484 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
272 Japanese and a decrease of 14 Hawaiians. The other nationalties 
show small increases, but they occupy an insignificant proportion of 
the total, which, in 1903, was 827, as compared with 549 in 1900, a 
gain of 278. 
The total investment in boats, apparatus, fish ponds, and shore and 
accessory property in 1903 was $37,912. As compared with 1900 
there is a very material gain in the number of boats owned and the 
number of seines, bag nets, and cast nets operated, while the value of 
the lines used is more than doubled. There is a very material decrease, 
however, in the number of gill nets in use, and one less fish pond was 
operated. | 
The total catch was 1,404,794 pounds, valued at $101,149. The line 
fisheries furnished more than four-fifths of this. Gull nets, seines, 
cast nets, spears, dip nets, hands, baskets, bag nets, and snares follow 
in the order named. The akule is the principal species taken in the 
Hawaii fisheries, over one-third of the total catch being composed of 
this species alone. The other important species are aku, ulua, moano, 
kawakawa, ojo, opélu, and puhi. 
The following tables show the extent of the fisheries in 1903: 
Table showing by nationalities the persons engaged in the fisheries of Hawaii in 1903. 
pene Shoresmen.} Total. 
Americans sa2 6 4 10 
Chimneserendeeecoc doe ecisscaw ele anisine ceeen as es eae e : 12 4 16 
Hawaiian men 312 2 1 o14 
Hawaiian women : Wiis lores cronies 77 
JAPANESE Fe as-is 5 Facies ciate ces anise = stisaees's sf eciceisieiss zed eaicioe AS 383 23 406 
Portuguese 4) |code sans 4 
Total 794 33 827 
Table showing the boats, apparatus, fish ponds, and property used in the fisheries of Hawaii 
am 1908. 
Item. eae Value. Item. ee Value. 
IROBUS sce Ssmeat ee oajbecae tose ee 260 | $18,970 || Apparatus—(continued): | 
Apparatus: Baskets (opai) ..........-- | 42 $21 
Scines Eeee sees ascceeere a22 4, 850 Spears. 3. cases are cemm cece 95 95 
Gill Meta Feet cesses meee 643 1, 460 SNATeSiods.. cece cme nacre ae 4 3 
lattes ea \ooaancasbececodcsenuc 22 W150 ||P Rishi pondssa- = aeiseecsoeeeeeese 3 | 1, 500 
Castmets i: canck see semiecinciee 124 620 || Shore and accessory property..|........- 8, 342 
Dip MEtS)are/acrerajete oeie/e ores 22 110 ——_— — —_. — 
PAMECS soc ceccckinsseciecisce sien) seiesiosene 1, 226 Total seot oe hesussokes See | Seeeeeee 37, 912 
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a1,153 yards. 62,198 yards. 
