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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Buchanan brothers’ fishery — Continued 
POMOLOBUS PSEUDOHARENOUS AND POMOLOBUS ^ESTIVALIS (HERRINGS) 
[These species are not separated for the market and therefore are combined in the records under the name “herring.” The entire 
catch (listed by pounds) for the period covered was taken in pound nets. Note that when a small catch was made in April 
it generally was followed by a larger catch than usual in May] 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 i 1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Aver- 
age 
March. .. 
April 
May 
9, 380 
26, 850 
1,550 
12, 950 
36, 850 
1, 100 
10, 250 
10, 400 
815 
1, 575 
6, 950 
3,525 
2, 725 
4,110 
4, 190 
3,500 
8,100 
5, 225 
275 
3, 750 
16, 885 
1,025 
325 
850 
5,345 
660 
100 
1,065 
1,885 
850 
1,000 
6, 135 
2, 485 
75 
3, 165 
13, 390 
3, 365 
100 
1, 190 
6,525 
200 
1,815 
1,565 
1,435 
4, 750 
2, 810 
450 
1, 950 
4. 600 
1.600 
300 
3,994 
10, 160 
1,898 
78 
Total.. 
37, 780 
50, 900 
21,465 
12, 050 
11,025 
17, 100 
21, 985 
6,955 
3, 800' 9, 695 
1 
20, 020 
7,915 
4, 815 
8,010 
8,450 
ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA (SHAD) 
[The entire catch of shad for the period covered was taken in pound nets and is listed by pounds. A few shad are caught early 
in March, as soon as the nets are set, and usually not many are caught after May 15. The largest single day’s catch for the 
period covered was made on March 25, 1910, when 3,900 pounds were taken] 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
Aver- 
age 
March. 
2, 650 
5, 000 
10, 585 
3,800 
5,195 
2,520 
2,060 
1,535 
4,680 
625 
5, 665 
2, 230 
2, 570 
6, 580 
1,245 
1,815 
3,679 
April 
2, 710 
11,025 
2, 260 
4, 580 
4, 565 
5, 405 
1,670 
1,270 
2,210 
900 
1,400 
1,420 
330 
4, 725 
3, 005 
2, 150 
3, 101 
May 
2,050 
1,000 
290 
1,240 
2, 215 
4,010 
490 
625 
420 
700 
290 
365 
655 
1,155 
1,075 
1,585 
1,135 
Total 
7, 410 
17, 025 
13,135 
9,620 
11,975 
11,935 
4,220 
3,430 
7,310 
2,225 
7, 355 
4,015 
3, 555 
12, 460 
5, 325 
5, 550 
PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS (SUMMER FLOUNDER) 
[Amounts are listed in pounds; those marked “b” were taken in part in a seine and in part in pound nets; all other amounts were 
taken in pound nets. The small catches during midsummer should not be interpreted to mean that this fish is scarce in the 
bay at that time, for it is taken in considerable numbers with hook and line. A seasonal change in habits is suggested] 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
Average 
April 
1, 785 
740 
1,275 
400 
520 
840 
150 
165 
215 
1,730 
620 
767 
May. - 
1,625 
450 
2, 520 
1,440 
1,970 
875 
2,155 
790 
1, 865 
1,790 
1,035 
1,501 
June 
365 
210 
635 
610 
725 
395 
150 
320 
670 
530 
230 
440 
July 
80b 
75b 
236b 
100b 
165b 
60b 
80 
140 
135 
185 
180 
130 
Augjist. 
50b 
50b 
140b 
75b 
55b 
60b 
100 
50 
100 
175 
185 
94 
September 
50b 
135b 
85b 
75b 
110b 
45b 
100 
115 
200 
435 
200 
141 
October 
1, 510b 
3, 000b 
590b 
1,275b 
1, 025b 
1, 390b 
1,745 
200 
850 
4,010 
1,800 
1,581 
November.. 
960 
2, 585 
3,435 
4, 300 
2,475 
2, 250 
3,480 
2,160 
8, 400 
25, 605 
10, 150 
5,982 
Total.. 
6, 425 
7, 245 
8,915 
8,275 
7, 045 
5,915 
7,960 
3, 940 
12,435 
34, 460 
14, 400 
MUGIL CEPHALUS AND M. CUREMA (MULLETS) 
[Mullets are not regularly caught in pound nets. The table, with amounts given in pounds, shows that only occasionally a school 
is trapped] 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
Average 
300 
2,640 
375 
150 
175 
1,900 
75 
561 
454 
17 
550 
50 
100 
50 
350 
3,315 
50 
350 
750 
2,225 
