FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1029 



981 



Fisheries of the coastal disiricl of Washingion, 1928 

 OPERATINQ UNITS: By gear 



CATCH: By gear 



Fish 



Herring. 



Perch - 

 Salmon: 



Blueback or sockeye. 



Chinook 



Chum 



Silver 



Steelhead trout 



Sturgeon 



Other fish 



Drift gill nets 



Pounds Value 



277, 380 



511, 188 



245, 930 



8,410 



19, 200 



$16, 643 



10,224 



14, 756 



841 



1,536 



Total 1,062,108 



Set gill nets 



Pounds Value 



157, 092 



149,975 



1,021.056 



644, 500 



29,583 



44,000 



Troll and 

 set lines 



Pounds 



400 



5,516 



$18, 851 



11, 752 



18, 702 



38, 670 



2,790 



2, 002, 206 



90, 765 



253 



6,249 



Value 



$8 

 276 



Pound nets 



Pounds 



305 



299, 391 



2, 328, 972 



695, 090 



25, 280 



1,500 



39 



3, 350, 272 



Value 



$17, 693 



46, 579 



41,705 



2,528 



120 



1 



108,626 



Shellfish 



Crabs 



Clams, razor 



Oysters: 



Eastern market. 



Native market.. 



Total. 



Crab traps 



Pounds 

 995, 394 



995, 394 



Value 

 $71,236 



Jl, 236 



Tongs and dredges 



Pounds 



Value 



23, 640 $13, 164 

 40, 008 i 12, 716 



63,648 1 25,880 



Shovels 



Pounds 



I, 535, 136 



1, 535, 136 



Value 



$298, 499 



298, 499 



COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT 



The Columbia River district is comprised of Wahkiakum, Cowlit^ 

 Clarke, Skamania, Klicldtat, Benton, Walla Walla and Asotm Countie^ 

 and part of Pacific County. The catch m this district amounted to 

 14 881,904 pounds, valued at $1,524,069. Considered according to 

 value the more important species comprising this catch were salmon 

 11,128,212 pounds, valued at $1,333,066; and steelhead trout, 1,461,728 



pounds, valued at $131,555. i . • ^u n i w.^ 



^ Opemting uniis.-The catch of fishery products in the Colunibia 

 River district of Washington during 1928 was taken by 1,545 fisher- 

 men who used 1 motor vessel, 1,187 motor and other small boats 

 and 6 major types of gear. The motor vessel had a capacity ot 5 

 net tons. 



