550 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Table of products. 












Species. Lbs. Value. Species. | Lbs. Value. 
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Albacore or tunny, fresh 49,202 | $1, 327 || Sea bass, salted ........-- | 14, 000 $540 
Albacore, salted ......... 65, 000 2; 600 Seas trout s2o-- = ane ae ac 50, 068 1, 459 
ATIGHOVICS 2-5 sere ete 6, 826 177s |{ SH AGUS pan eee ae eee | 1,187,801 14, 303 
Barracuda, fresh ......-- 957, 420 23, 220" SK AGC wraemnrane Oe = = eee 11, 000 110 
Barracuda, salted........ 234, 085 974833) | Smeliteerc tee eee ee eee 1,315, 249 58, 064 
Bonito ireshe ass: oeaceer 50, 737 1 A333 | |CSOLeE es ee ee 32, 245 64 
Bonitoysalted-.-~ ce... 69, 000 27160) |W SPL telliers. sees soe aes | 131, 926 2, 639 
Carp feeop eee s cee eee cee 283, 514 2°400'|\| Stuiped! bass ssaco--e=se5 | 1,234, 320 61, $14 
Catfish aa seee reece 465, 911 12 Woe \aSturgeon 22-22 sees aces j 205, 659 11, 426 
Codisnlteds= = oases ss oo. 5, 917, 131 178) 0045) Surfatish= sensseeee se eeeee 116, 290 2,576 
Crosikerseat eet eee sone 40, 919 1237 ROMCOG senna eee eae 375, 538 6, 882 
Gulibus-cod tose eee aoe 147, 890 3,298 || White-fish --_.--._--2.... 50, 800 1, 097 
Flounders, fresh ......... 4, 666, 215 90,659 || Yellow-fin=..-.--........- | 24, 000 480 
Flounders, salted ........| 20, 090 1,104 |} Yellow-tail, fresh 79, 544 1,513 
Hake or white-fish ......| 7,210 72 || Yellow-tail, salted . 129, 100 5, 164 
13 Gabi oy 3] ee Ne eee ee See 9, 000 27 Abalone, dried ... 5 369, 411 22, 813 
Hardheadiers coe see 185, 882 5,849 || Abalone, shells.......... 525, 453 9, 743 
Herring: tresht os. 2: Soon | 1,620,478 LAC Te lams: hardin I 636, 534 9, 087 
Herring, salted .......... 16, 539 SIGH SClams Sores o- s5ee | 1,534, 400 21, 958 
Jew-fish, fresh ........-.. 36, 000 751 || Oysters, eastern? ........ 25, 200, 000 792, 000 
Jew-fish, salted .........- 30, 000 1,200 |} Oysters, nativet......... | 3, 600, 000 75, 000 
King=fish =o. 5822! tse. 127, 198 4r 483 i EMuUssels 32: ej Ss sees ek 364, 076 3, 637 
Mackerel, fresh .......... 139, 666 BS Soni] LSCRINODSs oe cece ae me oe 3, 939 738 
Mackerel, salted ......... 14, 000 560 )|| \Oralbs iene eae aoc ne 3, 676, 680 85, 784 
Mulletecavsucsssoe.... ses 22, 000 610 || Spiny lobsters ........... 606, 713 14, 198 
OCIOPUB Ease sce Soe 5, 000 50 || Shrimp, dried ........... 698, 625 69, 862 
Perehsiresh as sass nee 429, 485 10,657 || Shrimp in shells......... 903, 375 36, 185 
Rereby salted. 2. s2s.s.— 3, 000 120 |} Shrimp shells ........-.- 2, 445, 186 4.889 
PUG Sr Sse ae m noes 16, 005 639 || Squid, dried............. 622, 740 18, 682 
ROMpanoese- see seseee 13,135 ASAD 7) || POLS 222 Sac ae cicaese esa 20, 687 20, 638 
Rock-fish, fresh.........- | 1,177,980 35:'955: | @Rerrapin.-.--oseaasceeece sl 107, 869 10, 376 
Rock-fish, salted .....-.-.. 54, 880 2 931 || Wihalebones 5. oeseeoL oe. 207, 392 436, 272 
Salmon: Wihaleioil'®: oe set 507, 300 20,191 
Rlwebackwen.. oo=-/ce.0- 21, 600 TOON WSCA Olli cos se seesoes aoe 5, 250 210 
Chinook, fresh.....-. | 7,084, 885 | 255, 249 || Sea-lion pelts.......-.-.- 18, 000 612 
Chinook, salted -...-. 3, 000 | JANN) (NUE a6 cee osoosesoadase 35, 824 896 
SIVeriesss.cn eeeaeee | 60, 160 2°105' ||: Sea-otteripelts<setsince saree eee 1, 000 
Steelhead -.........- 113, 600 35,876) ||" Trade furs). 2525 oceesee acer seer 3, 422 
SAaRGinesey-<cesessasesse | 2,383, 000 17,790 || Other products .....-...-- 96, 276 3, 070 
Seulpin 3, 000 | 75 | S| 
Sea bass, fresh 924, 156 19, 952 | Motalieewstee ween 74, 559,019 | 2,551, 451 
110,609 bushels. 2 21,920 bushels. 3 360,000 bushels. 460,000 bushels. 5 67,628 gallons. 
The increase in the general fish business of 1899 over that of 1895 
amounted to 9,439,829 pounds and $383,888 in value, the most notice- 
able gain being in striped bass. In crabs there is an increase of 1,111,680 
pounds and $24,034 in value, the remainder of the increase being in 
oysters, spiny lobsters, whalebone, andother products. The products of 
the seal fisheries in 1895 amounted to $116,785 in value. On account of 
the suspension of pelagic sealing there is to be noted a decrease in the 
employees and an absence of seal products in 1899. 
The shrimp fisheries are entirely in the hands of Chinese, whose 
camps are located near the fishing-grounds in San Francisco Bay, as 
follows: San Pablo, Contra Costa County; San Quentin and Point 
Pedro, Marin County; Redwood City and Burlingame, San Mateo 
County; Newark, Alameda County; Hunters Point, San Francisco 
County. At these stations an aggregate of 158 Chinese work 1,390 
shrimp nets. Their headquarters are at San Francisco under the name 
of the Union Shrimp Company. The capital invested in boats, nets, 
and shore property amounted to $45,100. This company employs the 
fishermen, regulates the amount and preparation of the catch, some of 
the camps preparing only the hulled shrimp, which are largely used 
for export. 
