FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF TIE UNITED STATES, 1926 435 
Yield of the fisheries prosecuted by California fishermen in waters off the coast of 
Mexico, 1924 













Species Landed at San Pedro) Landed at San Diege Total 
= Pounds Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds Value 
LAUNT CN NEES SE ee oe 217, 537 $20, 666 | 197, 479 $17, 773 415, 016 $38, 439 
SD G Ce een 1, 899, 139 56, 794 | 495, 605 13, 629 2, 394, 744 70, 423 
TAT: RS SS: Se Se eee a ae 133, 671 | 2, 673 | 68, 516 1, 370 | 202, 187 4, 043 
LSS hi Gress Ss Se = Re eee 274 5 | 274 5 
Hshput, “California”. =-=..-=-—- 187, 440 25, 304 | 861, 043 111, 936 1, 048,483 | 137, 240 
TSEES TOG Se 215 | 4 175 4 | 390 8 
PIPSPRODON sa ee oo ose eee tt 5, 074 | 127 8, 160 | . 184 | 13, 234 311 
UN RET) Sen Sah Ee Oe See eee 3, 590 | 180 33, 885 | 1, 694 37, 475 1, 874 
PRIA ON Se See So oss a eS 770 | 339 | 3, 750 1, 650 4, 520 1, 989 
Peucképasse = ee So os = SSS eS 20, 862 | 1, 669 | 64, 726 4, 531 | 85, 588 6, 200 
Bipemasheso es Ss 3 8s see 8, 892 | 356 | 23, 833 834 32, 725 1, 190 
Sea bass: | 
12 Td <a ee ee ee 12, 221 244 130, 506 1, 957 | 142, 727 2, 201 
White, or squeteague____----_---- 123,245 | 14,789 427, 584 49, 172 550, 829 63, 961 
SST AS TCE EE ee eee Pee ees eee ees 840 13 | 840 13 
Skipjack or striped tuna_____-.-_---- 1, 628, 932 73, 302 795, 613 31, 825 2, 424, 545 105, 127 
Reaper SM VON oo.) tee es tes 2, 818 42 3, 814 | 76 | 6, 632 | 118 
ESCO cai teen to Sees a ee 1, 910 59 5, 061 | 152 | 6, 971 211 
Tuna: 
Melo wines 22). ees te Sots s Bi Galiye 142, 173 605, 472 42, 383 2, 382, 639 184, 556 
IKEA Se hte tk 61, 137 A SRO Tah) 2 cies re a ee ee 61, 137 4, 891 
(LET uh al ee ee ae 2, 882 130 19, 532 | 781 22, 414 911 
Mello wialle = 5-5. Sats ek Se ee | 1, 142, 992 85, 724 708,145 | 50, 986 1,851,137 | 136,710 
STG SS EE ese eee ee | 14, 276 708 12, 566 Ves 655 26, 842 | 1, 363 
PRD Loe eee Sal kee ty | 7,244,770 | 430,174 | 4,466,579 | 331,610 | 11,711,349 | 761, 784 
SHELLFISH 
Sea crawfish or spiny lobster -___-_---- 1, 381 276 | 731, 575 | 138, 999 732,956 | 189, 275 
Abalone | 1, 000 556 | eee ee ee aes 1, 000 | 556 
AO ae ee eee 2, 381 832 731, 575.| 138, 999 733,956 ; 139, 831 
AS ERMOALOLAL Ss ooo tly ee 7, 247, 151 431, 006 5, 198, 154 | 470, 609 | 12, 445, 305 901, 615 


FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST STATES, 19255 
In 1925 there were 16,856 persons, 673 vessels, 5,424 motor boats, 
and 1,019 rowboats engaged in the commercial fisheries of these 
States, producing 610,993,424 pounds of fish, shellfish, and whale 
products, with a first value of $24,580,524. This is the largest pro- 
duction on record. 
The salmon fishery (by far the most important) yielded 139,848,020 
pounds, valued at $10,149,961. Next in importance was the tuna 
fishery, which produced 54,776,970 pounds of albacore, tuna, skip- 
jack, and bonito, valued at $4,558,183. Of third importance was the 
halibut fishery, centered at Seattle but operating along the coast from 
California northward; the total catch credited to the Pacific Coast 
States was 19,256,185 pounds, valued at $2,177,125; in addition to 
this, vessels of the Pacific Coast States landed 2,680,687 pounds, 
valued at $187,698, in Alaska. The sardine fishery ranked fourth, 
with 315,294, 986 pounds, valued at $2, O87, ye 

5 For an explanation of the sources of the statistics given herewith, see footnote 4, p. 419. 
