FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 357 
Production of various by-products, 1926 















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Maine, Massa- | 
Products chusetts, New | Maryland and North Carolina Mississippi and 
9 York, and| Virginia and Florida Louisiana 
Pennsy lvania 
ror: Ti Sine 7 j | ] : wee [CA ea |4 tain DaA Se, 
| Quan- | Quan- | Quan- | | 
Fish scrap and meal: | tity | Value | tity | Value | tity Value Quantity | Value 
LEGIT Meee I ei a tons..| 5,156 | $241, 757 1, 808 |$68, 294 |--_--.- od i a el ee ea 
Aecidulaied! 222-2225... dors 117 | TROON eee o <2 eee Pag Jere Ane pastel ose sae eee 
a4 LE STra) Ng Ue SRR Ie Te oa do....| 3,381 DD OSdeke- 250 | are eae feceme ue ep ti ae 
il: | | | 
eres 25.2 -- gallons__|117,433 | 48,091 | 33, 832 | 13,983 |......-|---.---- Pees Aes Mehl ct 
Cod liver, crude-.-.---- do mat 175: GLEE ealS04 200)!|-2-— 245 -|2.2e-eee [eee 2 Pee ESAS lS a 
Miscellaneous. --..----- doais| 260 26 | 2,407 O63 ORD CSG Tale lee Sen Bere oS 
iggidclge 2. _ dos 1520622) 19, Yee wOp 2. alee Se [cee aE DD fi ea a dae a 
Miscellaneous by-products ! | | | 
aes 2 Ce ee ee pounds-_|601, 148 P(Ss RBI) Pe See SE es Sete eta 2, 072, 880 | $33, 775 
TN i: ee a a kee ea Ae DPE ee Oe 1; 235, 800 W/o [ESSe AO eee 5p G074| ee eaesaee 33, 775 
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Alaska, Washington, : 
Products Oregon, and Cali- Tagiens and Total 
fornia Woes) 
Fish scrap and meal: Quantity Value |Quantity| Value | Quantity Value 
IDG ee eee ee tons-__| BOS TSO) sl nbs lO busses | See 37, 703 |$1, 892, 010 
IA CIGUIALEG oes ser os oe en oe goz2—= 182 DDB Utes 53 alone 299 3, 201 
= Iomnces seas oS bs 2 38 dol 2, 776 Seb bSk eet See ES ie Jee 6, 157 9, 491 
il: 
SEEPS Nee ra Se gallons__| 193, 173 LORS VV Soe ae es [aT eae 193, 173 72, 605 
SES (6 TT A Ss dos 251135028 CEB GEM it ER Me Re Pe a 2, 113, 028 932, 651 
Ai eh eth Sah a es ee ae hs eee ee Gor ==} 24, 766 1 7h A ee eee ee ee 24, 766 | 13, 771 
1B SY fe es a ea ne Goss 522985; 67 La p15,320; 680) aaa a Os Se ee 3, 116, 936 | 1, 382, 763 
VLOGS See ey ae, ee pe do_.--| 1, 265, 959 (A4S08S: |e = S— 2 ae 1, 265, 959 744, 088 
SCLIN eee AREY ESS doze: | 10, 050 BKOSTH|Lese ese sees en eee 10, 050 3, 987 
WodTliverveniden =. 22o2-- Te al eS Ae ae eee ee ee 175, 516 130, 790 
iMascellancouSe 4265 tess eo danas 30, 121 8, 943 3, 792 | $2, 047 45, 797 17, 676 
Libivepe te Wicd (ates ae es Sen te Bee pee me GOS eS Ga es ea te aed ek ee aS aR nS 520, 622 732, 109 
Miscellaneous by-products 1_____ pounds._| 814,315 S8e884 [se SROEE aL ot SD 38, 488, 343 167, 792 
Rotale sae oee. 2 Payee Te ee, 2 oe ee 4 (425 306) |e ene oe 25 O47 |e e pass Soe 6, 102, 934 







1Jncludes herring skins and scales, isinglass, agar agar, fish flour, poultry food, pickled whale meat, 
oe tails, and 1,036 tons of shrimp bran, valued at $33,775, which were produced in Mississippi and 
ouisiana. 
Note.—The oils produced on the Pacific coast are reported in ‘‘trade’’ gallons (714 pounds), and those 
produced on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are reported in United States gallons (about 7.74 pounds). 
Fish oils —The production of fish and whale oils in 1926 amounted 
to 10,888,046 gallons, valued at $5,027,491, as follows: Menhaden, 
3,942,821 gallons, valued at $1,729,160; herring, 3,116,936 gallons, 
valued at $1,382,763; sardine, 2,113,028 gallons, valued at $932,651; 
other fish oils, 439,252 gallons, valued at $234,832; and whale and 
sperm oil, 1,276,009 gallons, valued at $748,075. The 1926 pro- 
duction was below that of the previous year, due to a 35 per cent 
decrease in menhaden oil, a 32 per cent decrease in sardine oil, and 
an 8 per cent decrease in other fish oils. Herring oil increased 28 
per cent and whale and sperm oil 0.5 per cent. The net decrease in 
all marine animal oils was 18 per cent. 
Production of fish and whale oils, 1921 to 1926 





Year Menhaden Herring Sardine 
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Gallons Value Gallons Value Gallons Value 
UAL eS ase eee ees 6, 260, 478 | $1, 719, 892 112, 838 $26, 735 170, 977 $35, 760 
Lp ee oe eee eee 7,102,677 | 2, 904, 833 450, 362 150, 144 428, 859 145, 668 
AR LS SB eS eee ae ee 7, 461, 365 3, 316, 277 945, 424 384, 053 966, 247 424, 103 
Ute Ce eee ee 3, 923, 904 1, 817, 626 | 1,324, 002 571, 399 2, 338, 711 1, 076, 903 
La ee eee ee eae 6, 023,108 | 3,001, 106 2, 442, 527 1, 034, 071 3, 120, 048 1, 568, 753 
SUAS see eee eee eee ee 3, 942, 821 1, 729,160 | 3, 116, 936 1, 382, 763 | 2,113, 028 932, 651 
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