Table 12. — Value of anadromous and catadromous fish landings in Passamaquoddy 



Project area, 1948-57 



[In dollars] 



SECONDARY FISHERY SURVEY 



The survey of the secondary fisheries of 

 the Passamaquoddy Project area collected 

 information on the 1957 herring processors. 

 These included 11 sardine packing plants, 

 6 smoke houses, 2 pet food canneries, and 9 

 fish meal and pearl essence plants. 



The 11 sardine plants employed 1,349 

 persons, most of them on a seasonal basis, and 

 had $3.8 millionof products, principally canned 

 sardines (table 13). Among the products packed, 

 canned sardines in soy bean oil accounted for 

 over $2.9 million (table 14). 



In 1957, there were six smoke houses, whose 

 1957 assets were $80,500 (including $48,500 in 

 buildings). They employed 133 persons during 

 their seasonal operations. Their 1 957 products 

 were smoked herring, valued at $167,000; and 

 waste fish and salt cod, worth $2,000. 



The nine reduction plants and two pet food 

 canneries employed 189 people in 1957. The 



total value of the products of these plants 

 was in excess of $7 million, of which pet food 

 accounted for over $5.5 million (table 15). 

 Fish meal and pearl essence were the other 

 two important products. The data do not in- 

 clude the value of fish flour made from 

 herring. Since 1957, a plant has begun opera- 

 tion to attempt fish flour manufacture, and 

 this may provide a further product for the 

 herring fishery. 



The herring industries in the U.S. Passama- 

 quoddy section were carried on in 28 plants 

 with almost 1,700 employees and yielded 

 products worth almost $11 million (table 16). 



Table 13. — Products of 11 Maine Passamaquoddy sardine 

 plants, 1957 



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