COASTS OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON, 19 
The rock cods or rockfishes occur abundantly over the whole region 
surveyed in 1914 and 1915. The halibut fishermen do not take these 
fish, of which there are many species, but small local boats take and 
market them. 
At San Francisco several companies carry on large fishing opera- 
tions for flounders and sole, but farther north the interest lies with 
salmon, halibut, etc. While making dredge hauls for scallops during 
1914, flounders were taken in great quantities and to all appearances 
were in greater abundance than off San Francisco Bay. This should 
prove a profitable industry if properly taken up. 
During the latter part of June and the first half of May practically 
the whole of the Seattle fishing fleet were fishing off the Columbia 
River. It is reported that 2,000,000 pounds of halibut were taken 
at that place. From 50 to 60 boats could be seen at one time fishing 
on an area not over 2 miles square. Prince Rupert and Vancouver 
boats also visited this bank. As the percentage of mushy fish in- 
creased from a nominal percentage at first to 50 per cent of the catch, 
the fleet moved north to Hecate Strait and landed its fares at Prince 
Rupert. 
But three schooners have fished south of Cape Flattery since that 
time: The America took 40,000 pounds, 50 per cent of which were 
mushy; the Daisy landed at Price Rupert a fare of 20,000 pounds, 
the percentage of mushy fish was not reported; and the Mary took 
5,000 pounds early in September, reporting that there were not nearly 
the number of fish on the Newport Bank as there were in 1914. The 
Daisy reported that there were ‘quite a few fish off Newport.” 
In the accompanying table a comparison is made of the amount of 
fish taken from the banks off the coasts of Washington and Oregon 
during the years 1914 and 1915. There are no records available for 
May, 1915, or October, November, and December, 1914. 
TABLE 4.—QUANTITY AND VALUE OF~ HatiputT CAUGHT BY THE COMMERCIAL 
FISHERMEN OFF THE Coasts OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON DURING THE 
SEASONS OF 1914 Aanp i915. 
1914 | 1915 
Month. | ay: ; 
Number Rees Wig Grr ance Number ‘Natal a 
of trips. | Catch. } Value. of trips’ Catch. Value. 
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Pounds. Pounds. 
LV rae Seen ane 2 1} $6 (2) (@) (@) 
SUBB4-2, = - 1 | 63 | 1,620,000 | $85,511.50 
Gilyes si). 5 | 4 13, 000 937. 50 
August 6 2 5, 200 285. 50 
September 7 6 | 38, 000 2,037. 00 
WICTOBELSS <<a aSts ise sins So Scns noes (@) i 1,930 135. 10 
Wore Det siet) 25 ee Pays ri (@) OF egress cten tlh ort ees BS 
WECEMIDOT ao s.c8 Misc eso eae (@) i | 5, 000 375.00 
INO i RS eee 21 618, 300 3; 77 | 1,683,130 89, 281. 60 
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a Thereturns for the months of October, November, and December, 1914, and May, 1915, are not available 
but they are probably small. 
