ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 



41 



1.000 



100- 



Index of tishing intensity 

 . Salmon cotch - odd years 

 . Salmon catch - even years 



• 5.000 



- 1.000 



500 



50 

 Year 



55 



65 



100 



FIG. 20. Landings and index of fishing intensity, Puget Sound Sal- 

 mon Fishery, 1935-1961. 



Source: Landings — Robison, Ward, and Palmen, 1962 Fisheries 

 Statistical Report. Index of gear — Computed from data 

 supplied by Department of Fisheries showing maximum 

 numbers of purse seiners, gill netters, and reef netters making 

 significant landings. 



have operated at a substantial loss. It would be difficult to 

 find a riskier investment, even in periods of fairly good catches, 

 than a salmon fishing vessel. 



Gill netters 



With the assistance of the Puget Sound Gill Netters Asso- 

 ciation a mail questionnaire was distributed to more than 600 

 gill netters. Survey personnel of the Department of Economics 

 of the University of Washington interviewed as many gill 

 netters as time permitted to obtain additional financial infor- 



