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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fishery products, by months, taken in Puget Sound and landed at Seattle, Wash., 



by collecting vessels, 1924 



' 49,119 dozen. 



FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED AT MUNICIPAL FISH WHARF AND 

 MARKET, WASHINGTON, D. C.^ 



The receipts of fisheiy products at the municipal fish wharf and 

 market, Washington, D. C, in 1924, amounted to 8,007,704 pounds, 

 an increase of 2,329,547 pounds, or 42.79 per cent, as compared with 

 1923. The most important products in quantity were river herring, 

 including roe, 1,327,020 pounds; squeteagues or "sea trout," 

 1,240,450 pounds; croaker, 999,000 pounds; oysters, 710,916 pounds; 

 shad, including roe, 555,154 pounds; and haddock, 469,280 pounds. 

 The species ranking next in importance include buttcrfish, catfish, 

 flounders, halibut, mackerel, perch, striped bass, and crabs. 



2 Daily reports of the quantity of fishery products received at this market are received by the bureau for 

 tabulation through the courtesy of the health department of the District of Columbia. 



