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Table B-4. Estimated number and weight of reef fish caught by
 recreational fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico, 1975a


 Species Number of Pounds ofPercent of
Species fish fishof
group (thousands) (thousands) total pounds


Groupers 2,364 17,435 44

Grunts 2,663 1,994 5

Jacks 1,616 6,779 17

Porgies 1,924 634 2

Sea bass --- --- --

Snapper, red 3,330 7,997 20

Snappers 2,637 4,666 12

Triggerfish --- --- --


 TOTAL 14,534 39,505 100


 aExtremely high standard errors for these estimates seriously
 limit the accuracy of these numbers.

 SOURCE: U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (1976).