134 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Salmon usually appear in this region in large numbers, and most 
of the catch is taken in the spring and early summer. The salmon 
are taken entirely with troll lmes, and practically all in the bay. 
The anchovies, kingfish, mussels, perch, sardines, and squid are 
also practically all taken in the bay, and the rockfishes, ‘lingcod,”’ 
jewfish, sablefish, and sole are all taken in the ocean. Sardines 
come in June and from that time until early in August are rather 
small in size. After this they run larger and continue so until 
winter. During December and January they are especially large. 
From March until late in May there are no sardines of any conse- 
quence. Thecatch for the year was rather poor. 
In quantity the catch of squid was greater than any other, but 
in value the catch of chinook salmon was more than double that 
of any other species. The amount of squid taken was 6,140,000 
pounds, dO at $30,700. The next in quantity were sardines, 
with a catch of 4,006,200 pounds, valued at $20,031. The catch of 
chinook salmon and rockfishes, all of which were taken by lines, 
was 1,694,660 pounds, valued at $67,786, and 1,306,816 poe 
valued at $41,818, respectively. Some silver salmon and other 
species were also taken with lines, but in minor quantities. 
The lampara net fishery produced the greatest quantity; the total 
catch of this apparatus was 8,923,200 pounds, valued at $46,151. 
The low value of the lampara catch is explained by the fact that nearly 
two-thirds of the amount taken were squid, which sold for about $10 
er ton, practically all of them bemg handled by one firm for drying 
or the Chinese trade. . 
Squid are dried by the sun-and-air process. A suitable plat is 
selected beyond the city limits, because the city authorities prohibit 
the work within the limits on account of the disagreeable odor and 
the .burning off of the grass which is necessary, because the phos- 
phoric acid and salt water in the squid would kill it and cause it to 
rot, thus rendering the ground unsuitable for drying. The squid 
are spread on the ground, turned and worked over every day until 
thoroughly dried. Under favorable conditions 10 to 12 days are 
sufficient time for drying. Under normal conditions the quantity 
of fresh squid reported would have yielded a larger percentage of the 
dried product, but certain conditions were unfavorable during the 
season, and some were lost. 
Other species taken by lampara nets were sardines, 2,906,200 
pounds, valued at $14,531, and a small lot of anchovies and herring. 
The seine catch was largely made up of sardines, which amounted to 
1,100,000 pounds, valued at $5,500. Small quantities of barracuda 
and squid were also taken with seines. 
As stated above, this is the only county in the State in which aba- 
lone canning was done in 1915, except a small lot brought from Mexico 
and packed at a San Diego tuna plant. The catch, including those 
taken for the cannery and some by independent fishermen from 
Monterey, amounted to 547,424 pounds, valued at $10,939. The 
abalone subsist on vegetable matter and are’found only on rock 
bottom where there is a sufficient growth of vegetation to maintain 
them. Several varieties are found on the California coast, but the red 
abalone is the one with which we have to deal chiefly, as that is 
utilized for canning at Point Lobas. Other varieties are the green, 
black, pink, and corrugated. The red abalone is found from northern 
California to the Santa Barbara Island region. Only about 10 per 
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