October 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Hawaii catch, 1960-65. 



Island of Hawaii was next with 2.8 million 

 pounds, followed by Maui with 957,000 pounds. 

 The remainder was landed on Islands of Mo- 

 lokai, Kauai, and Lanai. 



The 1965 catch was taken by 744 fisher- 

 men. Fishing craft included 57 vessels (craft 

 of 5 net tons and over), 324 motorboats, and 

 23 other boats. 



Note: See Commercial Fisheries Review , February 1956 p. 20. 



Oregon 



CLAM WASTAGE ENDANGERS 1967 CROP 



The wastage of small and damaged razor 

 clams during the summer season reached 

 staggering proportions and endangers next 

 year's crop, reports the Fish Commission. 

 During the tide series, July 16-22, about 

 115,000 clams were wasted. Many of them 

 were damaged in digging and were discarded 

 illegally by diggers seeking to avoid the chore 

 of cleaning crushed clams. But most were 

 under 3 inches and were therefore discarded. 



Small clams in their first year are espe- 

 cially abundant about mid -August and usually 

 are less than 3 inches long. Serious damage 

 at this age will result in fewer good-sized 

 clams tlie following year when they average 

 4^ inches. 



The Fish Commission has circulated a 

 questionnaire explaining the problem, sug- 

 gesting total beach closure from Tillamook 



Head to the Columbia River from July 15 to 

 August 31, and asking the opinions of diggers. 

 The closure would reduce the harvest of small 

 clams and resulting wastage by at least 50 

 percent, the Commission says. 



Texas 



FISHERY LANDINGS, 1965 



During 196 5, fish and shellfish landings at 

 Texas ports amounted to 154.2 million pounds, 

 valued at $35.6 million. This was 9.3 million 

 pounds (6.3 percent), and $6.1 million (20.4 



Unloading shrimp. 



Texas Fisheries Landings, 1964-1965 _| 



Species 



1965 



1964 1 



Quantity 



Value 



Quantity 



Value 



Fish 



Menhaden 



Snapper, red .... 

 Sea trout, spotted . 

 Drum: 



Lbs. 



61,865,800 

 2,211,800 

 1,176,200 



1,470,000 



532,500 



1,454,300 



$ 



1,121,624 

 628.137 

 320,859 



136,039 

 137.872 

 148,991 



Lbs. 



66,686,400 



2,249,800 



977,700 



1,409,300 



446,900 



1,245,600 



i 



822,024 

 631,200 

 251,681 



124,508 

 111,793 

 154,308 



Black 



Red (redfish) . . . 

 Other fish 



Total fish . . . 



68,710,600 



2,493,522 



73,015,700 



2,095.514 



Shellfish 



Crabs, blue 



Lobster (Bulldozer) 



Oysters 



Shrimp (heads -on):-^ 



3,622,200 



100 



4,835,500 



62,698,000 



14,229.700 



100,700 



23,900 



286,036 



30 



1,538.482 



25,539,809 



5,692,838 



8,058 



2,390 



2,484,800 



3,357,100 



47,432,400 



18,617,100 



3,600 



23,500 



175.552 



1,092,582 



18,969,673 



7,173,287 



1,151 



2,350 



Brown and pink . 



White 



Other 



Squid 



Total shellfish 



85,510,100 



33,067.643 



71,913,500 



27,414.595 



Grand total . . 



154,220,700 



35,561,165 



144,934.200 



29,510,109 



l/Does not include bait shrimp. 



Note: Oysters are reported in pounds of meats (8.75 pounds per 

 gallon). All other species are shown in round weight. The 

 weight of heads -on shrimp was determined by multiplying heads - 

 off weightby thefollowing factors: brown, 1.61; pink, 1.60; 

 white, 1.54; royalred, 1.80; and sea bobs, 1.53. 



