Figxire V-9. The frozen sacks of 

 viscera are stored in regular 

 cold-storage room awaiting 

 shipment to Seattle; the fish 

 (bottom center) are frozen hali- 

 but. 



The containers were clean with 

 no fish materieil adhering to them. 

 Inspection of the shipment at dif- 

 ferent points en route to the hatch- 

 ery and after arrival at the hatchery- 

 failed to show a single bag which had 

 lost any of its contents or which 

 needed rebagging for any reason what- 

 ever. 



The shipments from Alaska to 

 Washington were made in two lots. The 

 first shipment of about 60,000 pounds 

 would not be accepted by any commer- 

 cial steamship ccmpany because, con- 

 trary to regulations, the viscera 

 were packed in bags rather than metal 

 containers. The first shipnent was 

 made aboard a refrigerated vessel 

 belonging to one of the salmon can- 

 neries, and delivery was made at 

 Bellingham, Washington. Inspection 

 of this shipment by representatives 

 of a regular commercial steamship 

 company convinced them that such a 

 method of packaging would probably 

 be satisfactory. Accordingly, they 

 agreed to ship the second lot of 

 about 40,000 pounds. This shipment 

 was in excellent condition vrfien it 

 arrived iJti Seattle. The steamship 



canpany officials indicated, therefore, that future lots of salmon 

 viscera bagged and frozen as indicated herein would be accepted for 

 shipment from Alaska to Seattle on their regular commercial refrigerated 

 vessels. 



Acknowledgment 



Acknowledgment is made to: Pacific American Fisheries, Inc., for 

 the use of their facilities, and in particular to Mr. Ivan Finsberg, 

 superintendent; Mr. Ralph Erickson, foreman; and other personnel at the 

 company's cannery at Petersburg, Alaska, whose cooperation and assist- 

 since made this salmon waste collection possible; the Alaska Fisheries 

 Experimental Commission for the use of their facilities and pei sonnel; 

 Mr. William A. Hagevig, Laboratory Assistant for the Alaska Fisheries 

 Experimental Commission, for assistance in the planning and engineering 

 the installations made at the cajinery and for assisting in the collection 

 of the viscera. 



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