476 U. §. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Fisheries of the Pacific Coast States, 1988—-Continued 
OPERATING UNITS: By States—Continued 






















Washington Oregon 
ger 1 | Columb Columb | 
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Sound rats River Total River oe Total 
district | district district | 
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Apparatus: | 
Purse seines: Number | Number Number | Number | Number 
HAlNIOn eee a eee eee Dao N SE ad AT rE ai (Q2O ES Se eee See Hee | Ee ee 
Length, yards_____- 125 AO) |e a ete lnc Fo 2 25, O50 Te SS Oe er 
Pilchard or sardine !___- 46 || ets 1 1 2 
Length, yards__---- 185390) G5 4222-2 460 470 930 
Eauliseines sess se ee oes 177 4 31 8 39 
Length, yards___-__--_- 13, 008 280 | 17, 393 1, 336 | 18, 7. 
Gill nets: | 
AD eit ice. 8 ed Oh ee ea a ee 452 217 474 1, 148 719 437 1, 156 
Square yards__._.--| 682, 520 418, 376 }1, 312, 032 |2, 412,928 |2, 291,094 | 615, 733 | 2, 906, 827 
SO Geen es ie Sete 25 P20 eee eo 2125 153 859 | 1,012 
2 Square yards___--_- 1, 200 26) 500s) 22a eee 27, 700 42,840 | 309, 240 352, 080 
ines: 
Trawl, set, and hand__ 26N600R|=5-5-2e-=- 369 27, 024 1,153 361 1, 514 
16 (00): nee See SVB 283 teen Stall 28, 290 615, 573 28, 790 9, 860 38, 650 
Trolls eee re ee eee 1, 245 1,045 400 2, 690 965 650 1,615 
Hooks maa owe 5, 503 4,702 1,768 | 11,973 4, 265 2, 815 7, 080 
Poundsricts ees ewe ES | pune sali ad niet a caval OIE PRS Py pl SE 
IBGUSHAWAIUS tee ee CN iO pape ee hal AP SE Eee ge eae oN EIR ee 
TDineteee nese ae 14 76 287 377 ee (ase 144 
PRGetirie ts meee meena FRY eer Sa Nar Peng pede | heples et ere a ah EES peters 
Beamltrawiseessee = eee | Gh] a Ree Ee | Peete a S) | ee erigs | ee trae ees = ae 
Yards at mouth________ Bota | ee oes el eae 22s G3) | eee es (I ae Be Jenne ee ee 
Otteritrawiss =) oe (Ue) | aes yt PES eee Seo Gite seers as 1 1 
Yards at mouth | 20 
Traps: 
Crabsgenns len Ne, 
Crawfish, fresh-water _- 
Octopuss= === 
Mredgessoystere-.e 
Yards at mouth 
Tongs and rakes_____-___--- 
Shovelssctet sere eae es 
California 
Grand 
Item North- aed Mon- | San San total 
ern cisco | terey | Pedro | Diego | Total 
district district district | district | district 
Fishermen: Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number) Number 
(Onivessels: 2:12 8 20a iin. Se 40 | 1,197 627 | 2,290! 1,209 | 5,363 9, 235 
On'boatsiandshore=) i eee 265 838 423 993 262 | 2,781 14, 400 
TOG a eee ements fe PE 305 2, 035 1, 050 3, 283 1, 471 8, 144 23, 635 
Vessels: 
ES (Ste a 0A A a A A oO EE oul SS || eee oe. Sere ee 1 1 
INeGtonnage ii)... a ee ee es |S SD) || SUDO). 2): Sas ae eae 32 32 
VIOUOTS aes EE a Se eet ee 21 124 66 263 121 595 1, 341 
5 oe tonnage!) t) se. eee ee 185 | 5,201 | 2,740 | 9,724 | 7,712 |. 25, 562 39, 1 
CSU uc la ai ee em ae Ie ernie [Ss wdc oey ip’ = pales © lag Sy AE || or Soe ee 
INeiitonnare: ies Coe ee eee | SE owe So) 2 eh) ee eee ee 1, 421 
A OtAalVeSSOIS Ne =e a aoe eee 21 125 66 263 121 596 1, 345 
‘Motalinet tonnaves ses eee 185 | 5,233 | 2,740) 9,724] 7,712 | 25, 594 40,578 . 
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1 Used in the pilchard fishery of the Washington and Oregon coasts by Puget Sound purse-seine vessels. 
See separate sections for catch statistics. 
2 Fished only on Indian reservations. 
NotTE.—Statistics on the operating units for Washington include 50 motor vessels having a total capacity 
of 2,344 net tons and a total crew of 512 men, which also fished in California water and contributed to the catch 
in that State. The following gear was operated by these craft: 46 pilchard or sardine purse seines and 124 
set and hand lines. Operating units for Oregon include 26 motor vessels, having a total capacity of 348 
net tons, 18 motor boats, and 68 fishermen, which also operated in California waters and contributed to the 
catch in that State. These craft operated the following gear: 2 pilchard or sardine purse seines, and 192 
troll lines. Statistics on the operating units for California include 32 motor vessels having a total capacity 
of 2,073 net tons, and a total crew of 360 men, which also operated pilchard or sardine purse seines in Wash- 
ington and Oregon waters and contributed to the catch in those States. Thirteen of these vessels operated 
in Washington, 11 in Oregon, and 8 in both States. 

