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The catch taken by boats under 5 tons net tonnage is not included 

 in these statistics. 



HERRIXG. 



The catch of herring amounted to 6,997,984 pounds, valued at 

 $166,301. Of this quantity, 3,900,960 pounds, valued at $56,144, 

 were taken off the coast of the United States and landed fresh, and 

 3,097,024 pounds, valued at 8110,157, were salted Ne\s'foundland 

 herring. 



VESSEL FISHERIES AT SEATTLE, WASH. 



In the vessel fisheries at Seattle, Wash., there has been some 

 increase in the total quantity and value of products hmded by the 

 fishing fleet, but considerable fallino; off in the products landed by 

 collecting vessels as compared with the previous year. The in- 

 crease in products landed by the fishino; fleet was due to a larger 

 catch of halibut, there being a marked decrease in the catch of 

 sablefish, ''lingcod,'' and roclcfishes. Statistics of the vessel fish- 

 eries at Seattle have been collected b}' the local agent and published 

 as monthly and annual statistical bulletins, giving the quantity 

 and value of fishery products landed by American fishmg and 

 collecting vessels at that port. 



In 1920 the fishing fleet at Seattle landed S22 trips, aggregating 

 14,355,450 pounds of fish, having a value to the fishermen of $1,992,- 

 759. This catch was taken from the various fishing grounds along 

 the coast from Oregon to Portlock Bank, Alaska. The fishino^ areas 

 from which the largest quantities of lish were obtained were Flattery 

 Banks, west coast of Vancouver Island, and Hecate Strait. The 

 products included halibut, 12,683,450 pounds, valued at $1,913,849; 

 sablefish, 950,200 pounds, valued at $49,963; ''lingcod," 513,035 

 pounds, valued at $21,153; and rockfishes, 208,765 pounds, valued 

 at $7,794. Compared with the previous year there was an increase 

 of 152 trips by lishing vessels, and of 704,430 pounds, or 5.16 per 

 cent, in the quantity, and of $462,475, or 30.22 per cent, in the value, 

 of the products landed. The catch of halibut increased 1,572,730 

 pounds, or 14.15 per cent, in qiiantity, and $491,330, or 34.53 per 

 cent, in value, but there was a decrease in the catch of other species 

 landed by fishing vessels. Sablefish decreased 603,400 pounds, or 

 38.83 per cent, in quantity, and $24,327, or 32.74 per cent, in value; 

 ''lingcod," 209.965 pounds, or 29.04 per cent, in quantity, and 

 $3,280, or 13.42 per cent, in value; and rockfishes, 54.935 pounds, 

 or 20.83 percent, in quantity, and $1,248, or 13.80 per cent, in value. 



The fishery products taken in Puget Sound and landed at Seattle 

 by collecting vessels during the year amounted to 9,813,966 pounds, 

 valued at $881,066. These products included salmon, 7,911,820 

 pounds, valued at $765,145; herring, 345,100 pounds, valued at 

 $5,714; sturgeon, 1,860 pounds, valued at $186; steelhead trout, 

 139,882 pounds, valued at $19,094; smelt, 521,201 pounds, valued 

 at $29,795; perch, 47,520 pounds, valued at $3,002; rockfishes, 

 130.200 pounds, valued at $8,793; ''lingcod," 44,904 pounds, valued 

 at $2,321; flounders, 86,065 pounds, vjilued at $1,720; sole, 128,920 

 pf)unds, valued at $4,475; and crabs, 456,494 pounds, valued at 

 $40,818. There was a decrease in the products landed by collecting 

 vessels, compared with the previous year, of 1,995,484 pounds, or 

 16.89 per cent, in quantity, and $102,753, or 10.44 per cent, in value. 



