COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 
OF THE HAWAILAN ISLANDS. 
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Table showing, by apparatus and species, the yield of the fisheries of Oahu in 1900—Cont’d. 

Apparatus and species, 
Lines—Continued. 
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Opakapaka . 
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MPO Shans eee SS ee 
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Spears or harpoons: 
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Lbs. Value. Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. 
Spears or harpoons—Cont’d. 
1, 890 $237 MAO Se ae oases 860 $17 
1, 094 109 Wopubue’ 2. 222e 222385222 130 20 
1, 480 215 ala eee =e ete 400 60 
18, 876 833 LEDER) ADU eee se ea es 300 8 
3, 915 781 TEU sabe teas Seo cee 2, 290 229 
77,135 15, 427 ISIE ea ee ee 9, 321 2, 330 
219 59 18 oval dle SSAA ee Aer oe 2, 625 341 
511 129 Wilaler mec teens se cncke 400 40 
212 21 
3, 344 502 OLAS teases ene core 18, 122 3, 365 
119 12 
195 49 || Hands: 
5, 240 104 15 WS ae ey ee» ae ee 6, 633 1, 659 
13,378 3, 344 TE Wey Ve Seats Pataca ee eee age Se 36, 672 4, 584 
195 47 Olepaicn a: eee yas eases 327 49 
21, 028 5, 257 Opal secs see ee 344 86 
12, 276 | 1, 841 Opies eee ee eee 129, 500 19, 425 
560 56 Papal eeeee ee cote ceee nee 1, 500 376 
1, 948 | 486 LOL SS Lee eee 10, 029 1, 003 
4, 056 | 406 Wana cn cen oom eneeaeee 4, 587 1,147 
2,780 683 
511 128 Total Seteone scene cee. 189, 592 28, 329 
is) 3 —— 
396 | 99 Irrigation ditches. 
2,270 ! 227 
14, 590 1,457 || Hands: 
91 9 @hina-fishic-+ 225-2 398s 3,770 1,320 
7,140 1,785 Gold=tishie sass seen 4, 000 500 
211, 192 47, 439 (0,0) DUCES Reciain ue eee ae 325 49 
600 90 saa 
18, 525 3, 381 Totals eae eee 8, 095 1, 869 
1, 294 319 
10,131 2,532 || Fish ponds. 
60 2 
——— Gill nets: 
487, 954 95, 157 AMARA! eos ect eee eee 187, 362 46, 840 
——<—<——_——— | JANG cing saan ceeeae eb ee 102, 192 25, 547 
QOoputt =A Se soe 492 74 
1,713 257 || Opa aase ae ecsteere 310 31 
1, 554 78 ———. 
600 150 | ROtgiess. 2-20 ote = oases 290, 356 72, 492 
307 77 |i 
3, 800 950 | Seines: | 
200 50 || AIM ARINGM Secs eee ces 36, 000 9, 000 
1, 789 428 | FAW iste steystore tal sece tess es 13, 511 3, 128 
657 165 | a —- 
2,000 200 | MOH yes. see pee as 49, 511 12, 128 
213 43 —— = 
310 78 | Dip nets: | 
J: NOG NOE Se ae Bee eee 140, 428 | 35, 107 
13, 143 2,476 | INVES pene deeisponesnodsces 70, 521 17, 630 
= || Gold=tshvseee eee a-as-eee 80) 10 
426 43 ee ee a eee 211,029 | 52,747 
1, 000 200 ———— 
330 5 || Seoop nets: 
490 123 ATM ASIN © Je 8 ceo ccce sso 8, 768 2,192 
ANWial chen no eases eS oase 619 | 155 
2, 246 371 Ls 
———— Fate emt oo ah 9,387 || Oo eg. 
696 70 Grand total of fish 
1, 100 250 TONG Sipe Rees eee 560, 283 139, 714 

Formerly there were quite extensive beds of native oysters in Pearl 
Harbor, but of late years little attention has been given to the gather- 
ing of these, and it is not known whether they are to be found in 
abundance now or not. 
The mounds of oyster and other shells found 
at various places around the harbor indicate that oysters were a favor- 
ite and common article of food many years ago. 
For a considerable 
period they were practically forgotten, until in 1871 Capt. E. Wood, 
of Honolulu, discovered some beds while surveying around the harbor; 
