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Yield of the shore fisheries of Washington in 1925, by districts, apparatus, and 
species—Continued 








































Apparatus and species Puget Sound Washington Columbia River Total 
Pounds | Value | Pounds Value | Pounds Value Pounds Value 
Brush weirs: Herring -------- 359, 200) $2, 395)-..-_-__- ee ee See {a ee | 359,200 $2,395 
—_ | —————— ] ; | ————tl 
Grab traps: ‘Crabsi222== 222228 582, 710 39, 733| 267, 146 | $18, 214) Se ee ee 849,856 - 57, 947 
Shoveis: 
Glamsshard= 2232s 22:45'585|*--36.209)- 2 2822 = ee (ie 2: | 2 ee i 221,585) 36,299 
Glams"razors) Ss. oe ee ee 8927887) 123,992 |EeseS == |S sa ee 892, 887; 123, 992 
|} a 
"TOCA eh weirs 221,585) 36,299) 892, 887, 123, '992)=2s:.3-=|2- 2-39-28 1,114,472) 160,291 
Tongs: | 
Oysters, market, private— | 
Natives®2222s.3222 2. 656, 268) 348, 004) 73080). -2;088) 5.2 ss 2 aseaeese 663, 348, 350, 042 
‘Basten 2-2 eS eer bene es 10,332} 9, 608).-------- lsccscces 10, 332 9, 608 
Japanese= 2.2 2seie 28,000} 16, 000|--------- | SEE yg ON ee ah 16, 000 
Totals == ee 684, 268} 364, 004 D212 (646 |e se ee See ee 701,680 375, 650 
OREGON 
The fisheries of Oregon employed 4,945 persons, 8 vessels, 2,224 
motor boats, and 539 rowboats in 1925. The products of the fish- 
eries amounted to 40,007,349 pounds, valued at $3,442,366. 
The various species of salmon were by far the most important of 
Oregon’s commercial fishes, yielding 34,357,936 pounds, valued at 
$3,059,473. Steelhead trout contributed 2,307,062 pounds, valued 
at $169,410; shad, 1,016,776 pounds, valued at $31,381; halibut, 
577,742 pounds, valued at $75,713; sablefish, 347,592 pounds, valued 
at $17,271; and eulachon or smelt, 308,676 pounds, valued at $4,352. 
The remaining portion of the catch amounted to 322,161 pounds, 
valued at $15,245, and consisted of carp, “‘lingcod,” rockfishes, sole, 
striped bass, and sturgeon. The yield of the various kinds of shell- 
fish, consisting of crabs, crawfish, clams, and oysters, amounted to 
769,404 pounds, valued at $69,521. 
Vessel fisheries—In the vessel fishery only 8 vessels, having a net 
tonnage of 80 and carrying 36 fishermen, were actually engaged in 
fishing. The catch was made up entirely of halibut, ‘‘lingcod,”’ 
rockfishes, and sablefish, amounting to 1,015,222 pounds, valued at 
$95,459. The fares of these vessels were landed at Portland and 
Astoria, Oreg. 
Shore and boat fisheries—The shore and boat fisheries greatly 
exceeded the vessel fisheries in importance, employing 4,909 fisher- 
men, 2,224 motor boats of under 5 tons net, and 539 rowboats, 
and yielded products amounting to 38,992,127 pounds, valued at 
$3,346,907. 
