FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 425 
pound nets consisted almost entirely of salmon and steelhead trout, 
with much smaller quantities of flounders, halibut, “lingcod,” surf 
fishes, rockfishes, shad, skate, sole, sturgeon, and octopus. The catch 
by lines consisted mainly of salmon, with smaller quantities of 
varieties similar to those taken by the pound nets. 
Next in amount and yield were drift and set gill nets, with a total 
eatch amounting to 8,522,857 pounds, valued at $613,208, which 
consisted almost entirely of salmon and steelhead trout, with much 
lesser quantities of surf fishes, rockfishes, shad, silver smelt, sturgeon, 
and octopus. 
Haul seines yielded 1,581,022 pounds, valued at $99,240, of which 
salmon, carp, and silver smelts formed the greater part. The remain- 
der consisted of flounders, herring, surf fishes, sablefish, shad, and 
sole. The yield of dip nets amounted to 1,168,330 pounds, valued 
at $28,237, consisting almost entirely of smelts. Other apparatus, 
including beam trawls, reef nets, fish wheels, drag bag nets, and 
brush weirs, contributed 522,408 pounds of fish, valued at $24,995. 
Of the shellfish appliances, tongs yielded 702,402 pounds of oyster 
meats, valued at $375,806; hoes, shovels, and forks yielded 727,617 
pounds of clam meats, valued at $99,321; and crab traps caught 
1,145,587 pounds of crabs, valued at $66,578. 
Yield of the shore fisheries of Washington in 1924, by districts and species 













Species Puget Sound Wesbington Columbia River Total 
Pounds Value | Pounds | Value | Pownds | Value | Pounds Value 
OE ee a aa 379, 258) $11, 376 379, 258} $11,376 
DEST SETS FE ote BR ens £32071 | Fm 8 99 | em me | (a bre 188, 273 3, 778 
AGrayAsh 25.6 Sn 97, 005 247 
Wisin pe sf 8, 909 1, 108 
Harring wee ay 140, 954 1,411 
**Lingeod”’ 8, 684 264 
frockhshpse. eae le 77, 700 2, 132 
Saplefsitewe sei ge See |e 527 32 
Salmon: | 
Blueback or sockeye----| 4,059, 587| 530,641) 230,000) $27,600) 148,935) 17,874] 4,438,522] 576,115 
WHinGOKs Jo 15, 766, 7131, 186, 241/1, 717, 614; 115,490 6, 898, 244) 761, 554/24, 382, 571/2, 063, 285 
Chit ri ee eee 1, 557,787, 36, 494/2, 693, 660) 38, 824 623, 252) 6, 238) 4, 874, 699 81, 556 
Humppacks = 2-5--< 2 AAGUORO ha ZO ASO | eps es epee ee em et (tee ee 436,080; 20,186 
SHI Gis Se Se ere 9, 973, 357, +602, 159/1, 790, 925} 93, 880) 1, 928,194) 88, 431/13, 692,476] 784, 470 
“Shalit: ES ee eee 36 1 91 1) 193) 315 1, 938 193, 442 1, 940 
DST it Soces a eseahis 10, 179 103 | Bae ee | ee a | 10, 179 103 
Smelt: | 
SHERYL cia Sh a a aa ABD; DOG en 41099 |e ea se eae ae eee ea | Mee eee 455,996) 45, 599 
LBV ELS Ch GY aye as S90 0 a ee | NN iy ie (ok aaa (ie mee (ea gere Ae | 983, 353 9, 835 983, 358 9, 835 
SAS (a) ee ee eee 262, 016) leytsd ts 0) | eee eS) eas | 228 7| 262, 244 7, 867 
Steelhead trout___.._______- 79, 579 6, 359 34, 156 3, 750) 1, 008, 864) 54, 662) 1, 122, 599 64, 771 
AICP OOU see a 1, 067 77 8, 339 627 76,034, 5,313 85, 440 6, 017 
aet TSHesean te 36, 017) 1, 801 7, 322 SOG ee see eee! 43, 339 2, 167 
BROMICOGH ns. tx SUI Nes 424) 4 Roe See eee | eee, SP | Pelt ok 424 4 
BCLOMTSo $25 see se oS ao 104, 534) 8,134 s-eoen ales eer es Esper S/n ce Joe 104, 534 3, 137 
Crabs apt a OE ie er ean 729, 057 43,083) 416,530 23, G5 ees |S teer ers 1,145,587 66, 578 
PRIM TAG Aen he eee 28, 465 Ae 270 | ck ee cle ee eee | ae ee | ee 28, 465 4, 270 
Clams: | 
EAT Ap yee ee a eee 203, 412 QE AUG teers a eet S| ene nr life 203, 412 26, 479 
TRENT PL kee nS la aces Se ei | DAS RRR OAL a eee ee |e ate 524,205 72,842 
Oysters, market: | 
IAGO es a ee | 625,164) 329, 487 255/586) 12) S60 Wee a2 eee 650,700 342, 447 
HS ASEORIs aos oe a [ie ee oA ee yap BAR Ses Ea fh (eae ee es SU 36,022) 23,362 
SEARANOSO tee ete 15, 680) DUO GT pene ee ara take alfa ce te Te Ae 15, 680 9, 997 
“SIUILG) Rae oN see be | 4, 200) id Uy] We ee Brae | eee Pea oe 4, 200 1, 155 
ofa as Seen 25 = 34, 871, 402 2, 864, 7057, 484,400 413, 197 12, 239, 677| 957, 228/54, 595, 479 4, 235, 130 




