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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



The catch for the past season has been taken from the following 

 sources : 



Kumber offish. 



Sbninagin Islands (r20, 000 



Behri]ig Sea 31-i, 000 



Okhotsk Sea 45-2, Oi '0 



Tolal l,3d4,0U0 



The cargoes were consigned to the following parties in this city: 



Xrnnber of fisli. 



McCollam Fishing and Trading Comxjany 557, OCO 



Lynde & Hough T '. 469, 000 



A. Anderson & Co i^5, 000 



N. Bichard 273,000 



Total 1,384,000 



The catch for the past season was about 235,000 fish less than for 

 1884. Since the beginning of the cod-fishing industry in 1865 the an- 

 nual catch has been as follows, that for.1883 being the largest: 



Tear. 



1RG5. 



1806. 

 1867. 

 1808. 

 1809. 

 1870. 

 1871. 



Vessels. 



7 



18 

 19 

 10 

 19 

 21 

 11 



Kumber of 

 fish. 



Year. 



469, 400 



724, 000 

 943, 400 

 COS, 000 

 1,032,000 

 1, 265, 500 

 772, 000 



1872. 

 1873. 



1874. 

 1875. 

 1876. 

 1877. 

 1878. 



Vessels. 



Kiimber of 

 fish. 



Tear. 



Vessels. 



Number of 

 fish. 



10 

 10 

 12 



Total since 1865 I 20,049,300 



Salmon-packing. — The California Grocer and Canuer makes the 

 following summary of packing operations (in cases) on the Pacific coast 

 for the seasons of 1884 and 1885 : 



Salmon jyaclc of the Pacific coast. 



San Francisco, Cal., January 1, 1886. 



