REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 97 
QUANTITIES AND VALUES OF CERTAIN FisHERY Propucts LANDED AT SEATTLE, 
WasuH., BY AMERICAN FISHING VESSELS DURING THE FiscaL YEAR 1916. 
Month. ali. Halibut. Cod. | Black cod. 
1915. . Pounds. Value. Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value. 
MAIR E RSE Stee oe oe onace 61 2,700, 430 PLOZ OO bso eceesee]stsi ee | 39,300 $855 
OTE Se Seer Oe aoe ea 36 1, 698, 288 92, 253 645 $10 8, 860 217 
MUPLBIMDED 2 ran sense. ee 53 2,172, 000 132, 496 1,312 20 | 332,000 8,300 
Oetabertad (325. 313 sos ee 31 1, 644, 792 NOSE O52) C49 seo SS s/s FEL te 130, 545 3,164 
30 2,312, 527 ATAGOAT Ree eka 17, 000 425 
28 1, 660, 742 OF TOS (eee th See Cea | 26, 000 650 
8 “ 923,055 68, 049 18, 000 360 
7 706, 931 47, 669 16, 232 443 
31 815, 209 82, 226 16,175 484 
61 1, 207, 372 130, 438 |... 10, 566 318 
89 2,024, 105 129, 672 |. 84,955] 2,124 
78 1, 714, 712 150, 893 |. 200, 233 4, 883 
(opal? set SA AS 513 | @19,580,163 | 1,330, 609 2,017 31 | 899,866 | 22,223 
Month. : Ling cod. Rock cod. Total. 
1915. Pounds. | Value. | Pounds.| Value. Pounds. Value. 
TDL ese ag esa eel teat aaa ete ae hare Weeeie seat tekptacced|ssaset oe celss san. ciess 2,739,730 | $153,714 
aT ecto tim MEL eT IN: Zac y sen (eerie Sere avr cre - 1,000| = $15] 1,708,793 92, 495 
Siz]e Wwe ere eat SR See 8 oe eee Goede Seen (oer sre cae ae sea Mame e cies 2, 505, 312 140, 816 
MRORLODEI ey iid sas. Cee oe se ie Se SE | foes soe Ke dis PS ee Oo 10, 000 250 | 1, 785, 337 107, 366 
Ninwarmaiper es oo SATE 2 ch bets seh che jeep shih ee ak i eas eles oo ed 2,329, 527 148, 419 
IGESTADEN « sta-5 6 =o 254o ace e~ ee Baal | Megerscatneae aps alenscter ealee = | artetstara acre [siete are sein 1, 686, 742 92, 758 
1916 ; 
TOME ey SEs ee Se eS el ee ee ee ee eb ee ee a ges ee 941, 055 68, 409 
ISDE E a ea a ner ECB Re Oboe Or Be] Rome TeeCd MCC CeE Ad ME RCn conta has sma sc 723, 163 48,112 
I NEINE Lo se eyepiece Sheraetsyale “aie. TEMS ence ei Ss ep [fey A | eet py yD een eae 831, 444 82, 711 
TNC pss gel a ee eee ee OL 6, 006 $120} 11,413 293 | 1,235,357] 131,169 
SATS ccc gh cee OE aR a PC gr (PR baal el a 2,109,060 | 131, 796 
RRTRIOELE Hone aon) Ss eeR Fe LD see 11, 732 230 5,990 123 | 1,932, 667 156, 129 
THRE cel sells Sata adele lat 17, 738 350 | 28, 403 681 | 20,528,187 | 1,353, 894 
ee 5,000 pounds of salt halibut, worth $125, landed in August. The remainder ofthe catch was 
sold fresh. 
PROMOTION OF AMERICAN CAVIAR. 
One of the most valuable of all fishery products is caviar, which 
is prepared from the roe of sturgeon primarily, but also from that of 
the paddlefish of the Mississippi Valley, and sometimes, under appro- 
priate descriptive names, from the eggs of carp, whitefish, and other 
species. The product has always been imported extensively, while it 
is known that suitable material in this country is often wasted through 
ignorance of the fishermen as to the methods of preservation to 
employ. After a suitable investigation of the matter, the Bureau 
issued an economic circular describing in simple language the methods 
which may be efficiently employed by any fisherman. ‘The paper had 
the twofold object of preventing unnecessary waste through ignorance 
or neglect and of alvaenine a more effective interest in the protection 
of the sturgeon and the paddlefish. 
