FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 971 

 FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST STATES 



During 1928 the catch of fishery products in the Pacific Coast 

 States exceeded that in any year for which there are '.^c^rcs^ T^j 

 value of the catch, however, was somewhat less than (hums sev(ral 

 of the past few years. These fisheries gave eniploymeiit to 19,7.3.3 

 fisheTinror 4 per cent less than in 1927. Of the total number of 

 fishermen employed during 1928, 5,242 were engaged on vessels and 

 14 491 were employed hi the shore and boat hsheries Them catch 

 imomtld to 693,484,447 pounds valued at f 0,512 772. fhis is an 

 increase of 6 per cent in the quantity and a decrease of 8 per c^nt m 

 the value as compared with the catch and is value for ^^^^ O^he 

 total catch m 1928, 674,898,970 pounds, valued at $18,6.^2,473, were 

 fish 13 704 838 piund^, valued at $1,564,299, ^^A^Yf^nr a^a 

 mtcellaneous products; and 4,880,639 pounds, valued at $296,000, 



" BUdtn'the'vafue to the fishermen, salmon with a production of 

 80 89l!735 pounds, valued at $7,578,148, was by far the most im- 



PRODUCT 

 PILCHARD 



SALMON 

 TUNA AND 

 TUNALIKL 

 MACKEREL 



FLOUNDERS 



HALIBUT 



ROCK FISHES] 



BARRACUDA 



ALL OTHER 



FIGURE 24.-Yield of principal fishery products in the Pacific 



Coast States, 1828 



portant fishery product taken «" *e Pacific coast pachard or 

 =,rdme ranked second with a production of 420,2by,8&£> P°"°'i°' 

 Taked r $?323!925. Other important species /^'^ /J'" 

 luna with a production of 32;251.2f .f.^'^li/toldt ™lued at 

 Sf^S" ott VXr:L"U^e^d"iXXatlt^less than 



frrsprttT'feh%Vo'dSs.n:il6 were in the -holesaie^n. e and 

 received $2,117,050 in salaries and wages, and ?.*''/,^®'?„ '"„'';„ 

 preplred-products and by-products trade and received $6,006,618 in 



'"TWewriOTestablishments in the wholesale fish trade handling 



^; Su^f: :^d ««, «f srn':frctS:d%rdulr^^^^^^^^^ 



and tunalike fishes. 



