Shrimp catches rise despite weak per boat yield this week
The week shows more good catches than recent weeks as fleets deal with low production. Many boats report barrels and pounds caught per drag, while some crews chase better yields in Campeche grounds amid Northers. Shell collecting passion also recounted with a rare Panope Bitrun cata pairing found and valued by collectors.
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Gulf
PTA
Campeche
Brownsville
East Coast
St. Augustine
Florida
Valley
Larry
Port Traffic Report for Dunn Port Isabel December 1957
Three ships six tugs and 13 barges docked at Port Isabel in December 1957. T. W. Dunn, general manager, reported total dock tonnage at 34 139.95 with 32 884.11 tons of petroleum products and 1 255.84 tons of dry cargo. Dry cargo included 32 792 cartons of citrus fruit outbound and 600 tons of inbound mud shell.
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Port Isabel
T. W. Dunn
Charro Days Brownsville Sets Three Freddy Martin Balls
Reservations for the three Gand Balls of Brownsville's 1958 Charro Days go on sale Feb. 1. Freddy Martin and his orchestra will perform at the Grand Balls Feb 13 14 and 15 in Jacob Brown auditorium with tickets 8 dollars for Thu and Sat and 4 dollars for Friday teens night.
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Brownsville
Jacob Brown
Freddy Martin
Martin
Martin Men
Jack Kennedy
Just Goin' Fishin by Bernadette Garrett
A Riverside reader shares fishing troubles this week as trout remain scarce. The writer and husband struggle to find productive spots amid green brackish water, noting occasional catches and a pattern of bait and water clarity. She recalls Laguna Vista reports and mentions porpoises arriving in the bay.
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Bernadette Garrett
Marineland
Florida
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