12 



SALMON GEAR LIMITATION 



30 



25 



20- 



10 



Sa Imon 



Halibut 



--'"N>' 



Other bottom fish 



OL 1 1 L 



1950 



52 



54 56 



Year 



58 



60 



62 



FIG. 3. Washington State fish landings, processed value. 

 Source: Robison, Ward, andPalmen, 1962 Fisheries Statistical Report. 



about by the introduction of more gear into the fishery (Fig. 7). 

 Chinook and silver salmon are taken in significant numbers by 

 sport fishery (Fig. 8). An increase in the size limit in chinooks and 

 a decrease in the bag limit beginning in 1958 have caused sharp 

 reductions in total numbers of chinooks and silvers taken in the 

 sport catch in recent years. The reduction has been primarily in 

 small fish. In the Puget Sound fishery the commercial catch of 

 Chinook is far below the sport catch (excluding the offshore troll 

 fishery which takes significant numbers of chinooks and exceeds 

 in number the sport catch). The sport catch of silver salmon ex- 

 ceeded the commercial catch only in 1957. 



