FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 



985 



Operating units.— The catch of fishery products in the Columbia 

 River district of Oregon during 1928 was taken by 2,449 fishermen 

 who used 23 motor vessels, 1,287 motor and otlier small boats, an( 

 G major types of gear. The combined capacity of the vessels amounted 



to 216 net tons. , f +i 



Catch by gear.— Four types of gear accounted lor 98 per cent ot tlie 

 fishery products taken in this district during 1928. l.isted in order 

 of their importance they were gill nets, which accounted lor (JO per 

 cent of the catch ; haul seines, 20 per cent; lines, 14 per cent; and pound 

 nets, 4 per cent. The catch by each of these gears was principally 

 salmon and steelhead trout. 



Fisheries of the ColuviUa River district of Oregon, 1928 

 OPERATING UNITS: Bt gear 



CATCH: By gear 



Species 



FISH 



Carp 



Salmon: 



Blueback or soekeye. 



Chinook 



Chum 



Silver 



Shad 



Steelhead trout 



sturgeon 



Haul seines 



Pounds 

 12, 500 



48, 004 

 2, 385, 271 

 99, 149 

 86, 719 

 345, 667 

 434, 835 

 2, 127 



Total 3,414.272 



Value 

 $500 



8,641 

 357, 791 

 2,479 

 6,070 

 10, 370 

 39, 135 

 191 



Gill nets 



Pounds 



97, 332 

 875, 216 

 853, 369 

 303, 069 

 317, 339 

 486, 397 



59, 989 



425,177 9,992,711 



$17, 520 



1, 031, 280 



46, 334 



21, 195 



9,520 



43, 776 



5,399 



1, 175, 024 



Troll lines 



Pounds 



726, 789 



2,174 



1, 219, 932 



1,670 



1, 950, 565 



Value 



$109, 018 



544 



85, 395 



150 



195, 107 



Species 



FISH 



Halibut 



"Lingcod" 



Rockfishes 



Sablefish 



Salmon: 



Blueback or soekeye . 



Chinook 



Chum 



Silver 



Tiawl and set 

 lines 



Pounds Value 

 122,017 $16,213 



10, 366 

 56, 872 

 112,564 



397 

 2,608 

 4,877 



Shad 



Smelt 



Steelhead trout- 

 Sturgeon 



Crawfish 



Total. 



13, 262 



1,194 



Pound nets 



Potmds 



6,253 



240, 291 



106, 487 



139, 574 



34, 290 



154, 081 

 1,294 



315, 081 25, 289 682, 270 



Value 



$1, 126 



36, 044 



2,662 



9,770 



1.029 



13, 867 

 116 



Dip nets 



Crawfish traps 



Pounds 



688 



81, 088 



4,164 



1,806 



10, 000 



53, 596 



9,584 



64, 614 



160, 926 



Value Pounds 



$124 



12, 163 



104 



126 



500 



4,824 



863 



18, 704 



Value 



158,200 $19,775 



158, 200 19, 775 



