5d0 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Table of products. 
Species. Lbs. Value. Species. Lbs. | Value. 
Albacore or tunny, fresh 49, 202 $1,327 || Sea bass, salted .......... 14, 000 $540 
Albacore, salted .......-- 65, 000 2,600 |} Sea. trout ....-...-.-222.. 50, 068 1, 459 
ANG@hOViGS- 2222. ..o25- 2552 6, 826 UAE SUAO Ss Jase osas setae eee 1, 187, 801 | 14, 303 
Barracuda, fresh ....-..- 957, 420 93220 || Skate. oo. a. ss- 2. sees 11, 000 110 
Barracuda, salted......-.- 234, O85 9, 483 || Smelt......- Be ete 1, 315, 249 58, 064 
Bonitoimeshe2. 2 os2222- 50, 737 | BESS Wi SOlG 22s aases ema saa saan 32, 245 645 
Bonito, salted.........--- 69, 000 2760) || Sphit-tail’ ... 2-22 2.25824] 131, 926 2, 639 
Canple se ae: oe 283, 514 2,400 |) Striped bass:---..: 222-52 | 1,234, 320 61,814 
a ietishi see. Seo ee 465, 911 12,734 || Sturgeon 2.2 - 2... 2225-2 205, 659 11, 426 
Codgsslieds.<2=2.5-55-- 5, 917, 131 £78,054 4) Surf-fish’. 2502-5252 Seen: 116, 290 2,576 
Cros. Kers) 22.2.2. 2525-62 40, 919 A 1234) Om COG 42. 2h cee 375, 538 6, 882 
Gubios-cod se. - +22 2.2202. 147, 890 3,298 || White-fish 50, 800 | 1, 097 
Flounders, fresh ........- 4, 666, 215 90, 659 || Yellow-fin........-.-.-.- 24, 000 480 
Flounders, salted ....-... 20, 090 | 1,104 |} Yellow-tail, fresh ....... 75, 544 A513 
Hake or white-fish ....-. 7,210 | 72 || Yellow-tail, salted ....-- 129, 100 5, 164 
aise 2 te 9,000 | 270 || Abalone, dried .......... 369, 411 22,813 
Parohnead 25.20.22 2-c82e 185, 882 | 5,849 || Abalone, shells.......... 525, 453 9, 743 
Herring, fresh... 2222242 1, 620,478 | 17,167 |} Clams, hard!............ 636, 534 | 9, 087 
Herring, salted .......--- 16,539 | 516 || Clams, soft? ..........--- 1,534, 400 21, 958 
Jew-fish, fresh ........... 36, 000 751 || Oysters, eastern’ ........ 25, 200, 000 792, 000 
Jew-fish, salted .......-.., 30, 000 | 1, 200 || Oysters, native*......... 3, 600, 000 75, 000 
Ronrtishi oe. soe k ee 127,198 | 4,483 || Mussels............-...-. 364, 076 3, 637 
Mackerel, fresh...... at 139, 666 | 5: Sop: || CaAllOps c2-52ceccos cue one 3, 939 738 
Mackerel, salted 23h 14, 000 b605| Grahss ste. ee 3, 676, 680 85, 784 
is WH 25 SR See eae ce 22, 000 610 || Spiny lobsters ..........- 606, 713 14, 198 
WCLOPUS asso o 5, 000 | 50 | Shrimp, dried ........... 698, 625 69, 862 
Perch, fresh ..........-.- 429, 485 10,657 |) Shrimp in shells.......-- 903, 375 36, 135 
Perch, salted \.2225223: . 3, 000 120 || Shrimp shells .......--.. 2, 445, 186 4. 889 
IRC ees eee eee nae 16, 005 639 || Squid, dried.........-... 622, 740 18, 682 
POM pPanOese-2 eo. ss. Ss: 13, 135 4 AN ||| GPTOSS 22-5 ee oe oie 20, 687 20, 6388 
Rock-fish, fresh........-. 1,177, 980 35, 950"|| Terrapin 22.5.2... s2-<<¢ 107, 869 10, 376 
Rock-fish, salted ........- 54, 830 2,231 |} Whalebone..........---- 207, 392 436, 272 
Salmon: | Whale oil 5............... 507, 300 | 20,191 
Bineback« 25. oe 21, 600 HOON sSCR Ol aoe setae seat 5, 250 | 210 
Chinook, fresh....--. 7, 084, 885 255, 249 || Sea-lion pelts............ 13, 000 612 
Chinook, salted ...... 3, 000 210) || Alfie 2ocs-o. sacs cece ace 35, 824 896 
Silvera e252! 60,160 — 2,105''|| Ses-obter pelts = 3-222.) 5-22 - soeee 1, 000 
Steelhead .......--.- 113, 600 3) 876. |) (Prade@urs. os024ooc<cksx sl Sie oan Stee 3, 422 
SALGINGS. oc cicssicisiciniee a = 2,383, 000 17,790 || Other products .......--- | 96, 276 3, 070 
BCU DEY oe. P ea ceeennec 3, 000 75 ——_§__|—_—— 
Sea bass, fresh .......--.- 924, 156 19, 952 No) <1) eee eee ce | 74, 559, 019 | 2,551, 451 
110,609 bushels. 221,920 bushels. 3 360,000 bushels. +60,000 bushels. 5 67,628 gallons. 
The increase in the general fish business of 1899 over that of 1895 
amounted to 9,439,829 pounds and $383,888 in value, the most notice- 
able gain being in striped bass. In crabs there is an increase of 1,111,680 
pontids and $24,034 in value, the remainder of the increase being in 
oysters, spiny lobsters, whalebone, and other products. The products of 
the seal fisheries in 1895 amounted to $116,785 in value. On account of 
the suspension of pelagic sealing there is to be noted a decrease in the 
employees and an absence of seal products in 1899, 
The shrimp fisheries are entirely in the hands of Chinese, whose 
camps are located near the fishing-grounds in San Francisco Bay,as 
follows: San Pablo, Contra Costa County; San Quentin and Point 
Pedro, Marin County; Redwood City and Burlingame, San Mateo 
County; Newark, Alameda County; Hunters Point, San Francisco 
County. At these stations an aggregate of 158 Chinese work 1,390 
shrimp nets. Their headquarters are at San Francisco under the name 
of the Union Shrimp Company. The capital invested in boats, nets, 
and shore property amounted to $45,100. This company employs the 
fishermen, regulates the amount and preparation of the catch, some of 
the camps preparing only the hulled shrimp, which are largely used 
for export. 
