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COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT 



The Columbia Kiver district is comprised of Wahkiakum, CowHtz, 

 Clarke, Skamania, Klickitat, Benton, Walla Walla, and Asotin 

 Counties, and part of Pacific County. The catch in this district 

 amounted to 13,608,133 pounds, valued at $1,298,033. Considered 

 according to value the more important species comprising this catch 

 were salmon, 9,854,333 pounds, valued at $1,108,462, and steelhead 

 trout, 1,512,233 pounds, valued at $136,102. 



Operating units. — The catch of fishery products in the Columbia 

 River district of Washington during 1929 was taken by 1,852 fisher- 

 men, who used 8 motor vessels, 1,247 motor and other small boats, 

 and 6 major types of gear. The motor vessels had a capacity of 81 

 net tons. 



Catch hy gear. — Five types of gear accounted for 97 per cent of the 

 fishery products taken in this district during 1929. In the order of 

 their importance they were pound nets, which accounted for 35 per 

 cent of the catch; gUl nets, 33 per cent; dip nets and haul seines, 

 each, 11 per cent; and fines, 7 per cent. The catch by pound nets, 

 gill nets, haul seines, and lines was principally salmon; and that by 

 dip nets was mainly smelt. 



Fisheries of the Columbia River district of Washington, 1929 



OPERATING UNITS: Bt gear 



