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amount compared with the previous year, but an increase of 14 per 

 cent m value. Hahbut was the most important species taken by 

 fishmg vessels, accountmg for 76 per cent of the catch. Sablefish 

 accounted for 14 per cent; "lingcod," 6 per cent, and rockfishes 

 4 per cent of the total catch. In addition, 125 pounds of octopus 

 valued at S9 were landed. ' 



The catch by fishing vessels was taken from fishing grounds alono- 

 the Pacific coast from points off Oregon to Wosnesenski Island, 

 Alaska. Hecate Straits ranked as the most important grounds, 35 

 per cent of the catch being made there. Second in importance was 

 Cape 1^ lattery, which provided 26 per cent of the catch, while Port- 

 lock Bank ranked third, furnishing 10 per cent. The remainder of 

 the catch was taken mainly on fishing grounds west of longitude 

 145 W. 



Most of the catch by fishing vessels was made during the nine 

 months from March to November, inclusive, which is due mainly 

 to the closed season on the taking of halibut from November 15 to 

 February 15. During each of the above months the landings averaged 

 about 1,700,000 pounds. 



During 1929, 23,413,678 pounds of fishery products, valued at 

 $2,032,606, were received by wholesale fish dealers from sources other 

 than Alaska or Canada, or from vessels in the hahbut fishery discussed 

 above. Most of these were taken in Puget Sound. This was 44 per 

 cent more than the amount received from similar sources in 1928 by 

 Seattle wholesale dealers, and the value was 46 per cent greater. The 

 increase in amount and value was due principally to the larger amount 

 of salmon which was handled, the year 1929 being a "good" year for 

 the salmon run. 



Of the total fishery products handled by wholesale fish dealers 

 derived from sources other than the halibut fleet or from Alaska or 

 Canada, salmon accounted for 90 per cent, and the remainder con- 

 sisted largely of such species as crabs, herring, sablefish, flounders, 

 smelt, and "hngcod. " 



During the months of July, August, September, and October, 

 inclusive, Seattle wholesale dealers had their busiest season, as the 

 transactions during these months accounted for 74 per cent of the 

 trade other than with the hahbut fleet. 



Fishenj products landed by United States fishing vessels at Seattle, Wash., 1929 



BY BANKS 



Fishing grounds 



West of 1 45° W. longitude 



Wosnesenski Island 



Shumagin Islands 



Chirikof Island 



Trinity Island [_'" 



Albatross Hank. 



Kodiak Hank 



Portlock Bank 



Cook Inlet 



Pye Island " 



Cape Cleare 



Brooks Hay 



Middleton IsliLntl........'...'///. 



> Halibut fleet. 



Trips 



Number 

 1 

 2 

 6 



11 



14 

 5 



41 

 3 

 1 



10 

 1 



a 



Halibut 



No.l 



Pounds 



37,000 



27,500 



207,000 



267,000 



434, 500 



138, 000 



1,175,300 



79,000 



43,000 



227,000 



193, 700 



Value 

 $5, 550 



4,134 

 30, 287 

 39, 054 

 62, 490 

 21, 584 

 166, 594 

 11,721 



6, 558 

 34, 492 



28,115 



No. 2 



64,300 



7,786 



Sablefish 



Value 



