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U. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



VESSEL FISHERIES 



In the vessel fishery of Oregon in 1922 only four vessels were actually 

 engaged in fishing. Their catch, made up entirely of ocean fisn 

 caught hy lines, amounted to 325,039 pounds, valued at $23,964, of 

 which 239,095 pounds, valued at S20,567, were halibut. The re- 

 mainder of the catch was made up of sablefish, "lingcod," and other 

 fishes incidentally caught in the halibut fishery. 



The following table gives the detailed statistics of the vessel fishery 

 of Oregon in 1922. 



Yield of the vessel fisheries of Oregon in 1922, by counties, species, and apparatus 



SHORE AND BOAT FISHERIES 



The shore and boat fisheries of Oregon in 1922 greatly exceeded 

 the vessel fishery in importance, employing 1,718 power boats under 

 five tons net and 501 rowboats and sailboats, manned by 3,999 

 fishermen and yielding 22,046,725 pounds, valued at $1,231,725. 



Gill nets yielded 14,437,131 pounds, valued at $612,561, which was 

 over half of the State's entire production. Haul seines produced 

 3,912,443 pounds, valued at $360,673; fish wheels, 1,242,303 pounds, 

 valued at $125,592; pound nets, 471,335 pounds, valued at $31,416; 

 and lines, 529,514 pounds, valued at $24,426. All of this gear was 

 used principally in the salmon fisheries, and although a limited 

 amount of sturgeon and shad also were caught the great bulk of the 

 catch was in all cases salmon and steelhead trout. A small catch 

 of silver salmon, steelhead trout, and smelts was made by dip nets, 

 the entire amount being 333,354 pounds, valued at $8,264. 



Crabs and crawfish were taken by hoop nets, traps, and pots, the 

 entire catch amounting to 799,737 pounds, valued at $45,725; clams 

 and oysters were taken by means of tongs, forks, etc., the entire 

 catch amounting to 320,908 pounds, valued at $23,068. 



The following tables show, hj gear, the yield of the shore and 

 boat fisheries of Oregon in 1922. 



