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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



500 pounds, valued at $1,263,748 ; herring, 589,000 pounds, valued at 

 $3,965; sturgeon, 10,100 pounds, valued at $1,694; steelhead trout, 

 54,350 pounds, valued at $4,575; smelt, 201,500 pounds, valued at 

 $18,020; perch, 91,100 pounds, valued at $6,494; rockfishes, 95,810 

 pounds, valued at $4,840 ; " lingcod," 106,000 pounds, valued at 

 $4,852; flounders, 77,150 pounds, valued at $1,973; sole, 296,800 

 pounds, valued at $13,170; and crabs, 544,600 pounds, valued at 

 $38,188. Compared with 1924, there was a decrease in the products 

 landed by collecting vessels of 768,800 pounds, or 4.23 per cent, in 

 quantity and $27,746, or 2 per cent, in value. The quantity and 

 value of fishery products landed at Seattle by fishing and collecting 

 vessels in 1925 are given in detail in the following tables. 



Statement, by fishing grounds and months, of quantities and values of certain 

 fresh fisher n products landed at Seattle, Wash., by American fishing vessels 1925 



Trips 



Halibut 



Sableflsh 



FISHING GROUNDS 



Oregon coast 



Flattery Banks 



Hecate Strait 



Forrester Island grounds. 



Coronation Island 



Yakutat grounds 



Portlock Bank 



Total. 



January 



February... 



March 



April 



May 



June. 



July 



August 



September. 



October 



November. 

 December. 



Total. 



59 



337 



404 



1 



1 



11 

 25 



Pounds 



503, 700 



1,711,400 



5, 882, 150 



85, 000 



248, 800 

 1, 254, 000 



9, 685, 050 



3 

 14 



95 

 126 

 109 

 109 

 75 

 78 

 81 

 77 

 67 



139, 550 

 1, 094, 100 

 1, 110, 700 

 1, 420, 600 

 1, 117, 200 

 1, 118, 050 

 1, 233, 600 

 1, 197, 600 

 722, 900 

 530, 750 



9, 685, 050 



Value 

 $92, 270 

 289, 510 

 841,967 

 8,500 



Pounds 

 625, 500 



1, 334, 300 

 358, 400 



40, 040 

 130, 880 



20. 000 

 2,000 



1, 403, 167 



2, 340, 200 



18, 929 

 133, 190 

 151, 495 

 173, 429 

 164, 879 

 166, 755 

 183, 390 

 172,711 

 145, 535 



92, 854 



4,800 



10, 000 



17,800 



1,300 



344, 600 



227, 400 



272, 900 



448, 300 



572, 400 



420, 700 



20, 000 



1, 403, 167 



Value 



$44, 970 

 90, 049 

 23, 960 



1, 400 

 120 



160, 499 



240 



505 



980 



80 



23, 169 



12, 965 



17, 000 



27, 143 



44, 650 



32, 367 



1,400 



2, 340, 200 160, 499 



