ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1926 
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Persons engaged, investment, and products of the Alaska halibut fishery in 1926 

















Southeast Alaska Central Alaska Total 
Items rs | ; 
Number Value Number Value Number Value 
PERSONS ENGAGED | 
EIR Se oe eee ee batiil Seats Ae eae ea 15. ||: 3258eeeee S660 25 esses 
INBEV OCr ee =) oe Satie Se eS ya (eee > eo. JS ec O/\Saceasaees 
AMA (ee Sa ee ogee S50! eee ae 1G al ee | BTU le Foto 
INVESTMENT 
BH OECRTSLOLOUE Vases ee eee ee ee CSYBL SRI) Eo - seer S200 000) peaaeaa eae $393, 330 
Operatingycapitals ===. 22226 22-2 }os seen a APA 7-2) ara eee 33,863; | 2522-2228 1, 055, 735 
Vessels: 
Power; over'5 tonS_.-.=---=--- 166} ||). 1 SOO8000)) es 2) Se soe 166 | 1,800, 000 
Net tonnage. --- -=._-.--2 32.478 || eee ee ae | eee ee Se ae 3,478) 2en esse 
AURBRCNESSs we ae 2s aS Sze es 119 DA9 500 Sees wees eS 119 249, 500 
ID Gat, oe eee | 151 GRO40) Se es ek te Se 151 6, 040 
Apparatus: Trawls-..--.-------_-- 833 ATRL) eee eee | ee 833 41, 150 
i acl eee eee Se eee eae 3, 491, 892 Loessesesee z DS SOan|=s eee 3, 545, 755 
PRODUCTS (POUNDS) 
Fresh (including jocal)__--_--_-_-_- 4, 518, 507 55 OR5S bil peee ee see eS 4, 518, 507 559, 585 
INROE GL eed eee eee Se 8, 357, 726 948,094 | 1,514,164 | 114,875 | 9,871,890 | 1,062, 969 
ANGE oe 12, 876, 233 | 1,507,679 | 1,514,164 | 114,875 | 14,390,397 | 1, 622, 554 
COD 
In Alaskan waters cod fishing is conducted both from shore sta- 
tions and by an offshore fleet, which operates entirely from ports in 
the States. In the following statistics Alaska is credited only with 
the operations from shore stations and with vessels that land their 
catches in Alaska or engage in transporting products from the shore 
stations. 
In 1926 the shore-station cod fleet consisted of two vessels—the 
City of Papeete (370 tons), belonging to the Alaska Codfish Co., 
and the EZ Hurd (25 tons), belonging to A. Grosvold. The offshore 
fleet, which is listed elsewhere, comprised seven vessels of the Union 
Fish Co., two each of the Robinson Fisheries Co., the Pacific Coast 
Codfish Co., and the Alaska Codfish Co., and one belonging to 
Capt. J. A. Matheson. The Progress, operated last year by the 
Union Fish Co., was sold; and the Alice, of the Robinson Fisheries 
Co., was replaced by the John A, operated in 1925 by the Pacific 
Coast Codfish Co. 
STATISTICAL SUMMARY 
The cod industry of Alaska gave employment to 94 persons in 
1926, 19 less than in 1925. The decrease was due directly to the 
nonoperation of shore stations by the Union Fish Co. It is said 
that the profitable operation of cod shore stations is becoming in- 
creasingly difficult each year. The investment amounted to $258,279, 
as compared with $467,530 for 1925. Dry-salted, frozen, and fresh 
cod, stockfish, and tongues, aggregating 1,332,714 pounds, valued 
at $78,317, were the products of this fishery. Comparable figures 
for 1925 are 2,853,942 pounds valued at $128,803. The products of 
