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Summary of the yield of the shore fisheries of Washington in 1899. ° 
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 








































Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. 
Seines: Keef nets: 
Flounders..:..25..--.- 20, 000 $400 | Salmon, blueback ...- 300, 000 $10, 000 
erring se saceereeeteee 424, 000 2,820 
Perches te. en eee 43, 000 770 || Lines, trawl and hand: 
Salmon: iBlack=codRes-seene se 55, 000 1,100 
Bliwebackss asses eee 4,970, 498 181, 554 @ulius-codweseeeese sees 91, 000 1, 530 
Chinookesss esas 25. 1, 128, 283 52, 967 Mlounderstessese eee 8, 000 160 
DOR seme cece sree aoa 3, 100, 303 67, 318 edi bubs cee eeeee ee 349, 640 4, 580 
imp backess see seen e7ale. 205 8,745 ROCK=fiShyssseesee sae 55, 000 1,100 
Silverware. co betes 8, 363, 329 137, 264 | Salmon: 
Steelhead ........... 105, 563 3, 651 STVetiecerecrsreceer 162,108 2,071 
Salmon trout:----2.5-2 44, 000 3, 080 | steelhead See. ss ees- 50, 000 1,000 
Shader ret ooosssseaee 50, 000 UELUM I) SIGEY, ISEIISE 6 Gageedenesaae 5, 000 150 
SIMMONDS ae creeteeeire eee 435, 000 7,300 SuUrseOneeeeeeeeseeeer 51, 632 2,491 
Sturecon) 2a ee 13, 333 500 e 
Ro tale ae ock eee 827, 380 14, 182 
Mo tally e Ns see 20, 428, 514 467,119 
|| Wheels: 
Gill nets: Salmon: 
Salmon: Blueback ee s----+- 476, 613 17, 404 
IBluecbaCkee a esrere a. 2,417, 834 79, 455 Chinook eet aeoseee 692,199 32, 607 
Chinook..... | 4,112,607 137, 607 Silivierign = = 22h cece 8,500 255 
DOR eee 1, 445, 488 17, 490 Steelhead ........-.- | 182, 354 5,476 
Humpback 1387, 329 1, 387 a 
Silver @erccn. seaetrcas 5, 734, 831 97, 192 Motallsase sooo | 1,359, 666 5b, 742 
Steelhead ........... 697, 304 34,610 | 
Shader ace eee 35, 000 525 || Crab pots and dip nets: | 
PME Seesecen secre ce 20, 000 100 Salmon, chinook ..... 6, 000 240 
SLUTS COMP see mee emo e 24,720 916 SULCUS mestewesen a seeee 482, 000 2,410 
~~. —— @rabs' ahs sseeaeacecaee 274, 696 11,119 
Motally. ferme Aes 14, 625, 113 369, 282 
——7 PO tale SR Sayers | 762, 696 13, 769 
Pound nets: == 
Salmon: Harpoons and spears: 
Blueback, fresh ..... 33, 766,249 | 1,019,101 Salmon, chinook ..... 20, 000 500 
Blueback, salted .... 70, 000 2, 801 Fur-seal pelts ......... | 375 1, 000 
Chinook, fresh ...... 4, 748, 100 163, 199 Wihsileroilleeacenes ere 15, 000 300 
Chinook, salted ..... 118, 220 5,911 
Dorwireshieeres sees 1, 976, 838 25, 132 AMOK Wire Seen es 39, 375 1, 800 
Dorasalted ese... 22, 302 446 — ——— 
Humpback, fresh ...| 16,711,373 122,927 || Dredges, tongs, rakes, 
Humpback, salted ..) 1,266, 093 31, 653 ete.;: 
Sliviersireshi@s-—e as. - 6, 337, 918 127, 505 Clams2 2% 2.ssosee eee 3, 131, 325 23, 248 
Silver, salted ........ 21, 000 630 Oysters: ck ones. osccce 5, 901, 320 174, 567 
Steelhead)... .2.-...-- 472, 244 24, 505 IMMISSC]S ain < sybase nis eae 19, 200 240 
|" SSihrimipss-ee sassseeee 4,000 400 
Mobaleressassc4-ie,2 65, 510, 337 1, 523, 810 
—- MNotaliaeee sn .eense se 9, 055, 845 198, 455 
Fyke nets: = 
@atatishka-neceeccee neces 105, 700 2,114 Grand total ....... 1138, 005, 626 | 2,656, 273 







Whatcom County.—In 1899 this county, the northern boundary of 
which borders British Columbia, contained 11 of the largest salmon 
canneries of the State, producing 605,406 cases of salmon against 
53,118 cases put up by the only two canneries of the county in 1895. 
Six of the canneries were located at or near Blaine, at the international 
boundary line, and five at Fairhaven. The waters of this vicinity 
appear to be quite well supplied with numerous species of fish other 
than salmon, to which scarcely any attention has yet been given. 
Pound nets produce the principal part of the salmon catch of What- 
com and adjoining counties, and call for particular notice. Their 
general construction is similar to those in common use on the Atlantic 
coast and in the Great Lakes, but they are of larger size. The pot of 
the pound is nearly 40 feet square, the leaders from 500 to the legal 
limit of 2,500 feet in length. Galvanized wire is much used for lead- 
