APPENDIX III APPENDIX III 
Table 3 
Summary of Salmon Vessels 
and Boats for 1972 
otealy, 
exclusive 
Type Washing- Can OL dupia— 
of gear Alaska ton Oregon fornia cation (note a) 
Purse 
seine 1,048 192 (b) (c) I ke 
Gillnet 
(anchor) 2,525 33S) iL 199 (c) 31/055 
Gillnet 
(dbase) 405! 1,476 514 (c) Bp G2 
roel: 7895 2 UOS as 1b OS 7570S 
Moveeil Sil) 4,102 DAD Lp gos 17,869 
a/ 
— A vessel can be licensed in more than one State. Con- 
sequently, column figures may or may not equal the sum 
Shown in the total column. 
Use of purse seines prohibited. 
Use of purse seines and gillnets prohibited. 
Source: National Marine Fisheries Service, 
Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1972. 
Employment 
The Pacific salmon fishery supports more fishermen than 
any other U.S. fishery. In 1972 NMFS reported that 28,709 
fishermen were in the fishery. With the enactment of State 
laws in Alaska and Washington, which established programs to 
limit the number of fishermen or vessels in the salmon fish- 
ery, the number of fishermen should eventually stabilize. 
The number of fishermen and their respective gear, for 1972, 
is shown in table 4. 
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