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U. S. BUREAU OP FISHERIES 



Catch by gear. — Five types of gear accounted for 89 per cent of the 

 fishery products taken in this district during 1928. Listed in order of 

 their importance thej^ were lampara nets, which accounted for 48 per 

 cent of the catch; paranzella nets, 19 per cent; harpoons, 8 per cent; 

 ond Unes and gill nets, each, 7 per cent. The catch by lampara nets 

 '.vas cliiefly pilchard or sardine, that by paranzella nets principally 

 flounders, that by harpoons exclusively whales, that by gill nets 

 chiefly striped bass, salmon and shad; and that by lines largely cod 

 taken in Alaska waters. 



Fislicrica of the San Francisco district of Californio, lffi!i8 

 OPERATING UNITS: By gear 



