seafood data were reported separately in 1971 through 1973, and re-
presented 83 percent of the total value of seafood in Pasco and Citrus
Counties together.2
2See Industry Report 78-2, Commercial Fishing Activity and Facility
Needs in Florida: Citrus County.
Table 5.--Volume and value of landings,
Fish
Year Volume Value
Manatee County, 1971-1976.
Shellfish
Volume Value
Total
Volume Value
Pounds Dollars
1971 6,569,576 994,418
1972 6,229,962 1,093,243
1973 5,697,469 1,006,501
1974 4,958,351 1,186,656
1975 5,374,902 1,223,584
1976 4,510,595 1,350,067
Source: Florida Department of Natural
1971-1976.
Pounds
57,028
83,949
92,853
82,988
319,683
359,386
Dollars
21,951
67,089
79,894
68,135
212,773
298,007
Pounds
6,626,604
6,313,911
5,790,322
5,041,339
5,694,585
4,869,981
dollarss
1,016,369
1,160,332
1,086,395
1,254,791
1,436,357
1,648,074
Resources, Summary of Florida Commercial Marine Landings,
Table 6.--Volume and value of landings, Pasco County, 1971-1976.
Shellfish
Volume Value
Pounds
30
1,819,202
2,009,519
2,693,407
Dollars
310,26
768,20
1,018,13
Total
Volume Value
Pounds Dollars
648,493 99,165
955,956 107,952
6 438,545 71,186
7 4,182,633 666,686
6 4,923,187 1,241,485
7 5,053,651 1,488,793
Includes Hernando County.
b
Includes Citrus County.
Source: Florida Department of Natural Resources, Summary of Commercial Marine Landngs, 1971-1976.
Year
Fish
Volume
Pounds
648,493
955,956
433,515
2,363,431
2,913,668
2,36D,244
1971 a
1972a
1973a
1974b
1975b
1976b
Value
Dollars
99,165
107,952
71,180
356,419
473,279
470,656
- -----------~-~cl
- ---------
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dei
Figure 4.-- Average monthly landings of fish and shellfish, Hillsborough
County, 1971-1976.
Volume
1,000 lbs.
8,000
6,000
4,000-
2,000
Value
$1,000
-2
SY Volume
Value
- 500
-500
1972 1973
1974 1975
Figure 5.--Yolume and value of seafood landings, Manatee County, 1971-1976.
AAA
- -1 1 -- --
,000
Fish
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Figure 6.--Average monthly landings of fish and shellfish, Manatee County,
1971-1976.
1,000
Average monthly landings for the Citrus-Pasco area peak in June and
again in November and December (Appendix Table 2). Important fish
species in this area are jack crevalle, grouper, black mullet, and
spotted sea trout. Blue crabs are the major shellfish landed (Appendix
Table 5).
Pinellas County
Pinellas County is ranked fourth in the state with fish and shell-
fish landings totaling over $5.2 million for 1976 (Table 1). Total
value of seafood landed has shown a continual increase from 1971, as
volume rose substantially along with prices (Figure 7). Annual fish
landings have fluctuated from 4.2 to 6.5 million pounds while shellfish
volume has increased markedly since 1971 (Table 7).
Average monthly landings in Pinellas County show a peak in November
and December, due mostly to an increase in fish landings in those months
(Figure 8). Important fish species in Pinellas County are grouper,
black mullet, and red snapper. Shrimp represent most of the shellfish
landed (Appendix Table 6).
Sarasota County
Both volume and value of landings in Sarastoa County have decreased
since 1971 (Table 8 and Figure 9). Average monthly landings follow the same
seasonal pattern as the other counties in the region, with highest
volumes in November and December (Figure 10 and Appendix Table 2).
Grouper and black mullet are the major species handled (Appendix Table
7).
Table 7 .--Volume and value of landings, Pinellas County, 1971-1976.
Fish Shellfish Total
Year Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value
Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars
1971 4,865,348 866,045 327,336 363,205 5,192,684 1,229,250
1972 4,751,863 1,076,891 621,132 635,003 5,372,995 1,711,894
1973 4,222,827 1,099,151 536,170 455,820 4,758,997 1,554,971
1974 5,836,967 2,084,062 1,140,212 731,323 6,977,177 2,815,385
1975 6,510,305 2,360,921 2,070,828 1,943,224 8,581,133 4,304,145
1976 5,115,572 2,169,166 2,590,563 3,070,116 7,706,135 5,239,282
Source: Florida Department of Natural
1971-1976.
Resources, Summary of Florida Commercial Marine Landings,
Table 8.--Volume and value of landings, Sarasota County, 1971-1976.
Fish
Year
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
Volume
Pounds
1,714,866
1,622,791
1,461,331
813,620
553,962
310,936
Source: Florida
1971-1976.
Value
Dollars
208,265
239,897
244,488
201,207
177,479
128,210
Shellfish
Volume Value
Pounds
18,126
23,949
37,417
280
157,156
12,985
Dollars
8,338
15,419
25,623
210
20,364
12,062
Total
Volume
Pounds
1,732,992
1,646,740
1,498,748
813,900
711,118
323,921
Value
Dollars
216,603
255,316
270,111
201,417
197,843
140,272
Department of Natural Resources, Summary of Florida Commercial Marine Landings,
Volume
1,000 Ibs.
6,000-
4,000
Value
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SURVEY RESULTS
The mail survey conducted during the fall of 1978 provided con-
siderable insight into fishing industry problems in Hillsborough, Manatee,
Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties. Questionnaires were mailed to
all residents in each county having a commercial boat registered during
1977-78 with the Florida Department of Natural Resources. All seafood
dealers listed with the National Marine Fisheries Services in 1976.were
also surveyed. Copies of the questionnaires used are included in the
Appendix.
A total of 1,316 questionnaires were sent to commercial boat owners
in all five counties with 573 or 44 percent returned. The largest
number of questionnaires, 521, was sent to Pinellas County, and 49
percent were returned. Hillsborough County fishermen received 328
questionnaires. However, only 38 percent were returned, the lowest in
the region. Sarasota, Manatee, and Pasco Counties received 179, 146 and
142 questionnaires, respectively.
Of the individuals responding, the number who still owned one or
more boats and were actively fishing ranged from 44 percent in Pinellas
to 66 percent in Manatee County (Table 9). It was assumed that people
who did not return the questionnaire were active commercial fishermen in
the same proportion as those completing the survey. The percentage
actively fishing was multiplied times the total number of boat registrations
to provide an estimate of total active commercial fishermen in each
county. These estimates indicate that there are from 91 to 302 boat
owners actively fishing in each of the counties (Table 9).
Dealer responses were greatest from Hillsborough County which had
the largest number of dealers in the region. Pinellas County followed
responses, fisherman survey, five west coast counties.
County
Disposition or
response
Hillsborough
Manatee
Pasco
Pinellas Sarasota
Total mailed
Returned unable
to deliver
Individuals receiving
questionnaires
Individuals receiving
questionnaires
Questionnaires not
returned
Questionnaires
returned
Questionnaires
returned
Number Percent
328 100
16 5
312 95
312 100
193 62
119 38
Number Percent
146 100
Number Percent
142 100
5 3 7 5
Number Percent
521 100
32 6
141 96 135 95 489 94
141 100 135 100 489 100
82 58 66 49 250 51
59 42 69 51 239 49
Number Percent
179 100
11 6
168 94
168 100
81 48
87 52
No longer own boat 15
No longer in business 52
Still in business 52
Estimated active b
commercial fishermen 144
aNot fishing commercially but had commercial boat registrations in 1977
total number mailed, i.e., the total
bEstimate is based on the proportion of the respondents still in business and :he
1977 commercial boat registrants.
Table 9. --Questionnaire dispositions and
with six of the 14 dealers responding and three of the seven Manatee
County dealers returned questionnaires. Only one of the five Sarasota
County dealers responded, and that dealer was no longer in business.
There were no responses from Pasco County (Table 10). The five west
coast counties had a total of 53 or 28 percent of the 190 dealers registered
in the 17 coastal counties. The 25 dealers from the five counties who
returned questionnaires represented 29 percent of all responses (Appendix
Table 9).
Characteristics of Fishermen
Volumes Handled
Most fishermen in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Sarasota Counties handle
relatively small volumes of finfish. Seventy-one percent, 66 percent,
and 54 percent, respectively, of the fishermen responding from those
counties indicated catching less than 10,000 pounds per year (Table 11).
Manatee County had the largest percentage of fishermen handling over
25,000 pounds, while 30 percent of Pinellas County fishermen handled
over 25,000 pounds.
The number of fishermen handling shellfish is considerably smaller
than those handling finfish. Only 76 fishermen reported handling
shellfish compared to 227 handling finfish. The largest number of those
catching shellfish was 33 in Pinellas County, while 18 Hillsborough
County fishermen handled shellfish (Table 12). Only four Pasco County
fishermen reported catching shellfish and three of those caught less
than 5,000 pounds. Only in Hillsborough County did fewer than 60 percent
of fishermen responding handle over 5,OUU pounds of shellfish. Eleven
or 61 percent of those catching shellfish in Hillsborough County handled
over 25,000 pounds (Table 21).
Tables 10.--Questionnaire dispositions and responses, dealer survey, five west coast counties.
Disposition or
response
Total mailed
Returned unable
to deliver
Individuals receiving
questionnaires
Individuals receiving
questionnaires
Questionnaires not
returned
Questionnaires
returned
Cuestionnaires
returned
No longer in business
Still in business
Hillsborough
umber Percent
26 100
4 15
22 100
22 100
7 32
15 68
15 100
0 0
15 100
Manatee
Number Percent
7 100
0 0
7 100
7 100
4 57
3 43
3 700
0 0
3 100
Pasco
Number Percent
I 100
0 0
1 100
1 100
1 100
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Pinellas
Number Percent
14 100
2 14
12 100
12 100
6 50
6 50
6 100
0 0
6 100
Sarasota
Number Percent
5 100
0 0
5 100
5 100
4 80
1 20
1 100
1 100
0 0
N
Table 11.-- Classification of commercial fishermen in five west coast counties by volume of fish
sold in 1977.
Pounds sold
County Under 5,000 5,000-10,000 10,000-25,000 Over 25,000 Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Hillsborough 13 54 4 17 2 8 5 21 24 100
Manatee 7 23 2 6 4 13 18 58 31 100
Pasco 17 59 2 7 3 10 7 24 29 100
Pinellas 41 39 8 8 24 23 31 30 104 100
Sarasota 16 41 5 13 11 28 7 18 39 100
Total 94 21 44 68 227
Table 12--Classification of commercial fishermen in five west ccast counties by volume of shellfish
sold in 1977.
Pounds sold
County Under 5,000 5,000-10,000 10,000-25,000 Over 25,000 Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Hillsborough 6 33 1 6 0 0 11 61 18 100
Manatee 3 75 0 0 0 0 1 25 4 100
Pasco 9 82 0 0 2 18 0 0 11 100
Pinellas 21 64 5 15 1 3 6 18 33 100
Sarasota 6 60 4 40 0 0 0 0 10 100
Total 45 10 3 18 76
Distances Traveled
The distances commercial fishermen travel from their homes to the
ports they use are similar among four of the five counties. Fishermen
in Hillsborough County travel further from home to port than fishermen
in the other four counties. Forty-three percent of the Hillsborough
County respondents travel 10 or more miles to use a port facility while
25 percent or less of the fishermen in the other counties travel that
far (Table 13).
A majority of fishermen in each county travel less than 25 miles
from port to their fishing grounds. Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties
have a substantial percentage of fishermen going more than 50 miles from
port, 36 percent and 35 percent, respectively (Table 14). This reflects
the large numbers of shrimp boats and snapper-grouper boats operating
from these counties.
Landing Areas Used
Usual landing areas were indicated by most fishermen completing
questionnaires. Over half the fishermen responding in Hillsborough
County used Tampa as a port with about a quarter using Tarpon Springs
(Table 15). Nearly all Manatee County fishermen used Cortez, as did a
few from Hillsborough and Sarasota Counties. Fishermen in Pasco County
were about equally divided between New Port Richey and Hudson. Pinellas
County fishermen indicated using the largest number of different ports
in the region. About a third of the respondents landed in Tarpon Springs,
as did fishermen from three of the other counties. Substantial numbers
of Pinellas County respondents indicated St. Petersburg, Clearwater and
Johns Pass as their landing sites (Table 15). Sarasota was the site
preferred in Saracota County, but Englewood and Placida were also used.
Table 13--Distance from home to fishing port traveled by commercial fishermen responding in the five west coast counties.
County 1 or less miles 2-3 miles 4-6 miles 7-10 miles Over 10 Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Hillsborough 3 7 6 15 6 15 8 20 18 43 41 100
Manatee 8 23 3 9 7 20 8 23 9 25 35 100
Pasco 11 27 11 27 4 10 4 10 10 25 40 100
Pinellas 22 18 24 20 37 31 73 11 23 19 119 100
Sarasota 8 20 8 20 8 20 7 18 9 22 40 100
Total 52 100 52 100 62 100 50 100 69 100 275 100
aPercentage may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
Table 14-- Distance from fishing port to fishing grounds traveled by commercial fishermen responding in the five west coast counties.
County Under 10 miles 11-25 miles 26-50 miles 51-75 miles Over 75 miles Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Hillsborough 15 37 7 17 4 10 2 5 13 31 41 100
Manatee 11 38 8 28 4 14 1 3 5 17 29 100
Pascc 15 38 11 28 5 12 2 5 7 17 40 100
Pinellas 47 40 20 17 9 8 7 6 34 29 117 100
Sarasota 23 57 8 20 6 15 1 3 2 5 40 100
Total 111 100 54 100 28 100 13 100 61 100 267 100
percentage may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
Table 15.--Landing areas used by commercial fishermen in five west coast
counties, 1977.
Landing place Fishermen Landing place Fishermen
Hillsborough
Pasco
Tampa
Tarpon Springs
Ruskin
Cortez
High City
Homosassa
New Port Richey
Oldsmar
St. Petersburg
New Port Richey
Hudson
Tarpon Springs
Aripeka
Bayport
Crystal River
Homosassa
Palm Harbor
Port Salerno
Total
Manatee
Pinellas
Cortez
Ruskin
Palmetto
Marathon
Tampa
Tarpon Springs
Total
Sarasota
Sarasota
Englewood
Placida
Cortez
Nokomis
Venice
Midnight Pass
Osprey
Ft. Pierce
Ozona
West Palm Beach
Tarpon Springs
St. Petersburg
Clearwater
Johns Pass
Tampa Bay
Ozona
Gulfport
Madeira Beach
New Port Richey
Dunedin
Indian Rocks Beach
Oldsmar
Anclote River
Apollo Beach
Everglades City
Homosassa
Hudson
Marathon
Port Canaveral
Total
Total
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Port Facilities: Use and Rating by Fishermen
Inadequate, deteriorated or unsuited port facilities can seriously
hamper commercial fishing in a region and retard or prevent growth in
the commercial seafood industry. An important step in identifying
fishing port needs in the five counties studied was determining facilities
available in each port and how well those facilities serve the fishing
industry. The mail survey described earlier asked fishermen and dealers
to specify which facilities and services they used and to evaluate those
facilities.
Port services were grouped into five categories shown in Table 16.
The mail survey asked fishermen to indicate those facilities and services
used in each port and to them as satisfactory or needing improvement.
Dealers were asked which facilities and services they provided and to
indicate those need addition or improvement. Both commercial fishermen
and seafood dealers were given the opportunity to add comments.
Table 16.--Groups of facilities and services evaluated by port users in
the central and south Florida survey, 1978.
Handling and processing
Shrimp unloading house
Crab unloading house
Lobster unloading house
Fish house
Processing unused fish
Freezer and cold storage
Supplies
Bait sales
Ice plant
Fuel sales
Groceries
Waste removal
Solid waste
Liquid waste
Docking and repair
Docking facilities
Gear storage
Gear repair
Gear supply
Electronics service
Engine repair
Marine railway
Retail
Restaurant
Retail seafood market
Fishermen's meeting room
Hillsborough County
Commercial fishermen from Hillsborough County indicated greatest
use of fish houses, ice and fuel sales, and docking. A significant
number also used shrimp houses, gear supply, electronics and diesel
repair, and marine railway. Processing of unused fish and a marine
railway were the two facilities fishermen would use if made available
or improved (Table 17).
Docking was the main facility used by large numbers of Hillsborough
fishermen that needs improvement. Fifty-nine percent of those
rating the facility noted improvement was needed (Table 18). Some boat
owners commented on the need for fishing dock space in the Tampa port
areas. A number of fishermen also indicated improvement needed in
shrimp houses, ice supplies, and all repair facilities.
A number of Hillsborough County fishermen made additional comments
in the space provided on the questionnaires. Some indicated a need for
additional information on laws, taxes and financing for commercial
fishermen as well as information pertaining to biological background of
marine species and new fishing techniques. Other fishermen indicated
the need for improved marketing. They also stressed a need for more
regulation and enforcement aimed at conserving fishery resources.
Manatee County
Nearly all fishermen responding from Manatee County use fish houses.
and sizeable proportions use ice and fuel sales and docking. Electronic!
repair and a meeting room were the only facilities noted as ones they
would use by 10 percent or more of those responding (Table 19).
Table 17.--Current and projected use of seafood
commercial fishermen in Hillsborough
port facilities by
County, 1978.
Fishermen
Facility Currently use Would use
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Shrimp house
Crab house
Lobster house
Fish house
Processing unused fish
Freezer, cold storage
Bait supply
Ice plant
Fuel sales
Groceries
Docking
Gear storage
Gear supply
Gear repair
Electronics repair
Diesel repair
Marine Railway
Restaurant
Retail seafood market
Fisherman's meeting room
Solid waste
Liquid waste
Total responses 52
Table 18.--Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fishermen
in Hillsborough County, 1978.
Fishermen
Rating Saying needs
Facility facility improvement Share
Number Number Percent
Shrimp house 11 8 73
Crab house 6 1 17
Lobster house
Fish house 23 6 26
Processing unused fish 2 1 50
Freezer, cold storage 4 2 50
Bait supply 11 5 46
Ice plant 22 12 55
Fuel sales 26 6 23
Groceries 10 1 10
Docking 27 16 59
Gear storage 3 1 33
Gear supply 12 2 17
Gear repair 7 4 57
Electronics repair 14 5 36
Diesel repair 19 7 37
Marine railway 14 7 50
Restaurant 9 2 22
Retail seafood market 7 1 14
Fishermen's meeting room 2 2 100
Solid waste 6 2 33
Liquid waste 3 1 33
Table 19.--Current and projected use of seafood port facilities by
commercial fishermen in Manatee County, 1978.
Fishermen
Facility Currently use Would use
Number Percent Number Percent
Shrimp house 3 8 1 3
Crab house 1 3 0 0
Lobster house 0 0 0 0
Fish house 32 82 1 3
Processing unused fish 2 5 3 8
Freezer, cold storage 9 23 2 5
Bait supply 11 28 0 0
Ice plant 16 41 3 8
Fuel sales 20 51 2 5
Groceries 6 15 1 3
Docking 16 41 2 5
Gear storage 7 18 3 8
Gear supply 7 18 3 8
Gear repair 0 0 3 8
Electronics repair 6 15 5 13
Diesel repair 11 28 3 8
Marine Railway 10 26 0 0
Restaurant 2 5 1 3
Retail seafood market 4 10 0 0
Fisherman's meeting room 1 3 4 10
Solid waste 0 0 1 3
Liquid waste 1 3 0 0
Total responses
Fish houses were the only facilities rated by more than 20 fishermen
and 35 percent of the 26 rating fish houses said they needed improvement.
Bait and ice supplies need improving, according to some fishermen, as
do docking and gear supply (Table 20).
Additional comments from a number of fishermen stressed the loss
of waterfront property and dock space to sport fishing and recreational
development. Shallow channels and shallow water near several fish houses
causes difficulty for fishermen.
Pasco County
Facilities and services most used in Pasco County were fish houses,
fuel sales, docking, and marine railway (Table 21). Thirty percent of
the fishermen indicated they would use an ice plant and 21 percent said
they would use fish houses and gear supply areas if made available or
improved. Significant percentages said they would use fuel sales,
diesel repair, electronics repair, a meeting room, a facility for
processing unused fish, freezer and cold storage, and bait supply
(Table 21).
Docking was the most heavily-used facility in Pasco County that was
rated as needing improvement. Fish houses, fuel sales and marine railway,
also showed a significant percent of fishermen favoring improvement
(Table 22).
Written comments emphasized the need for additional and improved fish
houses, ice facilities, fuel sales and docking. As in the other counties,
lack of these facilities and services is related to the urbanization
and waterfront development taking place. Electronics repair and marine
railway systeIIs dlsu received uuiniient as needing improvement.
Table 20--Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fishermen
in Manatee County, 1978.
Si shermen __ _
RatTng
Facility facility Saying needs improvement
Number Number Percent
Shrimp house 2 1 50
Crab house 1 1 100
Lobster house -
Fish house 26 9 35
Processing unused fish 2 2 100
Freezer, cold storage 6 2 33
Bait supply 10 5 50
Ice plant 11 6 55
Fuel sales 16 3 19
Groceries 5 0 0
Docking 14 8 57
Gear storage 6 3 50
Gear supply 7 4 57
Gear repair -- --
Electronics repair 6 3 50
Diesel repair 10 2 20
Marine railway 10 2 20
Restaurant 2 0 0
Retail seafood market 3 1 33
Fishermen's meeting room 1 1 100
Solid waste -- -
Iiquid waste 1 100
Table 21.--Current and projected use of seafood port facilities by
commercial fishermen in Pasco County, 1978.
Fishermen
Facility Currently use Would use
Number Percent Number Percen
Shrimp house 7 16 5 11
Crab house 3 7 2 5
Lobster house 0 0 1 2
Fish house 21 48 9 21
Processing unused fish 2 5 8 18
Freezer, cold storage 3 7 8 18
Bait supply 17 39 8 18
Ice plant 15 34 13 30
Fuel sales 28 64 6 14
Groceries 14 32 2 5
Docking 24 55 4 9
Gear storage 2 5 4 9
Gear supply 5 11 9 21
Gear repair 3 7 4 9
Electronics repair 9 21 7 16
Diesel repair 15 34 6 14
Marine Railway 21 48 3 7
Restaurant 9 21 2 5
Retail seafood market 12 27 3 7
Fishermen's meeting room 6 14 7 16
Solid waste 3 7 4 9
Liquid waste 1 2 5 11
Total responses 44 -- --
Table 22.--Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fishermen
in Pasco County, 1978.
Fishermen
Rating
Facility facility Saying needs improvement
Number Number Percent
Shrimp house 7 6 9
Crab house 3 1 33
Lobster house
Fish house 18 7 39
Processing unused fish 1 1 100
Freezer, cold storage 2 1 50
Bait supply 15 5 33
Ice plant 12 5 42
Fuel sales 24 11 46
Groceries 11 2 18
Docking 21 11 52
Gear storage 0 0 0
Gear supply 3 1 33
Gear repair 2 2 100
Electronics repair 9 8 U9
Diesel repair 13 7 54
Marine railway 19 8 42
Restaurant 8 2 25
Retail seafood market 10 2 20
Fishermen's meeting room 5 4 80
Solid waste 3 2 67
Liquid waste 1 1 100
Pinellas County
Pinellas County fishermen indicated using fish houses, fuel sales
and docking areas. A large number also use ice and bait supply, groceries,
electronics and diesel repair, and marine railway. Nineteen fishermen
said they would use a facility to process unused fish while 14 said they
would use a meeting room, if both were made available or improved
(Table 23).
Fish houses, ice plants, and docking were the facilities used by a
large number of fishermen that needed improvement. Other areas that
need improvement include freezer and cold storage, bait supply, gear
repair, electronics and deisel repair, a meeting room and liquid waste
disposal (Table 24).
A large number of respondents from Pinellas County, 35 percent of
139 active fishermen, made comments on the questionnaires. Some of the
main problem areas indicated by fishermen were waterfront development
and population pressures resulting in loss of dock space and location
for fish houses and related facilities, as well as damage to fishing
grounds. Several comments called for increased conservation measures
affecting seasons, sizes caught and habitats of Fish and shellfish
Sarasota County
Fish houses were most used by Sarasota County fishermen, while
significant numbers used ice plants, fuel sales, and docking. From 16
to 27 percent of the respondents indicated they would use gear supply,
gear storage, freezer and cold storage, fishermen's meeting room, a
facility to process unused fish, and an ice plant (Table 25).
Table 23.--Current and projected use of seafood port facilities by
commercial fishermen in Pinellas County, 1978.
Fishermen
Facility Currently use Would use
Number Percent Number Percent
Shrimp house 11 8 2 1
Crab house 18 13 3 2
Lobster house 2 1 0 0
Fish house 99 71 3 2
Processing unused fish 5 4 19 14
Freezer, cold storage 28 20 8 6
Bait supply 58 42 2 1
Ice plant 68 49 10 7
Fuel sales 89 64 4 3
Groceries 49 35 4 3
Docking 83 60 5 4
Gear storage 13 9 9 7
Gear supply 37 27 9 7
Gear repair 24 17 5 4
Electronics repair 53 38 2 1
Diesel repair 56 40 5 4
Marine railway 42 30 3 2
Restaurant 33 24 3 2
Retail seafood market 30 22 9 7
Fishermen's meeting room 9 7 14 10
Solid waste 7 5 6 4
Liquid waste 6 4 7 5
Total responses 139 --
Table 24.--Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fishermen
in Pinellas County, 1978.
Fishermen
Rating
Facility facility Saying needs improvement
Number Number Percent
Shrimp house 10 3 30
Crab house 17 6 35
Lobster house 2 0 0
Fish house 93 38 41
Processing unused fish 5 3 60
Freezer, cold storage 26 12 46
Bait supply 52 19 37
Ice plant 62 37 60
Fuel sales 80 20 25
Groceries 44 5 11
Docking 79 41 52
Gear storage 11 2 18
Gear supply 32 9 28
Gear repair 21 7 33
Electronics repair 50 12 24
Diesel repair 53 21 40
Marine railway 41 11 27
Restaurant 33 2 6
Retail seafood market 28 8 29
Fishermen's meeting room 8 3 38
solid waste 7 2 29
Liquid waste 6 3 50
Table 25.--Current and projected use of seafood port facilities by
commercial fishermen in Sarasota County, 1978.
Fishermen
Facility Currently use Would use
Number Percent Number Percent
Shrimp house 2 4 1 2
Crab house 7 14 4 8
Lobster house 0 0 1 2
Fish house 36 74 6 12
Processing unused fish 0 0 13 27
Freezer, cold storage 11 23 10 20
Bait supply 10 20 3 6
Ice plant 18 37 13 27
Fuel sales 16 33 5 10
Groceries 7 14 3 6
Docking 17 35 3 6
Gear storage 3 6 9 18
Gear supply 5 10 8 16
Gear repair 6 12 6 12
Electronics repair 7 14 2 4
Diesel repair 12 25 3 6
Marine Railway 5 10 3 6
Restaurant 8 16 2 4
Retail seafood market 8 16 3 6
Fisherman's meeting room 0 0 10 20
Solid waste 1 2 2 4
Liquid waste 1 2 3 6
Total responses 49 -- -- --
Fish houses were in need of improvement according to 43 percent of
the Sarasota County fishermen rating them. Docking and ice plants also
needed improvement as did supply, storage, and repair facilities (Table
2G).
Over half of the 49 active commercial fishermen responding from
Sarasota County made additional comments. These responses indicated two
major areas of concern. One, as in the other four west coast counties,
was the development of waterfront property and population pressure which
affects the seafood industry adversely. Needed dockage and channel
improvements were included in this category. Improving the marketing
system, especially pricing and selling, was the other major area in
which fishermen indicated concern.
Dealer Characteristics, Facilities Provided and Ratings
As noted earlier, 25 dealers in the five-county area returned
questionnaires and 24 are still in business (Table 10). All responses
came from Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas Counties.
Fifteen of the dealers handled fish and 20 handled shellfish. Most
handle fairly large volumes as 11 of the fish dealers and 14 of the
shellfish dealers reported 100,000 pounds or more in 1977 (Table 27).
Dealer characteristics and other topics in this section are discussed
for Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas Counties.
Hillsborough County
Six of the 15 dealers responding from this county handle fish while
12 handle shellfish. Fish dealers handle smaller volumes, as four of the
six handled 100,000 pounds or less, while nine shellfish dealers reported
over 300,000 pounds (Table 28).
Table 26.--Ratings of seafood port facilities by commercial fishermen
in Sarasota County, 1978.
Fishermen
Rating
Facility facility Saying needs improvement
Number Number Percent
Shrimp house 2 1 50
Crab house 5 2 40
Lobster house
Fish house 28 12 43
Processing unused fish -- --
Freezer, cold storage 10 3 30
Bait supply 9 4 44
Ice plant 17 6 35
Fuel sales 13 3 23
Groceries 6 3 50
Docking 17 8 43
Gear storage 3 2 67
Gear supply 5 3 60
Gear repair 5 2 40
Electronics repair 7 4 57
Diesel repair 11 4 36
Marine railway 5 2 40
Restaurant 6 1 17
Retail seafood market 7 2 29
Fishermen's meeting room -- -- --
Solid waste 1 0 0
Liquid waste 1 0 0
Table 27.--Classification of seafood dealers in the five west coast
Counties by volume of fish and shellfish handled in 1977.
Pounds Dealers
handled Fish Shellfish
Number Percent Number Percent
Under 50,000 1 7 6 30
50,000 100,000 3 20 0 0
100,000 300,000 5 33 2 10
Over 300,000 6 40 12 60
Total 15 100 20 100
Table 28.--Classification of seafood dealers in Hillsborough, Manatee,
and Pinellas Counties by volume of fish and shellfish
handled in 1977.
Dealers
Fish Shellfish
Pounds handled Hillsborough Manatee Pinellas Hillsborough Manatee Pinellas
------------------------- Number ---------------------------
Under 50,000 1 0 0 2 3 1
50,000 100,000 3 0 0 0 0 0
100,000 300,000 1 2 2 1 0 1
Over 300,000 1 1 4 9 0 3
Total 6 3 6 12 3 5
One or more Hillsborough County dealers operated shrimp and fish
houses, processed unused fish, provided freezer and cold storage facilities,
and sold ice, fuel, and groceries. They also provide docking, gear
storage and supply, a restaurant, retail seafood markets, and solid waste
disposal (Table 29). Only shrimp houses, freezer and cold storage and
docking were noted as needing improvement by three or more Hillsborough
County dealers.
Some Hillsborough County dealers commented on the serious lack of
dock and unloading space in Tampa, especially for shrimp boats. Fisher-
men, dealers and processors have been adversely affected by the dislocation
of commercial fishing docks in the Tampa port area. Members of these
industry groups are working actively with fishery organizations and govern-
ment agencies to relocate the fishing port and develop new facilities in
the Tampa area.
Manatee County
All three dealers responding in Manatee County handle both fish and
shellfish. All handle 100,000 pounds or more of fish but under 50,000
pounds of shellfish (Table 28).
Manatee County dealers provide crab and fish houses, process unused
fish, and offer freezer and cold storage facilities. In addition, those
dealers sell bait, ice, and fuel, provide docking and operate retail
seafood markets (Table 29). Only one dealer said improvement was needed
in a crab house, freezer and cold storage, bait supply, and docking.
Manatee County dealers commented on some of the same problems as
did fishermen. Shallow channels were problems noted, as were the need
for improving markets for Spanish sardines and mullet.
Table 29.--Port facilities and services in Hillsborough, Manatee,and Pinellas
Counties: Facilities offered and those needing improvement,
according to one or more dealers, 1978.
Dealers
Hillsborough Manatee Pinellas
Need Need Need
Facility Offer improving Offer improving Offer improving
Shrimp house X X X X
Crab house X X X
Lobster house
Fish house X X X X
Processing unused fish X X
Freezer, cold storage X X X X X
Bait supply X X X
Ice plant X X X X
Fuel sales X X X
Groceries X
Docking X X X X X X
Gear storage X X
Gear supply X
Gear repair X
Electronics repair X
Diesel repair X
Marine railway X
Restaurant X
Retail seafood market X X X
Solid waste X X X
Liquid waste X
Pinellas County
Six dealers responded from Pinellas County. All six handle fish
and five deal in shellfish. Most handle large volumes, as four fish
dealers and three handling shellfish reported over 300,000 pounds in
each category in 1977 (Table 28). One or more of these dealers operate
shrimp, crab and fish house and provide freezer and cold storage.
Pinellas County dealers also sell bait, ice, and fuel, had dockage
available, and had retail markets (Table 29). Only shrimp houses,
docking and waste disposal were rated as needing improvement.
CONCLUSIONS
Commercial fishing is an important industry in the five-county
area of Florida's west coast covered in this report. Total landings
ranged in value from $5.2 million in Pinellas County to $140,000 in
Sarasota County in 1976. Landings in Hillsborough, Manatee and Citrus-
Pasco Counties were valued at $1 million or more, ranking those counties
6th, 13th and 14th, respectively, in Florida. Total landings in 1976 in
Hillsborough County were about 1971 levels but values increased considerably
during the 1971-76 period as average prices for fish and shellfish rose.
Volume and value decreased in Sarasota County and volume was down but
value up in Manatee County. Both volume and value increased significantly
in Pinellas County.
About 730 commercial fishermen operate one or more boats from the
five counties. Pinellas County has the most with 300 fishermen. About
50 dealers operate in the area, with 26 in Hillsborough County, 14 in
Pinellas County, seven in Manatee County, four in Sarasota County, and
one in Pasco County. The number of commercial boats registered in the
five counties has declined during the last 15 years while pleasure boat
registrations have increased threefold.
The rapid rise in pleasure boat numbers is a result of population
growth in the west coast area. Total population in the five-county
region doubled from 1960 to 1977, and population projected for 2000 is
65 percent above the 1977 level. This growth has, no doubt, benefitted
the seafood industry of the area in many ways but problems have also
developed. Heavy pressure on fishery resources, pollution, destruction
of habitat and competition for waterfront property have affected the
fishing industry adversely.
Shore facilities and services for the commercial fishing and seafood
industry are generally available at ports and landings places used by
fishermen in the five counties. Fish houses and other outlets handling
catch need improvement in several counties, however. Docking space is
particularly restricted according to users (Table 30). A major redevelop-
ment is underway in the Tampa port area.
Processing for underutilized fish is needed in four of the five
counties, and freezer and cold storage facilities in two. Fishermen in
Manatee County need bait supplies, and those in Hillsborough, Manatee,
and Pinellas Counties feel ice plants need improving. Nearly all repair
and supply services were noted as needing improvement in Manatee, Pasco,
and Sarasota Counties, while gear storage was needed in two counties.
Fishermen's meeting rooms and waste disposal facilities are needed in
three counties, as well (Table 30).
Groups or individuals interested in improving conditions in the
seafood industry in these counties can use this report as a starting
Table 30.--Port facilities and services needing improvement, as rated by
50 percent or more commercial fishermen responding from five
west coast counties, 1978.a
Facility Hillsborough Manatee Pasco Pinellas Sarasota
Shrimp house X X X
Crab house X
Lobster house
Fish house
Processing unused fish X X X X
Freezer, cold storage X X
Bait supply X
Ice plant X X X
Fuel sales
Groceries X X
Docking X X X X
Gear storage X X
Gear supply X X
Gear repair X X
Electronics repair X X X
Diesel repair X
Marine railway X
Restaurant
Retail seafood market
Fishermen's meeting room X X X
Solid waste X
Liquid waste X X X
51
point for identifying problems and for working toward possible solutions.
The County Extension Director in each county can assist groups in organizing
to solve problems and in contacting other groups and agencies for assistance.
Sources for marine economics information and publications are listed in
the Appendix.
Appeidix Table .--Boats registered annually, 1963-64 through 1976-77, the five west coast counties.
Piela Srsoa Toa o iv oute
HillsborougT
Year Comn. Pleas. Tot.
Manatee
Cofm. Pleas. ot.
Pasco
Comm Peas. Tot.
--------------------------------- ----------------Number
Pinellas Sarasota Total of five counties
Com. Pleas. Tot. Comm. Pleas. Tt. Coim. Pleas. Tot.
------------------------------------------------------------
876 8,467 9,343
827 9,138 9,965
1,123 9,568 1C,691
974 10,179 11,153
809 10,796 11,605
904 11,019 11,923
833 11,774 12,607
730 12,635 13,365
662, 13,755 14,417
618 15,069 15,687
539 15,098 15,637
539 21,387 21,926
692 25,278 25,970
592 26.308 26,900
2,635
2,700
2,790
3,036
3,230
3,420
3,679
3,784
4,094
4,504
4,466
6,687
7,431
7,707
3,075
3,134
3,286
3,495
3,610
3,796
4,040
4,123
4,374
4,774
4,680
6,915
7,674
7,991
1,203
1.23E
1,448
1,568
1,74;
1.984
2,372
2,686
3,118
3,685
3,883
6,03S
6,986
7,235
1,655 9,000 10,655
1,708 9,322 11,030
1,924 9,806 11,730
1,864 10,589 12,453
1,392 11,487 12,879
1,385 12,288 13,673
1,340 13,746 15,086
1,270 13,928 15,198
1,076 15,231 16,307
1.030 16,590 17,620
923 16,510 17.433
989 20,823 21,812
1,233 24,070 25,303
1,136 22,251 23,387
4,302
4.534
4,566
4,902
5,440
6,003
6,746
7,388
7,950
9,143
9,355
10,710
11,328
11,604
4,774
5,008
5,129
5,470
5,896
6,522
7,272
7,933
8,420
9,580
9,715
11,062
11,741
11,962
3,660 25,394 29,054
3.652 26,720 30,372
4,339 27,945 32,284
4,087 30,052 34,139
3,213 32,524 35,737
3,380 34,518 37,898
3,331 38,046 41,377
3,168 40,137 43,305
2,736 43,900 46,636
2,543 48,803 51,346
2.197 49,151 51,348
2,297 65,457 67,754
2,816 74.858 77,674
2,578 74,897 77,475
aJuly 1 to June 30
Source: Bureau of Boat Registration, Florida Department of Natural Resources.
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
Appendix Table 2 .--Average monthly landings of fish and shellfish for the five west coast counties from
1971-1976
Hillsborough Manatee Pascoa Pinellas
Month Fish Shellfish Total Fish Shellfish Total Fist Shellfish Total Fish Shellfish Total
----------------------------------- -- -1,000 pounds----------------------------------
January 84 157 241 426 8 434 206 111 317 364 57 421
February 42 230 272 292 17 309 140 144 284 292 85 377
March 64 261 325 368 17 385 122 201 323 425 131 556
April 51 246 297 269 9 278 107 207 314 342 111 453
May 55 236 291 266 11 277 131 262 393 359 146 505
June 60 218 278 259 12 271 116 311 427 382 150 532
July 69 146 215 275 13 388 144 179 323 383 156 539
August 98 136 234 414 10 424 182 189 371 436 74 510
September 98 87 185 444 10 454 199 186 385 408 50 458
October 107 158 265 492 20 512 224 166 390 415 69 484
November 373 178 551 698 16 714 373 133 506 674 77 751
December 132 279 411 891 19 910 32] 109 430 613 81 694
Month
Sarsota Five County Total
Fish Shellfish Total Fish Shellfish Total
---------------1,000 pounds-----------------
January 133
February 74
March 126
April 72
May 64
June 55
July 50
August 54
September 59
October 53
November 110
December 199
138 1,213 338 1,551
77 840 479 1,319
127 1,105 611 1,716
73 841 574 1,415
64 875 655 1,530
61 872 637 1,569
55 1,021 499 1,520
59 1,184 414 1,598
66 1,208 340 1,548
57 1,291 417 1,708
112 2,228 436 2,634
201 2,156 490 2,646
alncludes Citrus County.
Source: Derived from Florida Landings, Monthly issues, U.S. Department of Commerce.
APPENDIX
Appendix Table 3.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Hillsborough County,
1971-1976
Black Spotted Red Blue Total
Year Month Grouper mullet sea trout snapper crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
----------------------------------Pounds-----------------------------------------
1971 January 19,534 32,636 5,700 9,717 8,073 132,524 73,765 140,597 214,362
February 18,165 25,577 3,214 13,853 5,483 167,371 66,328 172,854 239,182
March 19,599 30,603 1,511 7,253 4,660 182,644 62,751 187,304 250,055
April 13,961 21,360 1,427 4,161 7,496 180,282 60,858 187,778 248,636
May 44,397 29,861 959 11,485 12,931 127,491 92,432 140,422 232,854
June 57,370 36,734 779 2,127 16,392 166,934 108,782 183,326 292,108
July 52,268 74,323 215 4,076 11,034 21,669 143,767 32,703 176,470
August 68,698 46,847 122 2,741 23,061 1,896 144,188 24,957 169,145
September 52,735 63,157 485 4,889 51,058 16,379 143,188 67,437 210,625
October 51,106 96,529 1,860 2,550 44,794 76,527 178,450 121,321 299,771
November 25,947 113,948 2,413 3,116 32,822 125,361 150,744 158,183 308,927
December 19,195 123,703 2,901 2,201 32,252 177,728 152,740 270,448 423,188
442,975 695,278 21,586 68,169 250,056 1,376,806
__
1,377,993 1,687,330 3,065,323
Total
Appendix Table 3.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Hillsborough County,
1971-1976--Continued
Black Spotted Red Blue Total
Year Month Grouper mullet sea trout snapper crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
-----------------------------------Pounds------------------------------------------
'972 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
23,807
777
26,465
37,446
37,451
18,973
13,310
24,170
13,309
12,699
11,758
7,027
29,756
24,885
26,395
14,480
14,635
10,922
44,636
133,650
83,494
104,489
196,020
67,279
2,294
1,045
1,649
499
1,080
777
579
1,075
2,352
5,777
3,347
7,029
15,591 24,334
0 26,467
8,805 51,061
11,747 69,950
2,801 63,166
557 40,658
1,745 19,988
975 14,520
2,301 5,501
706 3,493
706 1,921
395 290
Total 227,192 750,641 27,503 46,329 321,349 1,960,140 1,175,599
167,588
163,088
277,990
377,665
194,958
91,283
131,785
158,083
18,986
62,715
91,834
224,165
78,248
29,891
68,159
73,453
63,231
39,000
66,314
176,794
123,596
145,425
223,517
87,971
191,922
189,555
329,107
447,636
258,134
131,941
151,773
172,603
24,507
66,208
93,755
224,455
270,170
219,446
397,266
521,089
321,365
170,941
218,087
349,397
148,103
211,633
317,272
312,426
2,281,596 3,457,195
Appendix Table 3.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Hillsborough County,
1971-1976--Continued
Year Month
Black Spotted Red Blue
Grouper mullet sea trout snapper crab
Total
Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
- --------- --------------Pounds--------------------------------------
1973 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total 118,444 1,226,389 31,770 15,035 52,863 1,794,878 1,466,166 1,973,008 3,439,174
13,625
7,804
18,683
13,230
20,272
10,520
12,523
6,695
5,204
452
3,276
6,160
168,739
25,068
25,532
29,977
39,779
60,461
50,927
85,168
112,674
105,867
275,066
247,131
7,227
2,945
759
431
867
606
762
785
1,098
1,156
5,192
8,942
1,010
924
1,376
910
1,237
523
744
1,240
663
242
2,152
4,014
45
0
2,868
2,716
3,072
11,637
11,284
6,780
4,910
5,990
2,718
843
111,117
153,321
203,306
148,654
297,277
198,964
48,242
37,582
10,940
77,082
313,718
194,675
198,283
40,088
49,851
54,723
69,296
78,464
72,994
97,413
123,557
113,708
291,152
276,637
111,162
153,321
206,174
151,370
300,349
210,601
59,526
44,362
15,880
83,072
378,936
258,255
309,445
193,409
256,025
206,093
369,645
289,065
132,520
141,775
139,437
196,780
670,088
534,892
Appendix Table 3.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Hillsborough County,
1971-1976--Continued
Black Spotted Red Blue Total
Year Month Grouper mullet sea trout snapper crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
-------------------------------------P--ounds------------------------------------------
1974 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
9,113 35,885
8,840 20,524
23,172 57,616
9,392 18,073
9,317 14,351
9,839 15,965
8,774 31,269
11,411 45,324
3,471 54,823
5,213 78,868
5,198 1,491,955
7,554 99,157
Total 111,294 1,963,810 23,196 78,300 34,784 2,174,794 2,260,169 2,210,318 4,470,487
3,494
2,475
5,648
87
648
696
391
879
1,242
2,263
2,464
2,909
3,147
5,374
13,262
6,434
5,410
3,485
6,127
10,115
5,318
6,669
5,986
6,973
1,519
1,589
4,970
3,302
5,416
3,582
4,087
2,549
4,149
1,234
1,095
1,292
135,461
216,580
167,975
169,053
263,203
176,528
199,432
63,072
30,327
96,021
239,841
417,301
58,622
41,050
115,644
48,476
38,066
38,317
50,465
71,483
70,803
97,685
1,509,504
120,054
137,240
218,205
173,043
172,470
268,725
180,235
203,519
65,621
34,476
97,255
240,936
418,593
195,862
259,255
288,687
220,946
306,791
218,552
253,984
137,104
105,279
194,940
1,750,440
538,647
Appendix Table 3
.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Hillsborough County,
1971-1976--Continued
Black Spotted Red Blue Total
Year Month Grouper mullet sea trout snapper crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
----------------------------------- Pounds----- -------------------------------
1975 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
18,655
3,249
6,544
6,160
6,803
19,209
6,425
9,265
7,795
6,613
5,259
3,137
27,512
37,013
32,369
26,569
26,012
17,790
2C,477
28,971
47,711
47,497
76,814
53,770
2,608
979
1,306
812
1,072
798
448
480
2,019
1,744
3,470
3,315
6,022
1,138
3,169
0
67
5,600
2,816
5,560
2,221
2,127
1,168
3,121
10,908
51,117
110,224
15,226
23,221
11,622
73,970
41,226
10,262
3,436
7,747
6,790
167,524
339,120
335,615
258,553
284,590
338,657
92,932
104,461
47,911
168,047
49,515
211,553
58,367
47,187
50,237
41,319
39,849
58,510
33,626
47,517
62,427
62,690
90,990
67,034
254,634
452,843
447,558
293,953
311,331
354,847
237,226
285,332
179,999
414,202
81,217
239,166
313,001
500,030
497,795
335,272
351,180
413,357
270,852
332,849
242,426
476,892
172,207
306,200
Total 99,114 442,505 19,051 33,009 365,749 2,398,478
--
659,753 3,552,308 4,212,061
Appendix Table 3.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Hillsborough County,
1971-1976--Continued
Black Spotted Red Blue Total
Year Month Grouper mullet sea trout snapper crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
--------------------------------- -Pounds-----------------------------------------
1976 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
3,394
5,475
14,211
5,867
9,187
12,489
8,196
9,429
11,627
4,705
5,263
21,609
111,452
18,477
11,808
13,667
15,364
8,509
13,888
24,436
27,462
39,349
23,900
57,966
47,648
302,474
3,611
1,416
1,471
710
97
320
514
592
957
2,480
2,333
5,379
19,880
5,489
3,914
3,000
1,378
2,305
4,112
3,428
3,054
2,457
1,025
1,140
8,926
40,228
7,326
2,264
12,892
8,896
1,360
3,556
3,129
2,339
5,028
900
2,466
5,206
55,362
78,735
178,712
194,388
205,808
134,608
230,237
105,933
50,119
54,643
83,020
111,615
234,675
1,662,493
35,028
24,809
35,034
27,946
25,612
34,691
45,959
52,330
62,140
41,950
71,705
87,117
108,790
195,629
222,016
220,182
137,866
246,559
194,359
224,544
199,994
167,572
116,544
263,402
143,818
220,438
257,050
248,128
163,478
281,250
240,318
276,874
262,134
209,522
188,249
350,519
544,321 2,297,457 2,841,778
Source: Florida Landings, monthly issues. U.S. Department of Commerce.
Appendix Table 4 .--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976
Jack Black Spotted Red
Year Month crevalle Red drum Grouper mullet Pompano sea trout snapper
-- ------------------------Pounds --------------------------------------
1971 January 0 19,473 58,077 340,797 11 17,676 52,319
February 34 13,366 72,523 159,702 13 19,713 43,581
March 972 16,644 82,217 94,722 1,593 15,736 47,341
April 5,613 7,364 74,601 101,958 5,190 7,186 33,059
May 2,373 2,134 95,330 137,277 3,883 3,803 28,725
June 437 302 90,265 108,623 1,927 3,372 28,012
July 812 807 124,128 215,194 3,490 2,480 30,877
August 4,484 8,342 67,068 251,000 7,625 2,926 43,112
September 7,353 21,289 43,741 258,317 3,427 3,670 21,578
October 8,176 31,633 48,397 355,542 10,617 12,860 33,178
November 31,363 10,283 34,637 656,112 1,982 13,171 30,187
December 9,140 10,464 56,178 707,389 1,962 17,832 37,792
71,257 142,101 847,162 3,386,633
Total
41,720 120,425 429,761
Appendix Table 4.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Spanish Total
Year Mbnth mackerel Blue crab Stone crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
----------------------------------Pounds-----------------------------------
1971 January 12 603 7,938 0 540,485 8,541 549,026
February 15 783 3,200 3,906 341,517 7,888 349,405
March 91,962 ,542 5,400 0 411,083 6,942 418,025
April 57,985 2,003 3,340 0 358,045 5,343 363,38B
May 4,209 3,928 2,880 C 308,195 6,808 315,003
June 1,123 2,879 0 C 250,564 2,B79 253,443
July 124 2,997 0 2,326 424,104 5,323 429,427
August 76 3,304 0 1,729 422,025 5,033 427,053
September 1,093 2,773 0 2,248 392,534 5,D21 397,555
October 7,086 1,620 0 0 567,244 1,520 568,864
November 855 1,103 0 0 804,386 1,103 805,489
December 5,706 527 0 0 885,192 527 885,719
2L,062 22,758 10,209 5,705,374
Total 170,246
57,028 5,762,402
Appendix Table 4.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Year Month
Jack Black Spotted Red
crevalle Red drum Grouper mullet Pompano sea trout snapper
-------------------------.---------Pounds-------------------------------------
1972 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
165,846 969,496 3,265,602
584
1,304
4,732
9,659
2,151
195
892
3,934
28,842
4,712
9,666
7,129
18,185
22,646
13,234
7,577
1,592
5,532
8,578
2,255
55,844
15,413
3,979
11,011
43,696
44,379
71,289
73,796
68,837
53,337
148,936
149,241
114,240
94,324
51,483
45,938
433,561
155,138
57,230
66,201
170,374
114,377
233,439
187,204
342,275
233,459
710,938
561,406
720
809
5,669
8,982
3,105
3,466
12,236
943
8,472
12,391
7,101
1,332
15,440
18,348
11,343
3,229
4,413
2,420
4,884
1,361
12,004
12,171
9,148
11,968
13,725
34,157
31,610
37,533
25,529
20,013
26,986
22,004
18,976
33,332
48,440
21,498
---
Total 73,800
65,226 106,729 333,803
Appendix Table 4.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Spanish Total
Year Month mackerel Blue crab Stone crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
------------------------------------Pounds-----------------------------------
1972 January 39 368 0 4,247 555,595 4,615 560,210
February 4,824 549 0 1,310 313,117 1,859 314,976
March 70,965 0 0 7,645 311,405 7,645 319,050
April 70,366 1,033 0 3,747 303,821 4,780 308,601
May 2,188 871 0 0 299,127 871 299,998
June 9,627 576 0 5,221 220,584 5,797 226,381
July 4,752 2,618 0 2,493 464,637 5,111 469,748
August 88 1,931 0 6,710 378,527 8,641 387,168
September 1,996 4,750 0 7,163 612,328 11,913 624,241
October 26,785 2,478 0 7,091 496,025 9,569 505,594
November 22,043 630 6,080 9,224 898,277 15,934 914,211
December 30,239 1,675 5,158 381 712,532 7,214 719,746
17,479 11,238 55,232 5,565,975
Total 243,912
83,949 5,649,924
Appendix Table 4.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Jack Black Spotted Red
Year Month crevalle Red drum Grouper mullet Pompano sea trout snapper
----------------------------------Pounds---------------------------------------
1973 January 3,563 22,737 33,165 183,653 10,988 19,278 19,761
February 2,046 21,958 37,582 119,389 4,000 19,154 25,748
March 19,014 13,755 65,947 105,207 2,665 13,917 19,832
April 8,593 5,297 57,655 60,987 9,962 4,580 16,776
May 2,389 6,024 51,377 108,048 6,972 5,918 13,564
June 2,216 1,867 84,746 177,519 2,584 4,980 17,655
July 8,856 3,145 57,602 191,262 1,428 3,631 14,840
August 17,496 19,524 96,885 306,982 1,638 4,683 18,815
September 13,116 22,459 55,987 325,961 3,068 4,445 11,252
October 12,481 15,306 39,310 393,979 2,704 10,242 20,434
November 10,739 23,119 54,693 649,330 2,093 18,524 30,688
December 402,671 15,283 21,463 907,084 151 18,782 21,922
Total 503,180 170,474
656,412 3,529,401 48,253
128,134 231,287
Appendix Table 4.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Spanish Blue Stone Total
Year Month mackerel crab crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
1973 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
----------------------------------Pounds-----------------------------------------
7,001 1,089 2,762 5,282 325,983 9,133 335,116
4,625 679 5,392 2,986 267,708 9,057 276,765
54,964 1,651 6,300 4,334 348,B35 12,285 361,120
7,006 517 4,200 3,685 195,744 8,402 204,146
9,350 54 784 6,728 215,449 7,566 223,015
1,395 853 0 7,114 315,527 7,967 323,494
410 2,501 0 11,458 296,131 13,959 310,090
197 3,234 0 0 482,405 3,234 485,639
1,533 947 0 0 455,053 947 456,000
17,675 1,144 2,484 2,408 545,154 6,036 551,190
32,924 990 964 5,216 845,967 7,170 853,137
11 0 4,044 3,053 1,403,513 7,097 1,410,610
137,091 13,659 26,930 52,264 5,697,469 92,853 5,790,322
Appendix Table 4.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Jack Black Spotted Red
Year Month crevalle Red drum Grouper mullet Pompano sea trout snapper
----------------------------------P--ounds ----------------------------
1974 January 12,599 2,448 43,981 358,792 93 24,924 44,356
February 3,086 15,829 34,266 107,998 142 11,059 26,304
March 6,628 70,278 162,102 122,016 3,796 54,140 76,130
April 9,530 5,447 60,472 39,139 1,048 3,822 15,721
May 4,888 3,579 78,923 31,826 8,696 1,525 29,884
June 5,865 3,278 59,056 61,789 7,983 1,609 35,899
July 4,100 4,318 62,377 136,495 7,591 1,499 22,623
August 17,684 19,131 65,948 215,109 3,866 2,749 35,912
September 13,545 27,974 29,656 157,562 2,597 3,440 13,379
October 89,539 17,589 35,748 243,027 12,589 5,984 22,461
November 48,314 6,009 34,972 363,074 5,190 5,853 21,607
December 13,274 5,495 20,070 612,274 922 11,494 27,260
229,052 181,375 687,571 2,449,101 54,513
128,098 371,536
Total
Appendix Table 4
.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Spanish Blue Stone Total
Year Month mackerel crab crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
1974 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
-----------------------------------Pounds--------------------------------------
8,914 0 560 5,785 208,809 200 209,009
22,814 0 0 2,499 251,365 2,499 253,864
73,198 0 0 15,213 620,350 15,213 635,563
1,507 0 0 0 156,002 0 156,002
15 42 0 0 172,051 42 172,093
66 641 0 0 185,767 641 186,408
691 4.235 0 15,866 259,161 20,101 279,262
951 2,126 0 7,479 386,821 9,605 396,426
1,900 0 0 0 285,771 0 285,771
2,607 4,909 856 0 522,222 5,765 527,987
12,775 0 578 3,120 549,820 3,698 553,518
2,237 381 346 4,024 722,191 4,751 7L6,942
127,675 12,334 2,340 53,986 4,320,330 62,515 4,382,845
----
Appendix Table 4.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Jack Black Spotted Red
Year Month crevalle Red drum Grouper mullet Pompano sea trout snapper
----------------------------------Pounds----------------------------------
1975 January 22,036 13,234 37,451 440,539 557 2,608 18,084
February 46,056 3,550 68,059 135,995 1,809 4,876 24,179
March 28,267 1,545 55,334 31,546 8,857 1,225 17,075
April 11,011 2,668 50,085 96,879 10,281 2,878 18,341
May 8,921 985 50,856 124,225 7,786 3,323 12,869
tn
June 4,477 1,680 68,273 133,033 3,026 1,599 25,440
July 8,096 179 42,474 158,965 10,590 2,223 15,705
August 26,610 6,014 64,911 190,449 15,294 3,516 24,204
September 44,185 13,290 34,518 195,115 2,427 8,968 12,169
October 9,809 13,350 75,593 283,123 3,117 13,958 29,829
November 36,141 6,067 61,503 497,880 9,462 10,762 16,952
December 39,283 5,722 72,747 925,118 24,154 15,179 14,689
58,284 681,804 3,212,867 97,420
Total 284,892
71,115 229,536
Appendix Table 4
.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Spanish Blue Stone Total
Year Month mackerel crab crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
--------------------------------Pounds----------------------------------------
1975 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
5
21,693
34,184
31,455
14,950
48
1,563
8,576
9,694
32,345
4,386
736
225
3,478
5,772
4,721
3,800
7,264
2,356
17,206
12,091
54,657
7,400
52,793
628
120
1,818
1,254
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,046
796
9,741
12,520
15,325
4,570
10,182
9,638
3,500
7,898
5,805
3,715
5,020
6,778
576,381
337,957
196,064
255,891
254,536
271,498
341,575
440,200
405,328
502,011
661,527
1,131,934
159,636 171,763 5,662 94,692 5,374,902
17,487
20,130
25,754
12,481
14,323
25,512
13,969
27,529
18,315
59,146
16,227
64,923
315,796
593,868
358,087
221,818
268,372
268,859
297,010
355,544
467,729
423,643
561,157
667,754
1,196,857
5,690,698
- --
Appendix Table 4.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Year Month
Jack
crevalle
Black
Red drum Grouper mullet
Spotted Red
Pompano sea trout snapper
-----------------------------------Pounds-------------------------------------
1976 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
3,674
5,907
32,433
27,433
3,399
1,416
6,787
29,054
15,037
50,828
42,147
1,405
13,465
10,414
1,203
3,130
722
299
412
6,132
16,284
10,642
30,778
13,600
41,442
43,921
64,447
67,265
46,327
55,260
73,758
63,625
93,021
41,150
47,039
40,660
189,560
75,439
52,603
124,096
104,774
89,147
160,678
174,706
214,452
138,985
213,077
371,222
347 27,475
570 19,234
12,816 5,489
10,451 5,364
4,000 2,071
2,237 2,208
9,494 2,468
3,737 4,397
1,170 7,201
1,564 6,993
11,346 25,688
677 16,567
677,915 1,908,739 58,409 125,155
16,866
21,050
19,879
25,741
28,541
29,670
43,054
31,037
101,839
13,381
7,669
10,593
349,320
Total 219,520 107,081
Appendix Table 4.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Manatee County,
1971-1976--Continued
Spanish Blue Stone Total
Year Month mackerel crab crab Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
---------------------------------- Pounds---- -----------------------------------
1976 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
22
2,217
65,270
30,382
7,941
43
1,975
328
966
9,058
12,444
104
130,750
0
51,065
15,285
3,408
26,258
4,569
4,987
3,479
19,569
13,594
19,250
11,437
172,901
2,390
2,020
378
430
62
0
0
0
0
20,441
22,592
14,422
62,735
0
5,939
20,250
16,869
11,987
15,325
11,394
4,054
1,160
3,320
5,231
1,000
96,529
351,121
241,446
319,656
348,232
347,885
309,757
467,193
372,276
513,129
317,317
430,835
491,748
4,510,595
7,057
61,737
36,079
20,797
38,369
26,763
20,987
9,237
20,729
37,836
49,911
29,884
359,386
358,178
303,183
355,735
369,029
386,254
336,520
488,180
381,513
533,858
355,153
480,746
521,632
4,869,981
Source: Florida Landings, monthly
issues. U.S. Department Commerce.
Appendix Table 5 .--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976
Year Month
Jack
creval le
Red drum
Grouper
Grunts
Black
mull et
Spotted
sea trout
Pou nds----------------------------------
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
0
173
0
277
13,500
660
180
679
0
3,607
2,240
9,441
3,844
1,704
609
566
824
404
0
1,427
1,242
3,417
670
3,189
10,743
1,100
677
9,466
12,718
7,742
382
4,354
9,368
5,512
0
13,197
18,210
0
0
27,417
25,340
20,000
0
10,255
6,335
8,726
0
15,693
116,204
50,637
29,539
35,970
71,929
55,287
52,681
90,792
113,758
136,330
148,259
290,449
17,282
4,538
1,245
8,764
1,685
1,683
8,448
2,051
2,826
9,145
6,516
28,545
17,896 75,359 131,976
-I- -~--------- --I---~--'
---
Total 30,757
1,191,835 92,728
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Total
Year Month Blue crab Stone crab Total fish shellfish Total
---------------------------------Pounds--------- --------------------
1971a January 206,676 10,068 194,865 216,988 411 ,853
February 124,294 12,388 62,343 136,682 199,025
March 161,625 8,058 35,369 169,683 205,052
April 290,589 724 93,221 291,405 384,626
May 358,326 2,148 135,134 370,474 505,608
June 311,775 0 95,920 311,775 407,695
July 260,275 0 72,636 260,275 332,911
August 277,081 0 125,559 277,081 402,640
September 264,068 0 137,885 264,068 401,953
October 245,724 3,406 179.261 249,130 428,391
November 172,490 13,450 163,906 185,940 349,846
December 214,303 4,358 382,704 218,661 601,365
Total 2,897,226 54,600 1,678,803 2,952,162 4,630,965
alncludes Citrus County,
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Jack Black Spotted
Year Month crevalle Red drum Grouper Grunts mullet sea trout
------------------------------------Pounds----------------------------------
1972a January 0 6,477 7,888 13,446 96,662 26,287
February 0 3,064 8,474 9,641 76,759 13,355
March 0 1,365 10,157 8,711 55,377 12,258
April 923 810 760 327 50,334 3,961
May 0 3,523 4,899 9,821 61,318 2,814
June 781 628 0 0 62,660 554
July 0 723 4,938 6,366 78,850 538
August 3,600 1,972 8,333 6,315 128,055 2,669
September 5,500 3,901 6,128 4,389 134,160 5,995
October 4,150 3,311 4,611 11,186 108,654 1,485
November 21,414 5,294 6,284 9,951 636,400 17,952
December 12,590 10,478 6,821 10,403 198,886 23,350
Total 48,958 41,546 69,293 90,556 1,688,115 111,218
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Total
Year Month Blue crab Stone crab Total fish shellfish Total
----------------------------------Pounds--------------------------------
1972a January 197,578 0 165,636 197,578 363,214
February 174,646 7,748 129,467 182,394 311,861
March 212,913 1,952 105,241 214,865 320,106
April 212,938 4,804 63,051 217,771 280,822
May 300,711 0 93,897 300,711 394,608
June 191,609 0 70,006 191,609 261,615
July 180,591 0 98,036 180,591 278,627
August 189,285 0 160,312 189,285 349,597
September 208,112 0 179,233 208,112 387,345
October 171,650 2,002 144,042 173,652 317,694
November 93,970 5,770 713,635 99,740 813,375
December 88,148 5,636 288,339 93,784 382,123
Total 2,222,151 27,912 2,210,895 2,250,092 4,460,987
aIncludes Citrus County.
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Jack Black Spotted
Year Month crevalle Red drum Grouper Grunts mullet sea trout
----------------------------P----- ounds-------------------------------------
1973a January 4,421 8,619 3,200 4,454 107,868 36,220
February 3,243 9,766 1,251 4,912 84,132 16,273
March 6,843 4,665 502 3,802 60,722 11,139
April 8,710 973 2,717 4,285 46,307 2,121
May 2,518 1,058 3,624 5,929 71,672 1,581
June 2,957 1,573 2,144 9,924 90,792 629
July 4,685 2,312 3,536 5,425 124,533 1,164
August 2,124 1,788 5,487 5,040 163,152 480
September 5,233 3,705 5,209 6,672 214,494 2,943
October 13,100 5,438 3,698 6,414 208,934 5,555
November 31,630 6,419 8,991 15,962 298,324 9,239
December 18,776 13,869 5,474 6,621 129,052 22,777
79,440 1,599,982 110,121
Total 104,240
60,185 45,833
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Total
Year Month Blue crab Stone crab Total fish shellfish Total
1973a January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
-----------------------------------Pounds--------------------------------------
94,991 2,070 181,381 97,061 278,442
73,372 4,876 138,295 80,011 218,306
126,527 8,572 97,241 135,289 232,530
159,142 7,748 73,785 169,560 243,345
220,718 368 95,334 225,786 321,120
181,357 0 117,140 181,357 298,497
192,752 0 148,649 192,766 341,415
176,182 0 185,691 176,182 361,873
148,531 0 247,135 155,575 402,710
136,229 2,042 261,358 138,501 399,859
79,112 10,798 389,211 94,548 483,759
54,919 6,996 212,424 61,915 274,339
1,643,832 43,470 2,147,644 1,708,551 3,856,195
aIncludes Citrus County,
- --- ---~ ~----
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Jack Black Spotted
Year Month crevalle Red drum Grouper Grunts mullet sea trout
1974a January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
-----------------------------------Pounds----------- --------------------------
9,738 11,997 1,783 50 109,477 37,008
16,480 8,072 1,770 216 78,311 13,247
28,734 11,220 8,432 20,666 149,908 18,288
12,114 11,176 5,145 10,893 58,086 4,526
7,644 4,068 8,067 8,832 85,775 2,137
1,511 642 4,348 6,313 66,459 435
2,552 634 2,679 1,672 101,396 429
1,432 1,798 1,909 3,577 128,438 315
17,520 3,939 2,795 4,361 144,620 1,325
26,750 8,245 2,460 3,098 228,637 4,295
8,812 3,568 5,370 7,093 244,122 1,515
12,449 6,257 781 1,189 147,894 23,616
145,736 71,616 45,539 67,960 1,543,123 107,136
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Total
Year Month Blue crab Stone crab Total fish shellfish Total
---------------------------------P-- ounds -------------------------------------
1974a January 7,522 6,772 226,201 34,524 260,725
February 82,400 9,504 168,060 96,083 264,143
March 252,232 13,388 257,060 272,284 529,344
April 148,468 972 115,411 153,215 268,626
May 173,859 562 140,905 185,584 326,489
June 163,203 5,934 95,550 173,267 268,817
July 150,271 0 115,816 153,775 269,591
August 121,588 0 158,954 121,644 280,598
September 143,081 0 188,040 147,721 335,761
October 104,037 6,108 293,096 115,982 409,078
November 122,282 8,476 310,173 134,496 444,669
December 90,332 9,620 211,635 103,011 314,646
Total 1,559,275 61,336 2,280,901 1,691,586 3,972,487
aIncludes Citrus County,
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Jack Blac< Spotted
Year Month crevalle Red drum Grouper Grunts mullet sea trout
----------------------------- --- Pounds-----------------------------------
1975a January 37,034 7,254 2,638 6,006 143,839 17,438
February 19,505 3,885 2,771 8,505 131,058 4,294
March 14,407 1,681 2,145 3,411 89,228 8,747
April 14,661 993 7,760 16,447 91,297 4,963
May 4,941 1,348 24,682 12,329 123,855 1,539
0o
June 3,750 1,007 14,551 9,990 128,954 960
July 4,365 1,216 14,049 7,180 157,B13 1,241
August 15,436 3,445 13,998 3,403 166,661 1,032
September 19,873 4,837 8,092 4,188 159,923 2,728
October 41,666 3,829 14,573 12,452 114,105 8,333
November 45,361 5,974 2,803 2,227 368,090 9,714
December 41,065 9,398 6,559 1,900 437,569 29,268
44,867 114,621 88,038 2,112,392
Total 262,064
90,257
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Total
Year Month Blue crab Stone crab Total fish shellfish Total
1975a January
February
March
Apri 1
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
------------------------------------Pounds------------------------------------
19,223 464 246,462 37,704 284,166
129,541 7,424 188,846 174,614 363,460
133,809 10,526 125,810 179,219 305,029
139,758 4,632 153,863 171,716 325,579
156,648 890 194,396 240,039 434,435
136,103 0 173,883 163,679 337,562
112,974 0 203,900 133,224 337,124
152,662 0 219,620 174,843 394,463
132,336 0 213,268 156,988 370,256
131,112 19,478 215,212 179,711 396,923
83,819 28,882 442,455 156,117 598,572
71,878 16,104 535,957 112,789 648,746
1,399,863 88,400 2,913,672 1,880,643 4,796,315
a Includes Citrus County.
Appendix Table 5
.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Jack Black Spotted
Year Month crevalle Red drum Grouper Grunts mullet sea trout
---------------------------------Pounds-------- ---------------------------
1976a January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
38,068
22,659
17,365
22,405
4,161
333
4,524
13,628
15,213
51,271
10,696
31,112
Total 231,435
12,159
11,894
1,900
1,678
255
126
2,014
2,091
3,921
2,368
6,486
5,357
50,249
4,190
2,819
5,641
13,202
23,262
25,385
20,491
9,241
4,755
1,753
1,039
8,032
1,759
1,440
11,179
18,893
8,622
6,219
2,954
3,585
6,165
2,811
1,813
664
124,271
93,456
57,983
69,264
70,571
91,130
178,400
194,196
187,575
176,454
181,465
216,922
119,810 66,104 1,641,687
29,088
9,409
4,009
3,454
1,527
1,731
954
1,003
2,205
6,444
8,348
23,956
92,128
Appendix Table 5.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pasco County,
1971-1976--Continued
Total
Year Month Blue crab Stone crab Total fish shellfish Total
---------------------------------Pounds-----------------------------------
1976a January 55,001 13,842 223,614 79,055 302,669
February 129,144 33,326 150,523 191,618 342,141
March 166,020 12,242 108,304 235,286 343,590
April 172,402 32,626 143,241 236,058 379,299
May 196,191 7,972 126,731 248,875 375,606
June 807,649 0 142,327 844,020 986,347
July 121,542 0 225,166 154,613 379,779
August 136,455 0 243,114 193,266 436,380
September 155,487 0 230,270 184,345 414,615
October 69,867 43,042 251,150 137,096 388,246
November 55,554 35,666 221,294 126,620 347,914
December 25,743 19,594 294,510 62,555 357,065
Total 2,091,055 198,310 2,360,244 2,693,407 5,053,651
a Includes Citrus County.
Source: Florida Landings, monthly issues. U.S. Department of Commerce.
Appendix Table 6 .--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pinellas County,
1971-1976
Jack King Black Spotted Red Spanish
Year Month crevalle Grouper mackerel mullet sea trout snapper mackerel
-------------------------------------Pounds------------------------------------
1971 January 0 151,961 428 59,122 10,078 10,333 59
February 0 153,777 0 36,199 6,402 16,004 0
March 0 145,821 2,172 33,213 3,232 9,553 798
April 0 193,011 47,109 33,419 4,950 12,057 4,179
May 1,950 240,786 1,149 33,714 4,595 29,807 942
June 0 190,704 864 56,410 5,087 16,851 3,527
July 135 190,512 1,212 105,325 1,989 21,633 286
August 435 251,599 126 132,188 2,624 25,191 194
September 4,619 140,461 36 188,086 2,128 15,219 556
October 8,718 131,434 174 146,345 2,370 6,864 4,303
November 7,252 83,376 531 419,088 9,013 15,318 128,109
December 964 129,624 2,529 345,799 10,537 24,363 258,461
Total 24,073 2,003,066
56,330 1,588,908
63,005 203,193 401,414
Appendix Table 6.--Total landings of selected fish and shellfish species by months, Pinellas County,
1971-1976--Continued
Spiny Total
Year Month Stone crab lobster Shrimp Total fish shellfish Total
1971 January
February
Narch
April
Nay
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
--------------------------------- -P.ounds-----------------------------------
200 0 7,817 257,340 9,279 266,619
124 0 9,102 236,038 9,680 245,718
136 0 16,710 220,396 17,015 237,411
0 0 15,360 312,606 15,918 328,524
0 0 72,987 331,644 76,553 408,197
0 0 109,341 291,834 113,390 405,224
0 0 38,572 358,938 42,376 401,314
0 1,068 749 435,614 4,829 440,443
0 0 0 373,177 983 374,160
0 0 0 330,017 2,110 332,127
0 0 10,384 681,587 12,022 693,609
0 0 22,135 805,321 23,180 828,501
460 1,068 303,157 4,634,512 327,335 4,961,847
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