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



species — Continued 



SHORE AND BOAT FISHERIES 



The shore and boat fisheries of California in 1922 employed 3,133 

 fishermen on 1,207 power boats and 292 rowboats, scows, and similar 

 inshore fishing craft. The total yield was 113,570,041 pounds, valued 

 at $4,250,002. 



As in the vessel fisheries, the greatest production was by lines, 

 which contributed 28,067,355 pounds, valued at $1,529,745. Alba- 

 core and tuna yielded 13,250,560 pounds, valued at $711,047; salmon 

 4,270,980 pounds, valued at $337,689; rockfishes, 3,582,283 pounds, 

 valued at $170,320; bonito and skipjack, 2,844,417 pounds, valued 

 at $142,277; barracuda, mackerel, and yellowtail inconsiderable 

 amounts, and other fishes in lesser amounts. 



Lampara nets followed lines in importance. Their total yield 

 was 69,763,499 pounds, valued at $1,353,915, made up largely of 

 sardines, bonito and skipjack, barracuda, mackerel, white sea bass, 

 and yellowtail. 



Gill nets yielded 9,072,270 pounds, valued at $628,285. About 

 one-third of this was salmon; one-fifth, barracuda; one-sixth, white 

 sea bass; one-tenth, striped bass; and one-tenth, shad. Other fishes 

 were caught in smaller amounts. 



Trammel nets yielded 2,460,900 pounds, valued at $319,756, con- 

 sisting almost entirely of flounders. Haul seines yielded a total 

 catch of 795,421 pounds, valued at $61,815, consisting principally 

 of Chinook salmon and smelts. 



Bag nets catching herring and shrimp; fyke nets catching carp, 

 catfish, hardhead, Sacramento pike, and splittail; dip nets catching 

 perch; lobster pots catching spiny lobsters; abalone outfits yielding 

 abalone; tongs, forks, rakes, hoes, and miscellaneous apparatus 

 employed in fishing for shellfish, produced the remainder of the catch 

 of the shore fisheries. 



