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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the coastal district of Washington, 1936 — Continued 

 CATCH: By gear 



I The salmon were caught by Indians fishing on their reservations. 



» Fished by Indians on their reservations. 



» Statistics on the the catch of salmon except those taken by troll lines are reported to the State in numbw 

 rather than pounds. The factors used in the above table for converting number of salmon to weight in 

 pounds were as follows: Blueback, red, or sockeye, 4.75 pounds; chinook or king, 20 pounds; chum or keta, 

 11 pounds; silver or coho, 10 pounds; and steelhead trout, 10 pounds. 



* Steelhead trout shown in this table were taken on Indian reservations. 



» The weight of crabs shown is based on an average of 22 pounds per dozen. 



* The weight of razor clams shown is in pounds of edible meats, based on a yield of 42 percent of the round 

 weight. 



' The statistics on oysters used in this table are based on a yield of 14 percent of edible meats for 

 Japanese and native oysters, and 13 percent for eastern oysters. 



