446 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
The various species used for canning loom largest in the California 
catch. The pilchard or sardine, with a yield of 315,294,986 pounds, 
valued at $2,087,756, accounted for three-fourths of the total quantity 
and one-fifth of the value. Next was the albacore, with 22,206,923 
pounds, valued at $2,333,600. The two tunas—bluefin and yellow- 
fin—accounted for 17,468,428 pounds, valued at $1,446,991. Salmon 
yielded 9,525,753 pounds, valued at $919,720; skipjack, 14,235,089 
pounds, valued at $751,609; and bonita, 866,530 pounds, valued at 
$25,983. 
Of the market species, the flounder group was most important, 
yielding 13,765,487 pounds, valued at $736,996, of which 2,451,759 
pounds, valued at $334,136, were reported as ‘‘California halibut,” 
and 8,762,535 pounds, valued at $331,391, as soles. Barracuda was 
next, with 8,005,601 pounds, valued at $340,341; yellowtail, 
3,179,891 pounds, valued at $272,717; the rockfishes, 5,453,510 
pounds, valued at $266,069; and white sea bass, 1,920,295 pounds, 
valued at $252,144. The salt-cod production was 3,415,608 pounds, 
valued at $237,724. The remaining 13,406,860 pounds, valued at 
ee were made up of smaller quantities of over 30 varieties of 
sh. : 
The production of shellfish amounted to 8,872,118 pounds, valued 
at $1,197,804. Spiny lobsters, crabs, and abalone, each with more 
than $250,000 worth of products, were the most important items in 
the catch. In addition to the fish and shellfish products, there were 
whale products to the value of $138,848, consisting of 1,525,733 
pounds of whale oil, valued at $111,887; 48,870 pounds of sperm 
oil, valued at $2,281, and 1,108,833 pounds of other whale products, 
valued at $24,675. 
Vessels engaged in the fisheries of California in 1925, by apparatus and districts 


























Apparatus Northern district San Francisco district | | Monterey district 
| 
| Num- | Ton Num- | Ton Num- | Ton 
ber | nage Crew | ober nage | Crew | ober nage Crew 
TINGS *22)o ee Sel os Se ee | Tail 18 11 1, 408 114 3 26 17 
Tampara metsanss2222< 22 22/5 eee 2 eS ee EE ee a ee eee wae ee | 4 34 46 
Paranzella:nets:. 2-—2- 2-2-2 = 2 | 14 10 12 211 | 50) a ee 
Gillriets: 42s Cee ae 1s 5 2 1 5 | pi eee ay (eet te 
Bape ts: 8s pase ois tee an ee Ae ee eee See ee eS 1 6 7 es Sl a | IS SS 
Crabyirapsice seo. A ee ise eal sla ped Pl fe ee | ee 1 5 1 
Avalone outht. = ase Sel ee ee 1 7 5 3 27 15 
Whaling apparatus___-..___- ae RS eZ ee 4 147 44.\\ so | es eee 
Totalil 22538 aw od 9 55 21 25 1, 761 223 8 66 62 
| if 
Apparatus Los Angeles district San Diego district Total 
1= — a 
Num- | Ton Num- | Ton- Num- | Ton- | 
| ber nage Crew | ber nage Crew ber nage | 
iN Gseasee ere ace ee 164 1, 403 984 101 935 | 432 282 3,813 | 1,558 
Mamparametsacses=-= 22226 119 |} 1,103 815 | 85 822 | 388 207 | 1,959; . 1,24 
IPMITSe SPINES == ee ee 43 | 1,022 367 3 75 | 25 46 | 1,097 392 
mranimel nets. 2-22 ee 13 115 38 9 64 33 22 179 | 71 
Paranzella nets. 2... 22.25: =- | Sakae oe eer ee 16 235 | 73 
GHP ROUS eee ae eee 23 152 83 ll 7: 38 36 236 | 124 
Wak Dotsly Bet he ce eh ec TN | el eee 1 6 | 2 
TROWSTOR taps wey 2 eee 4 23) | 10 | 5 63 14 9 86 24 
Crap traps. 2-20) eee [sae Es 0b EES SS 2 hae eee ene atte beni See 1 5 | 
MbAlGww OUT Se ce a a Ma Siege A ES ode Sees | ee ee 4 34 20 
Whaling apparatus_____---_- eee || eS oS Pe Sire | Raed So 28 Bd wo Re sasaee 4 147 | 44 
Dismehs fe s78) 2 ae) oe TE 1 8 | PAN ee 38 oe Ge at oe See 1 8) 2 
Total ie ee | 912] 2,434) 1,274 106 | 1,034| 464 362 | 5,350 | 2,044 
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1 Exclusive of duplication. 
Nore.—All of the above were motor vessels, except 10 vessels sailing from the San Francisco district, as 
follows: 4 schooners in the line fishery, 4 steamers in the whale fishery, and 2 steamers in the paranzella fishery. 
