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Striped bass Roccus lineatus. 



q, ( Acipenser transmontanu.-i. 



> urgeon [Acipenser medirostris. 



Suckers Catostomus occidentalis. 



Swordfish Ziphias gladius. 



Tomcod Microgadus proximus. 



Whitebait Small fry of any fish. 



Whitefish Caulolatilus princeps. 



Yellowtail Seriola dorsalis. 



p, , i Cancer (species). 



{Echnoceras setimanus. 



Crawfish Astacus (species) . 



Spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus. 



Shrimp Crago (species) . 



Abalone Haliotis (species) . 



Clams, hard Saxidomus (species) . 



Clams, Pismo Tivela stultorum. 



Clams, razor Siliqua patula. 



Clams, soft Mya arenaria. 



ICardium corbis. 

 Paphia (species). 

 Chione (species). 

 ■•» 1 ( Mytilus calif ornianus. 



Mussels {Mytilus edulis. 



Oysters, eastern Ostrea elongata. 



Oysters, native Ostrea lurida. 



Octopus Polypus hongkongensis. 



Squid Loligo opalescens. 



Turtles Chelonia agassizii. 



GENERAL STATISTICS 



The Pacific Coast States, with their valuable salmon, halibut, 

 tuna, and sardine fisheries, constitute one of our most important 

 fishery sections. In 1922 there were 22,270 persons engaged in 

 fishing and fishery industries, 698 vessels fishing and transporting 

 fish, 4,173 power boats, and 1,041 sail and row boats fishing; 

 $28,651,490 invested in vessels, boats, gear, and shore property con- 

 nected with the fisheries, and a production of 282,968,421 pounds 

 of fish, shellfish, and whale products valued at $12,983,583 to the 

 fishermen. 



According to the value of products, the salmon fishery, which is 

 prosecuted all the way from Monterey, Calif., to Seattle, Wash., 

 was the most important of the Pacific coast fisheries, producing 

 62,685,475 pounds, valued at $3,795,988 to the fishermen. Chinook 

 salmon was the most important species, yielding 30,704,884 pounds, 

 valued at $2,283,179. Next in importance was the halibut fishery, 

 centering at Seattle. The fleets sailing out of ports in Washington 

 and Oregon in 1922 landed 18,706,517 pounds, valued at $1,925,482. 

 A portion of this catch was landed in British Columbia and Alaskan 

 ports, as is explained in greater detail in the discussion of the fisheries 

 of the State of Washington. Third in importance was the tuna 

 fishery of California, which produced 36,900,805 pounds of albacore, 

 tuna, bonito, and skipjack, valued at $1,847,567. The sardine 

 fishery of southern California in 1922 landed 92,114,542 pounds, 

 valued at $1,381,008. 



