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Fisheries of the coastal district of Washington, 1938—Continued 
CATCH: By GEAR—Continued 






Species Traps Dysdepsmiones, Shovels 
SHELLFISH Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Vali 
eirabs Ase it Sane es Fee ee LOO 2001 tT OI G50), eee nese eae | eee meee | ene ena | crcl = 
UNGDS) RERUNS Ee IRE RS Bek 1, 125, th 
Oysters, market: ® a haeanes 
IPE QUICO! | See te SS ee ee ee ee |e Up A85 S00) P4505 2105 §| eae ee ee 
piestenbtornative..4 ese 20 2-2 | WA ek | ce 900 496 eos 8 ee 
ChGyigl. 2: a ee 2,100,200 | 101,650 | 7,485,200 | 456,660 | 1, 125, 100 187, 512 


4 The weight of crabs shown is based on an average of 22 pounds per dozen. 
5 ‘I'he weight of razor clams shown is in pounds of edible meats, based on a yield of 42 percent of the round 
weight. 
6 The statistics on oysters used in this table are based on a yield of 12 percent of edible meats from Pacific 
and native oysters. 
Nore.—The catch by otter trawls was made by fishermen from the Puget Sound district. 
Fisheries of the Columbia River district of Washington, 1938 
OPERATING UNITS: By GEAR 





























Haul | Gill net sais Toe 
u ill nets, - clusive 
Item seines drift T Dip nets | oF du- 
rawl Troll licati 
and set plication 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
GIRL ESSOIS apt eas os a ee ee ee a ees 4 17) |e eee 21 
Onjboats;and shore! -----_ =... == 9 633 106 90 287 1,015 
1G) cee Se eee ee a ne 9 | 633 110 107 287 1, 036 
RCSSUIS IN OLOLe = = 558 ona A CS ete onc oe 1 1 Wel Pa beatae 13 
ING: Crane Ee ee ee eee Se 7 SEY) Mists aaa 92 
Boats: 
IC 0) te 3 474 85 68 143 721 
Qithermamees sy. - =p ekg) Ot 2 See Sy | eee 21). 9 33 
Apparatus: 
IN] COC: sae Soe eta eee eee ae 3 474 369 400 Q87- hereto | 
EATS es VALS eee Oe eee ee SOO GE Seen 8 ao sore | | | 
Sauareywardsess s— 5 ve eA Ree bs TSI 032i | 2% £45850. 2 Soe eee eee ee 
HOOKS eeeee tee ee ES se See | EP eae eee ee eee 28, 290 Ag (ihojo ae oh a ole ee 
CATCH: BY GEAR 
: Lines 
Species Haul seines Gill nee, Dip nets 
Trawl] and set Troll 
Pounds | Value! Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value| Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value 
(ro). 2 Soe ae eee DO SBOO| Re i 2A a SE ea ee ah gee SS A ee | a ee een ene 
Flounders: 
eS Oli eee |e Sippel (ere Se) Re (Ee a 1, 400 $28|2 2-2 
(QAI GRATE EA pears ba Deriareiags e400" 200 $402 | ee eee 
EPalibuteeee e eee | ee iL es eS Pe ee ee 8, 600 fata) ee oe 
OITA COG Gere |. | oe ee oe | ee |g (011) 52 | AE eee | Fe ers | aes ek P| ee 8 
WockHSHeS: Set == 92 aff ere 4. 5, 200) 52) 6, 000 W5O|ee ash Ben] kl a a Re 
Sablefish__ Se eee | nbn eS rs Le SS | ee eS 53; 000)- D633 )2-2255 22] A ee 
Salmon: 
Blueback, red, or | | 
SOCKEYG! Ue eass fee SS | ganas 92) 2001, 11, 064) - = a|ea = eS ee |-------| 40, 200} $4, 824 
@hinook or king =") 2=2--=|--2<==- 2, 995, 000/260, 565] - --.__--|_-.---- 116, 700) $12, 148) 209, 500} 18, 226 
C@humior Keta__._|---.---- Se Sel. 600|| As LO eee See oe ee | | Es eee | 
Silserorconugss.-|-) Se.) S| 7408800) BOeI9I)_ -- SLs. 870}:000). 56463) 22ers 2 
1h Se See ek eee I ee 51.000 |» 698 e2 ee | 2s 2 6 ONE EE en 5 Se 1, 700 56 
Smelt, eulachon.-----|-._----=|------- | 184, 400] 12, 539)=- ---__- ees bees po Se ___|2, 372, 500) 53, 381 
Steelhead trout______|_-___-- 324, 200) -19, 452}_.__-._- [e==ue. 100 6| 43,500) 2,610 
Sturgeon, 2 --*.: [eb sesca| les 2eke | 13, 300} 242| 18,300) 339 |e ND ee eae rere = 
‘hand alpacores. |... ==. | eros | neo | ener ===--|-=--=- 689, 100! 31, 285) ___----.-|_-.--.. 
Wowie seo =>. 90, 800) 2, 724/5, 228, 960 344,016; 90,000) 2, 761/1, 675, 900) 99, 902: 2, 267, 400, 79, 097 
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