FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 423: 
Vessel fisheries —In 1924 the fisheries of Washington employed 217 
fishing craft of 5 net tons and over, as measured by the United States 
Customs Service. This included 4 steamers, totaling 382 net tons; 
208 motor vessels, totaling 4,345 net tons; and 5 sailing vessels, 
totaling 1,448 net tons, engaged i in the fisheries of Washington, but 
does not include tr ansporting vessels engaged principally in the 
earrying of fish. The total yield of fishing ‘vessels was 34,628,428 
pounds, valued at $2,888,327, of which 25 649, 628 pounds, valued at 
$1,810,259, were landed at W ashington saa ‘and 8,978,800 pounds, 
valued at $1,078,068, at ports in Canada. In addition to this, 
Washington vessels landed 3,818,439 pounds, valued at $364,256, at 
ports in Alaska. 
Lines, catching virtually all the halibut and cod and quantities of 
salmon, were the most important apparatus employed by fishing 
vessels, taking 21,977,482 pounds of fish, valued at $2,369,467. 
Purse seines follow in importance, yielding 10 438,610 pounds, valued 
at $402,209, which consisted entirely of salmon and steelhead trout. 
The whale fishery, located at Grays Harbor, yielded 2,145,750 
pounds of products, valued at $114,233. Haul seines, drag bag nets, 
and beam trawls, which constitute the remainder of the apparatus 
used on vessels, yielded 66,586 pounds, valued at $2,418. 
Vessels engaged in the fisheries of Washington in 1924, by apparatus and rig 












Apparatus Motor vessels | eae vessels Steam vessels Total 
| Te i 
| | | | 
3 Num-| Ton- | | Num-| Ton- Num-| Ton- Num-| Ton- | 
Lines: ber | nage | | Crew| ber | nage | Crew| ber | nage | Crew} ber | nage | Crew 
Trawl (ocean) __.______- 122 |2,749 | 848 5 |1,448 | 176 1) PAST 39 | 128 /4,384 | 1, 063- 
Troll (Cape Flattery) -- 9 | 118 Ee fa eee ae LS Ta (ee ee ee eee ce [eee ee 9] 118 57 
Purse seines (Puget Sound)_| 88 1,788 | 616 ___.-- pe aE eee Seek igen ha Weeeeee 88 1,788 616 
Haul seines (Puget Sound) _ 2 22 Gyeec sto [Staal ee ee ee [Sete s DEE 22 6 
Drag bag nets (Puget | | 
POG) ses eek ee 2 cishall ie Ce eee eee [ees Sele [eee eee eee 2 38 6 
Beam trawls (Puget Sound) 1 11 Layette | pee se |Gaeeoe a [rents ae Fein amc 1 11 5 
Whaling apparatus (ocean) -|_-____|------ eee feeb Wgeazuls=s 3| 195 | 30|/ 3) 195] 30 
Bais, 1 Fes "208 4,345 1,304 i 5 1,448| 176; 4{| 382| 69| 217 |6,175 | 1,639" 
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1 Exclusive of duplication. 
Yield of the vessel fisheries of Washington in 1924, by apparatus and species 







| | 
A | Purse seines (Puget | Haul seines . 
Species | Sound) (Puget Sound) Lines ! (ocean) 
| | 
| Pounds | Value | Pounds Value Pounds Value 
Woaednyssaltene ee es te yl se [beeen See [aes eer | ee [esas 23,700,791 | $176,815 
Hal ibut ~ oe ee ee loateceewsn ost See Sen ae hea Tees 15, 320, 660 | 2, 039, 773 
oT DTERV HC ee ae eS aE IL ere eh 8 pee eee 267 $8 467, 975 14, 753 
Pl Dict Cr RSLs B62 ot eS 2 ee Pee one poe eee ieee Sestag 487 23 208, 855 7, 716 
ED ORE ge 2 ee eee ee ae: Ce ee Westen ahaha tee Peet ecto 1, 894, 000 103, 362 
Salmon: | 
Blueback or sockeye__-_----.--------- 614,054 | $82,808 |_...___- | ptipeee SE Pars| (ea MER coe OS [oes Ores, 
SS GOK eaoee eee ee ee NTE 49, 700 5 (a38 5a eee | iene ot 3 265, 640 19, 850’ 
Cai LSS ie bg SER kG Ty poh Re ee | 7, 344, 446 TU RAAT Ply we EN See Et Me ey eB Shes BOS |e a eae 
12 read ge 2 oe ee ee ees 2 62, 170 PAPAIN Se ais TEA REO SEE oe eS ES 
SAG oe Sa NE I ee | 2,347, 386 PSSSOSG; (hee he CO 3 118, 246 7,095 
2 SGT ES See US Oa ee eee ee (ee ee eo eS ae | 3, 583 108 550 1k 
BiceineadtLEGH is a ok AS | 20, 854 aC aa Pee albino eal | | ee ah 
UTIL REG Ree EE ce Be ae Ss ee eee Se Leet s E852" poke ne ee \ESas SeSe. 765 92 
“TEDL TES GCS 5 Sa Se ee ek Se se ee 557 PHO ee a eee ee 
pe aie tie A gees 9s | 10, 438,610} 402,209 4,894 | 166 | 21,977,482 | 2, 369, 467 




1 The line fishery was prosecuted by vessels sailing from Puget Sound ports, and virtually all of the catch 
was taken in ocean waters. This includes 8,912,300 pounds of halibut, valued at $1,074,978, and 66,500 
pounds of sablefish, valued at $3,090, taken by Washington vessels and landed in Canada. ‘In addition 
to this, Washington vessels caught 3 798, 508 pounds of halibut, valued at $363,881; 16,792 pounds of sable- 
fish, valued at $297; and 3,139 pounds of rockfishes, valued at $78, which were landed in Alaska. 
2 Taken i in waters off Alaska, 
3 Taken off Cape Flattery. 
