BUREAU OF FISHERIES XVII 



South Atl-antic and Gulf States. — During 1930 the fisheries of 

 North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis- 

 sippi, Louisiana, and Texas employed 23,590 fishermen, or 11 per cent 

 less than in the previous year. The catch amounted to 417,759,466 

 pounds, valued at $11,064,819 — a decrease of 22 per cent in the catch 

 and 26 per cent in its value as compared with 1929. 



Pacific Coast States. — In the calendar year 1930 the fisheries of 

 Washington, Oregon, and California employed 19,574 fishermen or 2 

 per cent less than in 1929. The catch amounted to 833,388,643 pounds, 

 valued at $23,064,140 — a decrease of 19 per cent in the catch and 8 

 per cent in its value as compared with 1929. The total catch of hali- 

 but by United States and Canadian vessels amounted to 49,408,000 

 pounds, valued at $4,974,000 — a decrease of 11 per cent in quantity 

 and 26 per cent in value as compared with 1929. 



Lake States. — During 1930 the lake fisheries (Lakes Ontario, Erie, 

 Huron, Michigan, Superior, and Namakan and Lake of the Woods 

 and Rain}^ Lake) of the United States and Canada produced 121,- 

 532,395 pounds of fish and shellfish. Of the total, the United States 

 accounted for 94,947,642 pounds, valued at $6,050,267. There was an 

 increase in the catch, but a decrease in its value as compared with 

 that in the previous year. 



Mississippi River a/rid tnhutaries. — During the calendar year 1930 

 the catch of fresh-water mussel shells amounted to 59,490,000 pounds, 

 valued at $1,092,156 — an increase of 9 per cent in the quantity and 

 a decrease of 18 per cent in the value as compared with 1929. The 

 fisheries of Lakes Pepin and Keokuk decreased as compared 

 with 1929. 



MANUTACTUEED PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA, 19 30 



The total value of manufactured fishery products in the United 

 States and Alaska in 1930 amounted to about $170,000,000. This in- 

 cludes cured products and by-products manufactured in the States of 

 the Mississippi Valley which are not included in the following dis- 

 cussions of groups of products. 



Fresh and frozen packaged products. — The production of fresh and 

 frozen packaged fish and shellfish in 1930 amounted to 157,378,368 

 pounds, valued at $28,996,454. The most important items were fresh- 

 shucked oysters, amounting to 5,502,723 gallons, valued at $10,346,848, 

 and fresh and frozen haddock fillets, amounting to 63,701,659 pounds, 

 valued at $9,997,855. 



Cured products. — During 1930 the output of cured fishery products 

 (salted, spiced, smoked, and dried) amounted to 124,496,656 pounds, 

 valued at $16,837,406 — an increase of 2 per cent in amount, but a 

 decrease of 10 per cent in value as compared with 1929. Important 

 products were mild-cured salmon, 10,157,175 pounds, valued at 

 $2,065,553 and salted cod, 18,571,452 pounds, valued at $1,464,774. 



Canned products. — Canned fishery products produced during 1930 

 amounted to 577,782,585 pounds, valued at $83,015,055, or a decrease 

 of 18 per cent in the value as compared with 1929. Canned salmon 

 amounting to 6,086,479 standard cases (292,150,992 pounds), valued 

 at $42,828,172, was most important. Other important products were 

 s-ardines, tuna and tunalike fishes, shrimp, clam products, and oysters. 



