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gaged ill the wholesale and manufacturing industries, a total of 

 204,000 persons, exclusive of duplication. The catch amounted to 

 3,286,580,000 pounds, valued at $109,349,000. 



In 1930, in the morine and lake sections of the United States and 

 Alaska, the production of canned fishery products amounted to 

 577,783,000 pounds, valued at $83,015,000; and the output of by- 

 products was valued at $19,560,000. The production of fresh and 

 frozen packaged fishery products amounted to 157,378,000 pounds, 

 valued at $28,996,000. The production of cured fishery products 

 amounted to 124,497.000 pounds, valued at $16,837,000. The pack 

 of frozen fisherj^ products in the entire United States and Alaska 

 amounted to 139,297,000 pounds, estimated to be valued at $16,500,000. 

 In addition, it is estimated that $5,000,000 worth of fishery products 

 were cured or manufactured into by-products in the Mississippi 

 River and tributaries section during 1930 — making the total value of 

 all manufactured products in the entire United States and Alaska in 

 1930 about $170,000,000. 



Fishery products imported for consumption w^ere valued at $50,830,- 

 000, while domestic exports w^ere valued at $17,276,000. 



NEW ENGLAND STATES 



The most recent general statistics of these States, which are for 

 1930, show that the catch exceeded that in any year for w^hich there 

 are records, although the value of the catch was exceeded in 1929. 

 The catch increased 1 per cent in quantity and decreased 5 per cent in 

 value as compared with the catch and its value in the previous year. 

 Larger catches of ground fish offset the considerable decrease in sea 

 herring and mackerel. Landings of fish at Boston, Gloucester, and 

 Portland w^ere the largest on record during 1930, although the value 

 of these fish was somew^hat less than in the previous year. 



The output of packaged fish registered a decline of 7 per cent as 

 compared wdth that in 1929. The frozen fish trade shows a consider- 

 able increase in 1930 over the previous year. The production of 

 sardines, which is the principal fish-canning industry in this section 

 and is centered in Maine, showed a large decrease as compared with 

 the previous year. The cured-fish industry decreased in volume as 

 compared with 1929. 



MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES 



The catch of fishery products of the Middle Atlantic States in 1930 

 exceeded that in any year for which there are records. The value of 

 the catch was slightly less than in 1929, the largest on record. The 

 increased catch is due largely to the increase in volume of menhaden 

 and alewives, while the decrease in value is due mainly to a smaller 

 production in the oyster industry. 



Landings of fish at New York City and Groton, Conn., which con- 

 sisted largely of haddock, flounders, cod, mackerel, and tilefish, 

 decreased considerably as compared with 1929. The packaged fish- 

 trade decreased also, as did the trade in frozen fish. The catch of 

 shad in the Hudson River increased slightly over 1929. The produc- 

 tion of cured fish showed a considerable increase over the previous year. 



