FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 
Yield of the fisheries of Oregon in 1924 
, by districts and species } 






429 








Species Columbia River Oregon coast Total 
FISH 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds | Value 
UTP yr ee RY Os 8 BE ee 510, 977 8h S73" |}. see eae (ree ee 510, 977 $81, 373 
WOUSITE ts CLE fe 2S a ee ot eee 51, 630 | 15649). |. <2. OA eee ae 51, 630 1, 549 
RSES Ueto ee tot ns TL SPE Sa 39, 223 | Te, ene eee eee 39, 223 1,172 
SSSI ae So SSE eae eee oe eee a ee 161, 348 S067) lec seek eS eens 161, 348 | 8, 067 
almon: 
Blueback or sockeye ........-------- 434, 038 52, 085 2, 302 $271 436, 340 | 52, 356 
Chinook 15, 742, 530 |1, 889, 103 | 3, 863, 231 | 463, 566 |19, 605, 761 | 2, 352, 669 
is 2 2, 067, 158 20, 672 31, 298 9,314 | 2, 998, 456 | 29, 986 
Silver__...._ 3, 636, 996 145, 480 | 6, 641, 839 | 265, 674 |10, 278, 835 411, 154 
(Pith 2. io 2 Eel Se Se oe 533, 732 5, 337 449, 690 5, 224 983, 422 | 10, 561 
SUIGL STIR TO 1(\7 eee es 8 Od See ROB EE ERS 226, 800 2268; |b als Sees 226, 800 | 2, 268 
Bipelneadttroug = 29s = A bm 2,981,677 | 163,993 622, 881 33, 060 | 3, 604, 558 197, 053 
ESREPER CHET OES ot a = PE 158, 081 | 10, 224 17, 426 597 175, 507 10, 821 
NO) 22) i et a ee Eee 26, 544, 190 |2, 381, 323 |12, 528, 667 | 777, 706 |39, 072, 857 3, 159, 029 
SHELLFISH | | 
CUTS. cs ee Rae 2 ee Wey Greene es eed eee peewee Fel 433,411 | 31,4741 433,411 | 31,474 
“Dn DLS a ee i ee eae | 12, 200 96625 S25 | oe ee 12, 200 966 
Clams: 
Te yes | Se ee see eee ee ee ee 28 ee Se | 800 180 800 | 180 
BEV DE aes SE ae re Sd Be Cana eo aioe Ul bale oa 32, 879 5, 032 32, 879 | 5, 032 
PLU here oft See ea Be ee oe a een P= Seem Ey fe Rh, 14, 621 2, 631 14, 621 2, 631 
Oysters; mative; market 222-20. 2b [ooseeee ees | Oe eer 11, 070 4, 305 11, 070 | 4, 305 
iE i or a oe or eee |} 12,200 | 966 | 492,781 | 43,622 | 504,981 | 44, 588 
REPANIO BOL Ae ee Fa eS Io ee ST |26, 556, 390 } 382, 289 [i 021, 448 | 821, 328 3° 577, 838 | 3, 203, 617 





1 All taken by shore fisheries except the halibut, “‘lingcod,’’ rockfishes, and sablefish, totaling 763,178 
-pounds and valued at $92,161, which were taken by 6 vessels operating trawl] lines and landing their fares at 
Portland and Astoria, Oreg. ‘These vessels had a total net tonnage of 68 and carried 25 fishermen. 
CALIFORNIA 
In 1924 California was the leading fish-producing State on the 
Pacific coast. There were 4,809 persons, 337 vessels, 1,513 motor boats, 
and 132 rowboats engaged in fishing. The production amounted to 
344,895,272 pounds of fishery products, valued at $9,725,140 to 
the fishermen. Of this production, 328,480,450 pounds, valued at 
$8,240,945, were fish; 11,715,234 pounds, valued at $1,225,562, were 
shellfish; and the remaining 4,699,588 pounds, valued at $258,633, 
were whale products. Of the total production, 329,565,939 pounds, 
valued at $8,633,484, were from waters off California; 12,445,305 
pounds, valued at $901,615, were from waters off Mexico; and 
2,884,028 pounds, valued at $190,041, were from waters off Alaska. 
Species of fish used largely for canning are the most important 
Leading all others in amount and 
value was the pilchard or sardine, producing 242,685,958 pounds, 
valued at $2,079,727. Albacore was next, with a production of 
Third was salmon, with a 
taken by California fishermen. 
17,695,362 pounds, valued at $1,828,812. 
production of 10,015,269 pounds, valued at $1,025,838. 
Fourth in 
value were the bluefin and yellowfin tunas, with a production of 
6,851,046 pounds, valued at $584,272. 
Other species used largely for 
canning are the skipjack, with a production of 3,780,971 pounds, 
valued at $179,210, and bonito, with a production of 1,038,369 
pounds, valued at $29,130. 
Of first importance among the market fishes is the flounder group, 
with a production of 13,493,082 pounds, valued at $715,858. Of 
this amount, 2,576,261 pounds, valued at $348,759, were reported as 
