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CATCH: By GEAR—Continued 




























Species Dip nets Reef nets Beam trawls Otter trawls 
FISH Pounds| Value | Pounds} Value | Pounds} Value | Pounds | Value 
DOO. comme et ee tse tes See eee Et lS Se al eee a ea) as 2] MST 461, 200 | $12, 131 
loners; 
OSI GHY andl dh EN Se es See nae wal eae teeRh|| ta ee eel |e | ee 4, 419, 300 | 129, 22 
Gthonaess seas — ees 2 4 
Cini 0S soo See ee 
TEESUST OVE a all a ei 
erring. oe S. 2b ---_ = 
**Lingeod”’ 
oS Sees eames 
OGKASHOS 2 2s a) eas ee is Se a aS Sae Soe esse see sak eb ees tees. 279, 200 8, 460 
DOL Sheen eee See eae He ese a ee ee el oes eee | ae ea 30, 100 569 
Salmon: § 
Blueback, red, or sockeye-__---|--------]-------- ZL 000: |$12,:534, |. £. | Se ah | 
CiinooksOn kines ne ee ee | ee 225000) Pe B17 es Sa |e Ee | a eee 
@humloriketas 2-5 Ee See eas Sat G,,300)) (Wy 198202. 252222 || os ee ae 
amp backson pinks 4 a S| es eh ea 400 1 eeeereres arenes oem sell TS 
SilvemoricohoOs=_2-- see = 2 ate ed 205400 E11, 207 ah ee SL ee es 
Snielts surf or silver... .--—-__-- 3, 200 73 A S| ee oe (oe eee 4 ee S| Se le Oe ee 
TROLaeU Esse oe 7-2 Oe tea e. 4, 700 230))/276; 800) | 27, 092) ees eee eee 6, 126, 600 | 174, 807 
ee 
SHELLFISH, ETC. 
“Sach ay 6) ey Se es we hapa nae) Pe aaa Dee ey Fee 25; 100) $3,622) |e eee ee are 
OUGHO DUG SA SE a es | See Sa Se ae ee ee eee eS al ee 2, 200 88 
SCALLOPS Ney gt OSE 1a Dias, Re BE ee eee eae ie TE Dee 2054000"): 514714) es So a a ee 
FINO GALE FSET ih pose te Cet ae ae ee Se eee 45, 500 8, 769 2, 200 88 
Granditotalas Sees eee ee 4, 700 230 |476,800 | 27,092 | 45, 500 8, 769 |6, 128,800 | 174,895 
Traps 
SPECIES a Tongs and rakes Shovels 
Crab Octopus 
a | Sate |e ——— 
SHELLFISH, ETC. | | 
Pounds | Value | Pounds| Value | Pounds Value | Pounds | Value 
CTA DS eee eee oe ere IDSA 00 | SU5NO26% | Sees ne he | Senate | ee ee | eee | Ree | eee 
Clams, hard: § 
YESS Hey = aes aire See 5 Rael el Fe Weta fp pi IO eo) Pe ees ee Ne ee ae ee ey 421, 300 | $26, 963 
iuileMecKeeny eee eee) Seems BO eee ees oe |e 4. oles a te aa eee 441,300 | 39,717 
OCHO DUS mee ence see Near A Ce MWA ee 8 GIF900) |5$2;\ 916s | Ss se 2555 |e ees eee Sie eee 
Oysters, market: ° 
IpaeifigatA- <2. 22— ho SL pe el | 5 GA | Deke ae ES 3 > ESP 8042000! | $6705 2 yee ers ee eae ae 
Western Onmapive. === — 2} Sl Me ae Pe al | et Sete 261%300) | 1S SOS see eae | eee 
Oba eee eee ee ee eee 512,400 | 15,026 | 61,900 | 2,915 |1, 155,300 | 248,856 | 862, 600 66, 680 







1 Includes the catch of smelt by drag bag nets. 
2 Fished only on Indian reservations. , 
3 In addition, vessels in the Pacific coast halibut fleet landed approximately 540,000 pounds of halibut, 
-sablefish, and “‘lingcod”’ livers at Seattle, valued at $250,600. Vessels of the halibut fleet also landed 606,164 
pounds of halibut and sablefish viscera, valued at $60,616. 
4 Most of the cod were taken off Alaska. ‘ d 
- 5 Couent almost entirely for the utilization of the livers for dogfish oil. Most of the fish carcasses were 
iscarded. 
6 Statistics on the catch of salmon except those taken by troll lines, are reported to the State in number 
rather than pounds. The factors used in the above table for converting number of salmon to weight in 
pounds were as follows: Blueback, red, or sockeye, 7 pounds; chinook or king, 24.9 pounds; chum or keta, 
10 pounds; humpback or pink, 5 pounds; and silver or coho, 9.9 pounds. 
7 The weight of crabs shown is based on an average of 20 pounds per dozen. 
8 Statistics on hard clams are based on yields of 28 percent edible meats for butter clams and 24 percent for 
little neck clams. : : 
9 Statistics on oysters shown are based on yields of 18 percent edible meats for native oysters and 10 percent 
for Pacific oysters. A : 
10 The weight of bay scallops is based on a yield of 17 percent edible meat. 
NorE.—The catch of salmon by haul seines was made by Indians on their reservations. 
