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South Carolinaˈs Noncommercial Gill‐Net Fishery
Author(s) -
Moore Charles J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<577:scngf>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fishery , fishing , mugil , south carolina , fish <actinopterygii> , geography , biology , public administration , political science
On January 25, 1979 a self‐addressed, prepaid postal card questionnaire was mailed to all 2,577 fishermen who had purchased one or more South Carolina gill‐net licenses during Fiscal Years 1977–1978, 1978–1979, or both. These gill‐net fishermen expended an estimated 19,293 days of fishing effort and harvested 348,600 kg of fish during 1978. The South Carolina gill‐net fishery is primarily a noncommercial fishery. Fishermen utilize small nets, less than 30 m in length, to supply fish for home consumption. In all coastal counties, gill nets are most often fished along the ocean beaches during the fall months. Only 6% of the gill‐net fishermen who fished in 1978 sold any portion of their catch. These fishermen sold less than 200,000 kg of fish, 84% being spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), and mullet (Mugil spp.).