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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



by vessels of both nationalities amounted to 49,408,000 pounds, 

 valued at $4,974,000. This is a decrease of 11 per cent in quantity 

 and 26 per cent in value as compared with the catch in 1929. The 

 catch in 1930 was less than in any year during the 5-year perid, 

 1925-1929. Of the total catch in 1930, 83 per cent was taken by 

 United States craft and 17 per cent by Canadian craft. Considered 

 according to ports of landing, 51 per cent was landed at Canadian 

 ports, 26 per cent at ports in the State of Washington, and 23 per 

 cent at ports in Alaska. Prince Rupert, in British Columbia, ac- 

 counted for the greater part of the Canadian landings due to its excel- 

 lent rail facilities for transportation eastward and its close proximity 

 to the fishing^ grounds. 



UNITED STATES 



Operating units. — In 1930 the halibut fleet of the United States 

 (including Alaska) numbered 221 vessels that fished regularly for 

 halibut. These vessels had a combined capacity of 5,387 net tons. 

 They were manned by 1,435 fishermen and operated 8,049 skates of 

 lines. In addition to the regular vessels, 80 other vessels and 80 

 boats landed halibut at times. These were manned by 637 fishermen 

 and operated 2,806 skates of lines. 



Catch. — The total weight of the catch as landed by all United States 

 craft fishing for halibut amounted to 45,304,549 pounds, valued at 

 $4,300,688. Of this amount, 90 per cent consisted of halibut, 7 per 

 cent sablefish, 2 per cent "lingcod," and 1 per cent rockfishes. The 

 regular halibut vessels accounted for 89 per cent of the total catch, 

 while the vessels fishing incidentally and boats accounted for the 

 remaining 11 per cent. 



Halibut fishery of the Pacific coast, 1930 

 UNITED STATES OPERATING UNITS: Bt fleet classification 



