FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



45 



halibut increased 866,520 pounds, or 8.46 per cent, in quantity, but 

 decreased $106,327, or 6.95 per cent, in value. Sablefish decreased 

 2,801,350 pounds, or 64.32 per cent, in quantity, and $196,877, or 

 72.60 per cent, in value; "lingcod," 1,061,600 pounds, or 59.48 per 

 cent, in quantity, and $37,859, or 60.77 per cent, in value; and rock- 

 fishes, 357,070 pounds, or 57.52 per cent, in quantity, and $13,857, ot 

 60.51 per cent, in value. The falling off in the catch of these species 

 may be attributed largely to a smaller demand than in the previous 

 year. 



The fishery products taken in Puget Sound and landed at Seattle 

 by collecting vessels during the year amounted to 11,809,450 pounds, 

 valued at $983,819. These products included salmon, 10,387,703 

 pounds, valued at $902,717; pilchard, 150,000 pounds, valued at 

 $2,250; steelhead trout, 173,630 pounds, valued at $21,034; smelt, 

 296,041 pounds, valued at $14,723; rockfishes, 120,490 pounds, 

 valued at $7,632; cod, 104,500 pounds, valued at $2,305; flounders, 

 99,940 pounds, valued at $2,613; sole, 104,200 pounds, valued at 

 $3,972; crabs, 239,758 pounds, valued at $21,866; and other species 

 amounting to 133,188 pounds, valued at $4,707. There was an 

 increase in the products landed by collecting vessels over the previous 

 year of 1,204,127 pounds, or 11.35 per cent, in quantity, and $71,221, 

 or 7.80 per cent, m value. The quantity and value of fishery prod- 

 ucts landed at Seattle by fishing and collecting vessels in 1919 are 

 given in detail in the following table: 



Quantities and Values of Certain Fishery Products (Fresh) Landed at 

 Seattle, Wash., by American Fishing Vessels, Calendar Year 1919. 



BT FISHING GROUNDS. 



Oregon coast 



Columbia River grounds 



Grays Harbor grounds 



Flattery Banks 



West coast, Vancouver Island. . . 

 Queen Charlotte Islands grounds 



Hecate Strait 



Coronation Island 



Cape Ommaney 



Yakutat groiuids 



Portlock Bank 



Albatross Bank 



Total 



BY MONTHS. 



January 



Febniary 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



Total 



Number 

 of trips. 



21 



6 



48 



292 



108 



3 



157 



2 



1 



28 



3 



1 



7 

 14 

 41 

 70 

 102 

 120 

 99 

 72 

 51 

 54 

 14 

 26 



670 



Halibut. 



Pounds. 



852, 000 



275,000 



813, 300 



1,9.51,700 



1,075,200 



55, 000 



4,040,500 



39, 000 



65, 000 



1,622, .300 



224, 120 



97, 600 



11,110,720 



124,900 



97, 800 



360,300 



871,000 



977, 200 



2, 186, 200 



2,033,220 



1,511,800 



860, 400 



647. 400 



283,000 



1, 157, 500 



11,110,720 



Value. 



$93,446 



31,493 



110,444 



268, 624 



152, 679 



9,040 



514,116 



5,305 



8,043 



195, 799 



21, 100 



12, 430 



1,422, Si's 



22,000 



16, 532 



51, 995 



112,300 



113,648 



257, 938 



219, 707 



187,900 



126,994 



125, 216 



49, 9.59 



138, .330 



1,422,519 



Sablefish. 



Pounds. 

 41,000 



337,000 

 482, 200 

 200,900 



81,200 

 3,500 

 16,000 



1,553,600 



31, 500 



7,000 



51,000 



14,000 



42, 000 



16, 000 



64,000 



385, 500 



6.33,000 



220, 400 



46, 700 



42, 500 



1,553,600 



Value. 

 $1,890 



16,2.55 

 21,829 

 9,537 



4,310 

 107 

 815 



74,290 



2,450 

 350 



2,631 

 745 



1,530 

 640 



3,117 

 19, 475 

 30, 185 



8,957 



2,280 



1,930 



74,290 



