262 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1908. 



TABLE 9. VIRGINIA PRODUCTS OF SHORE AND BOAT FISHERIES OF ATLANTIC OCEAN DISTRICT: 1908. 



i Includes apparatus, with catch, as follows: Dredges, tongs, etc., 5,169,000 pounds, valued at $389,000; eel pots, 3,300 pounds, \lued at $100; and minor apparatus 

 1.410,000 pounds, valued at $90,000. 



Less than $100. 106,000 bushels. < 121,000 bushels. 5 449,000 bushels. 246,000 bushels. ' 2,300 gallons. 



WASHINGTON. 



Washington ranked fourth among the states in 

 1908 in the extent of its fisheries, as measured by the 

 value of their products, which was $3,513,000, and 

 was exceeded only by Massachusetts, Virginia, and 

 New York. Among the Pacific coast states it ranked 

 first in this respect both at the present census and at 

 the canvasses of 1899 and 1904, while at the can- 

 vasses of 1888, 1892, and 1895 it stood second. 



In this report the fishing grounds of Washington are 

 divided into two districts: The Pacific Ocean district, 

 which comprises the Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound and 

 other inlets, and all rivers, except the Columbia, 

 flowing into the Pacific Ocean ; and the Columbia River. 



A summary of the principal statistics relating to 

 the fisheries of the state for the year 1908 is given in 

 the following tabular statement : 



Number of persons employed 4, 954 



Capital: 



Vessels and boats, including outfit $1, 970, 000 



Apparatus of capture 1, 162, 000 



Shore and accessory property and cash 309, 000 



Value of products 3, 513, 000 



Comparison with previous canvasses. The figures for 

 the number of persons employed and the amount 

 reported a"s the value of the investment in shore and 

 accessory property, together with cash capital, are not 

 comparable with those for previous canvasses, inas- 

 much as the latter include returns from canneries and 

 packing houses and wholesale dealers. In the follow- 

 ing tabular statement, however, which gives a com- 

 parative summary for the canvasses of 1888, 1892, 

 1895, 1899, 1904, and 1908, comparable figures have 

 been secured by eliminating shoresmen and the 

 amounts reported for shore and accessory property and 

 cash capital : 



