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CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES 



In 1930, the catch of fishery products of the Chesapeake Bay 

 States exceeded that in the previous year. The value of the catch was 

 sHghtly less. However, the catch was the smallest on record since 

 1888, with the exception of 1929. The decline in the volume of the 

 menhaden catch has been largely responsible for this decrease in the 

 total catch. The catch of shad in the Potomac River during 1930 

 was much less than that in 1929, but the catch of alewives increased 

 slightly. The production of packaged fish was about the same as in 

 1929. The production of cured fish was considerably larger than 

 during the previous year. The value of the production of menhaden 

 products in 1930 was approximately the same as that in 1929. 



SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STATES 



Statistics of the fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States for 

 1930 show a considerable decrease in the catch of fishery products 

 and the value of the catch as compared with the previous year. This 

 is due largely to decreases in the volume of the catch of menhaden, 

 oysters, and shrimp. There was a considerable increase in the pro- 

 duction of packaged fishery products as compared with 1929. The 

 production of cured fishery products also was greater than during 

 the previous year. 



There were decreases in the production of canned oysters and shrimp 

 as well as menhaden products. The manufacture of each of these 

 products is an important industry in this section. 



PACIFIC COAST STATES 



Statistics of the fisheries of the Pacific Coast States for 1930 show 

 a decrease in the catch of fishery products and the value of the catch 

 as compared with the previous year. This is due mainly to decreases 

 in the volume of the catch of pilchards and salmon. The production 

 of frozen fishery products was greater in 1930 than in 1929. The pack 

 of cured fish decreased in 1930 as compared with the previous year. 

 There was a decrease of 35 per cent in the pack of salmon in 1930 

 as compared with 1929, due to the smaller pack of humpback or 

 pink salmon, as 1930 was the "off year" for these species. Com- 

 pared with the pack in 1928, the previous "off year," there was an 

 increase of 25 per cent in the pack. There was a decrease in the 

 pack of sardines in 1930, but an increase of 34 per cent in the pack 

 of tuna and tunalike fishes as compared with 1929. The landings 

 of the halibut fleet in 1930 decreased somewhat from those in the 

 previous year. 



LAKE FISHERIES 



The United States fisheries prosecuted in the Great Lakes and 

 the International Lakes of northern Minnesota show an increase in 

 the volume of the catch in 1930 as compared with the previous year, 

 and a slight decrease in the value of the catch. A large increase in 

 the catch of blue pike was responsible mainly for the increase in the 

 catch. Beginning in 1929, a revised statistical procedure was used, 

 incorporating the inclusion of certain products not canvassed in 

 recent surveys, and a change in the methods of collecting statistics 



