430 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
“‘California halibut,’ and 8,835,351 pounds, valued at $307,809, were 
reported as “sole.” Next was yellowtail, with 4,714,149 pounds, 
valued at $375,156; barracuda followed, with 7,128,523 pounds, 
valued at $257,022; rockfishes, with 4,716,790 pounds, valued at 
$211,344; and white sea bass, with 1,515,584 pounds, valued at 
$185,086. More than 30 additional varieties of fresh market fishes 
made up 11,961,319 pounds, valued at $579,449. 
The production of shellfish amounted to 11,715,234 pounds, valued 
at $1,225,562. Squid was most important, yielding 6,831,029 pounds, 
valued at $409,350. Next in value was abalone, with a yield of 
449,362 pounds, valued at $249,646. Sea crawfish or spiny lobster 
followed with a production of 1,027,312 pounds, valued at $199,650. 
Shrimp yielded 1,551,086 pounds, valued at $155,109, and crabs, 
1,506,816 pounds, valued at $126,616. The remainder of the shell- 
fish catch amounted to 349,629 pounds, valued at $85,191, and con- 
sisted of oysters, clams, mussels, octopus, terrapin, and turtles. 
In addition to the fish and shellfish products, there were 4,699,588 
pounds of whale products, valued at $258,633, made up of 2,932,088 
pounds of whale oil, valued at $216,350, and 1,767,500 pounds of 
other products, valued at $42,283. 
Vessels engaged in the fisheries of California in 1924, by apparatus and district 



























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Apparatus Northern district | San Francisco district | Monterey district 
Number) Tonnage| Crew | Number) Tonnage | Crew | Number Tonnage | Crew - 
Lo yg Che RE A 2 ee ee ey 2 1 2, 8 1,719 149 | 3 18 6 
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PRT AMTICO LNE LS te hoe oo ee act Sele as ee | ets ORS: 8 a Seen AM area fe Sy 1 5 6 
Waranzella Nets sees se ee ae 2 14 zh 12 178 90, |=. et eee eee 
‘CML Oe) 9 Bega Be Fe See See SSS EK Lag Reef ee ea ee Y 15 | 43 )2842 aS See 
BAG NCS ees ae Re Ta ao EE DT Ne NP a Se gees 1 6 2) >. eee eee 
AS OUSCEN Uh DS ase ye ee nen Oe re gE EO a el ait ea be PS [saeeee |< OEE SOO pee oe 
(Crab traps_..-......- ppg ee on 1 6 Die suc. 23) ssee 22s) Se eee jesae5— 
Abalone OeuesS = 2 eee ee ese ae {eae 2 Be | ee er cee Rs ae Vem | ae ye ee ! 1 5 6 
W halingiapparatuse = 228 -_ SSD ete ees feet eee 4 147 "|: (44. |2 £3 soo eee | oe 
Dip Metsst eee eee ee ae ep eet eee ie ee ets 2k Sel OE ee |e 2a = et ee Pes ais 
Motes Oe Eg 4 | 25 9| 26] 2,059) 2874 5 34 21 
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Apparatus | Los Angeles district San Diego district | Total 
| 
| Nu mber| Tonnage | Crew | Number Tonnage | Crew | Number| Tonnage | Crew 
DSH Che 2 SO a eS | 141} 1,301 760 69 | 689 | 256 | 223 3, 738 | 1,173 
Lampara and bait nets__-______ | 126; 1,187] 819 71 716 | 318 | 198 1,914 | 1,146 
IBDESE SONGS 552 925 a 6 | 38 922 1 
SET Glenets a= ess ee ae : 8 59 29 
Paranzella mets: 225 22.5 17 209 113 
Gaull nets2-2 <== 29 248 114 
Bag nets_-.-__.- 1 6 2 
Lobster traps___ 4 37 11 
Crab Lrapsse--- ee Set 2 eR pert | | 1 6 1 
A paloneiouiiiises =2 5 Car ee ead SE ee ee hae Se |p Ae eat (A Re ee ae 1 5 6 
Wrehaling gap parsguss = a0 530 = ae no a eee ee eee ae |e Ree SS | ek 4 147 44 
ip mets ee sees eee ee hae 2 | 18 Gees ee \Sete St aoe. te 2 18 4 
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PAC) HEN ete eso hn 199 2,601 |1, 185 103 | 1,102} 431 } 337 | 5,821 | 1,933 
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1 Exclusive of duplication. 
NotTE.—All of the above were motor vessels, excepting 11 vessels sailing from the San Francisco district, 
as follows: 4 steamers in the whale fishery, 2 steamers in the paranzella fishery, and 5 schooners in the line 
fishery. 
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