300 U. S. BUREAU 
OF FISHERIES 
the offshore fishery were reported to be 7.711,085 pounds of dry- 
salted cod and tongues, valued at $409,490. The offshore fishery 
employed 348 persons. 
Persons engaged, investment, and products of Alaska cod 
industry in 1926 

































Items Southeast Alaska Central Alaska Total 
PERSONS ENGAGED 
Fishermen: Number Value Number Value Number Value 
Wilh Ges. re ates eeeee fees gear 2 Sel oe) eet sue Fi et emer soa Rh Dee Se ae 87) |e ee 
INStives Sesh eae eye ee at a ee ee Oh ie eee OS. eee 
Oval Sasi. ee Ree see see ea al Ta BOP [en DO ee, 92) ||| eee 92) |e ee 
HHOLESMen=aWiNILeS == ee eee Peep SGN See EY 2 grime oo 2 | eee 
Giraniditotell = 22 eet sea es a aS Rae et eae tal gare (22 een 948 ea ee 
= f 
INVESTMENT | 
PNOTAISEALIONS= weseneut a= goes Sek eek e | hate pens |r et eee 22 | $115, 684 22 | $115, 684 
OMErahineycapiialeas se. = a eee ee eae | See eee ee ee 43) 0054)25 5 eee 43, 005 
NVA eS DAIGeR -- esto ee eee EE | ae eee | ce areas | Seine eee 2 23 4gin|2s eens 23, 414 
Vessels: | 
IPower-Owel oitonse-s soe a. se ee ee ee el 1 15, 000 1 15, 000 
INetitonnagel= 2 c2- 252 28 ee eee eee ees epee 25) |S 25: pa ieee 
Dailita ee eee ee nene | re ae eee Sneed (eae See (eee ee 1 7, 966 1 7, 966 
IN Gist Onn arene eae + eee [Ceres | ae a Se BY (ON |e soe oe ee” 370)|4.2 ae 
Marin chest Stes oe See Ae I al ee 10 39, 243 10 39, 243 
POW er GOnles nee ane Sees | cya pee 2 eee ere 20 5, 900 20 5, 900 
IOWA OSS ees te eee eh See Es eh ae ete 8 alee 24 1, 325 24 | 1,325 
Apparatus: | 
AMrawililines 23 S8£s2 5 bee bok She = jee bead. 322 26 1, 505 26 1, 505 
15 Woy oy cess a Se Se Se ta Wee ares (a ot 8) 400) | eae 80400" |} 222. eee 
iandilines ass Seatie St ae [Sean bs i ea ie 278 237 278 237 
U1 9) 2 Vs ae ea FT I eR el Pah Es gl OT A ek ls 2535219 oe 253, 279 
PRODUCTS (POUNDS) 
Dry-salted cod 752, 280 | 37, 142 
Stockfish 2-322 Si eCeae ae 175, 415 25, 084 
APongieSs eet Pes PA on Ee RE 3, 233 192 
LONOVAG oe eee US Ea Me ie aes ae 9, 809 294 
Jeitel id iyo ee ee Ue ee RE eA Ea 391, 004 15, 585 
i Digs) span as ee Be OFS be alee 2 Ee rs 973 20 
pl G0) #2) Dae Re Pa OR er liees SEY" Be 314} 1,321, 932 1, 332, 714 78, 317 
Offshore cod fleet in 1926 
. Net tien 
Name Rig tonnage Operators 
Glendale. — eet f See3 se Schoonew esses 281 | Alaska Codfish Co., San Francisco, Calif, 
Misiweemaes oss - 9 eee eo Qee sea 392 Do. : 
Manny DO mtard a2. -2.e2se see doe a a 252 | J. A Matheson, Anacortes, Wash. 
Charles! R Wilsons 22-2 |22 222 dota <a 328 Eacite Coast Codfish Co., Seattle, Wash. 
OPARET Nay OP ee ts eels 0024 ae be 390 Do. 
VWVIIWiOTIA ee hee Se ee co Lo opeete Resse CLT ae ee 413 sebiason Fisheries Co., Anacortes, Wash. 
John GAS ee doz. 22 Tae 235 ! 
GoldeniStateneess seo -2 2 Power schooner----_-- 223 Union, Fish Co., San Francisco, Calif: 
TiOUENOs oa eee eae ee Schooner]: eae 328 Do. 
Beimishest . FV I pews Ae aa g >». Ones): Bee ee 328 Do. 
Galilee sf ioe aoe eee eee COS 32 ee en 339 Do. 
Mary Grek. eet SS aes iPower sloop...) 2a 21 Do. 
PINAT es Sa wes ek RO a ole eae ts Oe es) Eee 30 Do. 
(Oprabheyay. 10 tgs ei Oe Sl (OX EEE eH Beas * 7 Do. 
WHALES 
The American Pacific Whaling Co., formerly the North Pacific 
Sea Products Co., operated its plant at Akutan as usual and opened 
a new plant at Port Hobron, Sitkalidak Island, early in the year. 
