268 U. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



VESSEL FISHERIES AT SEATTLE, WASH. 



In 1924 there was a decrease in quantity in the vessel fisheries at 

 Seattle, Wash., as compared with 1923, but an increase in the value 

 of the products landed by the fishing fleet, and there was an increase 

 in both the quantity and value of products landed by collecting 

 vessels, which was due chiefly to an increase in the landings of 

 salmon. Statistics of the vessel fisheries at Seattle have been col- 

 lected by the local agent and published as monthly and annual 

 statistical bulletins giving the quantity and value of fishery prod- 

 ucts landed by American fishing and collecting vessels at that port. 



In 1924 the fishing fleet at Seattle landed 854 trips, amounting to 

 10,066,010 pounds of fish, having a value to tne fisherman of 

 $1,329,957. The catch was taken chiefly from fishing grounds along 

 the coast from Oregon to Portlock Bank, Alaska. The fishing 

 areas from which the largest quantities were taken were Flattery 

 Banks and Hecate Strait. The products included halibut, 7,362,960 

 pounds, valued at $1,197,229; sablefish, 2,030,300 pounds, valued 

 at $110,971; ''lingcod," 465,975 pounds, valued at $14,403: and 

 rockfishes, 206,775 pounds, valued at $7,354. Compared with 1923 

 there was a decrease of 65 trips by fishing vessels and of 171,580 

 pounds, or 1.68 per cent, in the quantity, and an increase of $8,370, 

 or 0.63 per cent, in the value of the products landed. There was a 

 decrease in the catch of halibut of 442,030 pounds, or 5.66 per cent, 

 but an increase in value of $8,351, or 0.70 per cent. The catch of 

 sablefish also decreased 78,300 pounds, or 3.71 per cent, and $12,543, 

 or 10.16 per cent in value. There was an increase in the catch of 

 "lingcod" of 271,875 pounds, or 140.07 per cent and of $10,048, or 

 230.72 per cent in value, and the catch of rockfishes also increased 

 76,875 pounds, or 59.18 per cent, and $2,514, or 51.94 per cent in 

 value. 



The fishery products taken in Puget Sound and landed at Seattle 

 by collecting vessels during the year amounted to 18,166,710 pounds, 

 valued at $1,389,265. The products included salmon, 16,313,010 

 pounds, valued at $1,290,093; herring, 316,600 pounds, valued at 

 $2,871; sturgeon, 23,800 pounds, valued at $2,198; steelhead trout, 

 88,860 pounds, valued at $8,886; smelt, 318,600 pounds, valued at 

 $24,622; perch, 69,900 pounds, valued at $4,902; rockfishes, 128,600 

 pounds, valued at $8,044; "lingcod," 51,110 pounds, valued at 

 $1,078; flounders, 96,300 pounds, valued at $1,921; sole, 254,750 

 pounds, valued at $9,560; and crabs, 505,600 pounds, valued at 

 $34,490. Compared with 1923 there was an increase of 779,232 

 pounds, or 4.48 per cent, in the products landed by collecting vessels 

 with an increase in value of $80,534, or 6.15 per cent. The quantity 

 and value of fishery products landed at Seattle by fishing and col- 

 lecting vessels in 1924 are given in detail in the following tables: 



