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Species Matagorda Nueces San Patricio Willacy 
Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value |Pounds| Va'ue 
Buttalofish: 22-2: Sees os eee | eS 2, 600 $156)\l| 22-22) = 8 aes) a een 
Gatfishtand bullheadss-2. = 222" eo aes eee 10, 900 B40 nc Oee tee | eee al eg! of 
@roaker: sae te 22) Spee ot Sees 7, 800 $234 2, 900 87 22, 600 $676) | -se esc eae 
Drum: 
Blacktea! es he Saas” 64,500 | 1,935 | 175,200] 6,726 63,100 | 2,514 |101, 000 | $2, 405 
Red ormedtishe se. 22 = see 92,000 | 5,920 | 242,200 | 16, 108 80,500 | 6,340 | 26,100 | 1,701 
Bloundershe_ 2-2 = 20,100 | 1,910 30,100 | 2,880 12,500 | 1,126 500 45 
Kinefishionwking mackerel??-222|22 5-2 ee 9s) 22 eee ae ee eee 400 16) \s2t8% Ll oa eee 
King whiting or ‘‘kingfish’”’____- 1, 000 7 ae ae eS Se (NS, Spe ree (sees eel ENR Fr oe 
ION 2 eae Ue ee Se 2, 800 69 1, 600 44) 228 Oe ere wl LD oe lee 
Pompanosen eee eee a ee 300 63!) 2 eal eee 2 100 15 | 326.222) pai 
Sealtcat fish te: : 2-20 pave 22+ 222 |be se | Se 1, 000 30 3, 300 99 600 15 
Sheepshead ea" 2 = see <2 >) pu 7, 600 228 11, 100 363 600 7) Eee le Pe 
Snapperwied see eset ae eee Eo eee | eee 5, 100 A08) | a2 --25c5|-s22222.)/2-25-855 4eees 
Snook or sargeantiish! <-> 9:__..|22-- = Sees | Ree Re Eee eee 2, 200 164) |]: Sthb ee pees 
Spanish mackerel__-___--- ; 168 800 64 8, 600 516 100 6 
Spo te eee OF ek wares _ 2 40 3, 000 C30) |e = eee eee Maree opens | Be Pe ra eres 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout’’ 
Spotted___ 116, 500"); "9875 || 317,500! || 28; 305: |), 169/600" 15,264))|2 eee ee 
White __ 4, 400 133 1, 000 30 4, 000 120 | 28S eesl Aeon 
@rabs; hand. #2" S226. 2222. See |: ee ee 32, 900 844 5, 900 160) || 2222255 ees 
Shrimpi- 22 22a ___|3, 099, 000 | 84,623 | 967,300 | 30,019 |3, 111,900 | 93,457 |._______|_______ 
Oysters: 
Bublic sppingsee= esses ses 325, 100 | 21, 640 22,800 | 1,853 3, 500 263) | 2cBates ance e 
iBublicwtallee tae aes 292, 900 | 29, 966 63, 300 | 5, 532 800 HAY} Seem (Pee Be 
eae ee eee Gah || sha sant, Las ar bey OS, 
Motalsseee eae eas 4, 038, 400 |147, 829 |1, 891,300 | 94,049 |3, 489, 600 |120,811 |128,300 | 4,172 



FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST STATES ® 
The yield of the commercial fisheries of the Pacific Coast States 
(Washington, Oregon, and California) during 1937 amounted to 
1, 576, 877, 400 pounds, valued at $28, 776, 385 to the fishermen, 
representing a decrease of 18 percent in volume, but an increase of 
16 percent in value as compared with the catch in the previous year. 
These fisheries gave employment to 21,555 fishermen as compared 
with 20,620 in 1936. 
There were 330 fishery wholesale and manufacturing establishments 
in the three States in 1937, as compared with 339 in 1936. During 
1937 these establishments employed 19,792 persons, paid $10,669,409 
in salaries and wages, and produced manufactured products (canned, 
cured, packaged, and byproducts) valued at $56,149,695. In 1936 
the wholesale and manufacturing firms employed 16,589 persons, 
paid $9,365,375 in salaries and wages, and produced manufactured 
products valued at $52,498,170. 
® Data on the operating units and catch of the fisheries of the Pacific Coast States have been taken largely 
from statistics collected by the various State agencies. Supplementary surveys, compilations, and analyses 
have been made by agents of this Bureau in order that the figures may be presented in a manner comparable 
with those of other sections. While statistics of the fisheries of California are for the calendar year, those for 
Oregon and Washington are for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1938, except that statistics of the halibut 
fishery in these latter States are for the calendar year. For aclearer understanding of the statistics published 
in this section the reader is referred to the section in the latter part of this document entitled ‘‘Statistical 
survey procedure.”’ 
