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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the Puget Sound district of Washington, 1934 — Continued 

 CATCH: By gear— Continued 



3 Statistics of the catch of salmon except those taken by troll lines are reported to the State in number 

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

 pounds were as follows: Blueback, red or sockeye 7.1 pounds; chinook or king 22 pounds; chum or keta 

 10 pounds, for all gear, except purse seines, for which a factor of 9.4 pounds was u.sed; humpback or pink 5 

 pounds; and silver or coho 8 pounds. 



< The weight of crabs shown is ba.sed on an average of 20 pounds per dozen. 



5 Statistics on hard clams as used in this table are based on yields of 28 percent edible meats for butter 

 clams and 24 percent for little neck clams. 



« Statistics on oysters are based on yields of 16 percent edible meats for native oysters and 14 percent for 

 Japanese oysters. 



7 The weight of bay scallops is based on a yield of 15 percent edible meat. 



