166 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
STATISTICS OF THE YIELD OF THE SHORE FISHERIES OF CALIFORNIA IN 1915, BY 
CountTigEs, SPEcIES, AND APPARATUS—Continued. 
BY ABALONE OUTFITS. 
Species. Marin. Mendocino. Monterey. San Diego. 
Abalone Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value. 
IAT VO. ct Se ooo ' adap ae eee po elemee ue aleet ones 3, 035 Li el BREE fee ees Reet’) pia 
Meatat 52eo 3. ee 3 4, 550 $158 3, 000 185 | 547,424 |$10, 939 57,000 | $3,168 
Shells? siete Cee 2, 000 450 loon bees a nate eee See es 72, 000 1, 440 
Pearls: and busters 220. c) a. -eeeees 40" cece ewe See ll es cca ea es See ee 
Motgltes = -2-.-. £ a 4 6, 550 648 6, 035 282 | 547,424 | 10,939 | 129,000 4,608 . 
Species. Santa Cruz. Sonoma. Total. 
Abalone: Pounds. Value. Pounds. Value. Pounds. Value. * 
Alvac ger he eo eceeecien ees 991 S220 hse nc Sew cl sch csetecten 24, 026 $517 
IMGT S cota scccste sacccosa ean eceee soe te oaceeeeeee 119, 000 2, 380 730, 974 16, 830 
Shiels; ozs 222 c eS eee ee a ee eee 74, 000 1,890 
Pearis.and blisters-2s42)| ents. 5.2.|8e den eee ees soko eee 1, 200 || ess eee 1,240 
otal c=. cA seo oe 20, 991 420 119, 000 3, 580 829, 000 20,477 
b. BY MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS. 
Species. Alameda. Humboldt. San Francisco. Santa Barbara. 
Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value. 
Sutt fish Sic =o adecnewieectee eee ee eee 20, 000 $600 ||... 2- 2 oe] oct easd) ease aeee See 
SHG oc seasceaweed antoooeee 263;000)'$4; 850"). 2222s. e|eeset ce 35, 000 $700 fo See Se eee 
Begone obo cceas cemenacee| ap cents locGeencels cceenccas ee mene 4 | wees ae = oem 9,375 | $4,120 
{War rr A 263,000 | 4,850 20, 000 600 35, 000 700 9,375 4,120 
Species. Shasta. Sonoma. Total. 
Pounds. Value. Pounds. Value. Pounds. Value. 
Salmc ' Chinook..-....-....- 750 Cy ee eee Hate St 750 $75 
FSD La (3 27 sco eR Ae emt) [ee ee er 37, 000 $1,720 57, 000 2,320 
“S110 0 cc 0 ae eee ARR aa PERE Dees 07 || RIPE e | | eee ae eee Aso 298, 000 5, 550 
Sea Wome eee. cc ce ncadecc|ecccewaeener|becsee sees ss|tan cerse teas |aoeemuseeees 9,375 4,120 
TOlsh..ss-cedecaheteoest 750 75 37, 000 1,720} - “365,125 12, 065 
WHOLESALE FRESH-FISH TRADE. 
San Francisco is by far the most important wholesale fresh-fish 
center in California. Large quantities of fresh fish are also handled 
by firms located in Los- Angeles, Monterey, San Diego, and Sacra- 
mento, but a considerable proportion of these fish eventually reach 
San Francisco, from which city many are shipped to adjoining 
States to the east and north. In 1915 there were 64 wholesale fresh- 
fish establishments in the State, valued at $687,156, with a cash 
capital of $202,500, in which 394 persons were engaged and $310,897 
paid in wages. 
FISHERY PRODUCTS PREPARED, EXCLUSIVE OF CANNING. 
The preparation of various fishery products has an important 
bearing on the fisheries of California. Squid, amounting to 1,200,000 
pounds, were dried and sold for $51,000. The mild-cured products 
