. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 34 COMIERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEi; Vol. 11, No« 10. TARPON SPRINGS SPONGE EXCHANGE BUILDING Reports indicate that in 1948 less than 70 boats were engaged in this fishery, compared with 200 boats operating prior to 1939. Because of the shortage of sponges, many of the diving boats have been converted for other types of fishing and some of the ejqjerienced divers are seeking other employment. Production of at Ibrpon 9prinj;s, Fla. Quantity (bunches and Tioiuids) and Value, 1947"48 w Type of Sponp;e (e3t. j !Lbs. (est.) 1
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 34 COMIERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEi; Vol. 11, No« 10. TARPON SPRINGS SPONGE EXCHANGE BUILDING Reports indicate that in 1948 less than 70 boats were engaged in this fishery, compared with 200 boats operating prior to 1939. Because of the shortage of sponges, many of the diving boats have been converted for other types of fishing and some of the ejqjerienced divers are seeking other employment. Production of at Ibrpon 9prinj;s, Fla. Quantity (bunches and Tioiuids) and Value, 1947"48 w Type of Sponp;e (e3t. j !Lbs. (est.) 1 9 4 Q 11 a n t 1 t ifers Total Value Per Lb, 19 4 7-^' W Quantity No. Bundies(est. J Lbs.^ast. J Ibtal Value Per Lb X ? . Rock Island Sleep's-yooll Targe £Ktra-med. ,ined. ,& small ..... Pags, large ....â¢..., " , eitra-med,, mod. ,& small Total 906 1,367 -4485- 7,975 6,342 12,303 â ^ 32: 87, 69, 109, i67,333i4i ^)y,m4i 4:21. 1,038 2,245 )12,426 7^22 °9 12,456 15,715 99,408 349,629. 310,550. 977,926. ,iob.';9 ;4 other; Tollow Grass , Total .... Grand Total 1,182 2,221. â T4ir 3,546 8,940 i2;4g 72, bib 12,86z ; â M 31, 2,640 7,321 â 23,030 11,220 19,505 45,390.; 58, lySales aver the Tarpon Springs Sponge Exchange, Inc. v^prorimately $50,000 of sponges were sold" 2/Consists of sales reported by tile Tarpon Springs Sponge Exchange, Inc. and a sponge cooperative '"^in 1948). outside the ExchangeJ (cooperative did not Imports of Fish Meai and Scrap, January-June 1949 The United States imports of fish meal and scrap for use in feeds and ferti- lizers during the first six months of 1949 amounted to 30,982 short tons, valued at *4,523,387âan increase of 36 percent in quantity and 57 percent in value when compared with the corresponding period in 1948. Canada was the leading shipper of fish meal an
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