FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 
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Holdings of frozen fish in the United States in 1926, by species, and a 5-year average, 



















1921 to 1925} 
Month ended— 
Species 7S ie 
Jan.15 | Feb.15 | Mar.15 | Apr.15 | May 15 | June 15 
Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds 
Bluefish (all trade sizes)_..-.._....-____.-_- 445,718, 342,679} 290,567} 206,176] 231, 655! 320, 871 
Butterfish (all trade sizes)._.._.....-..___- 845,558! 611,333) 293,825) 159,848) 227,486) 276,655 
URI 4 eS ene l 111, 382 82, 784 37, 666 41,975 127,020; 158,619 
Ciscoes (including bluefin, blackfin, chub, 
PRROMUrrineOLG:) cea sek! = ee | 2, 305, 327| 1,376,924; 668,938) 360,868) 324,283, 519, 128 
@iscoes (tullipees) c=. =—== =. .| 1, 062, 725) 1, 412, 594) 1, 257, 336 829, 212 667,620 597, 686 
Cod, haddock, hake, pollock e 883,933) 636,144) 495, 504 553, 529 703, 128) 1, 045, 593 
CMR S| CEES Oe ee eee | 342,371 178, 790 69, 196 2, 285) 1, 572, 358) 1, 712, 547 
IM velar 2s oe ee ee a 627, 801 424, 332} 341, 022 158, 483 346,400; 622, 718 
Halibut (all trade sizes)__...........--.-__- 4, 907, 844| 2, 504, 272) 1, 584, 131) 1, 473, 747) 3, 047, 381| 5, 366, 294 
Herring, sea (including alewives and blue- | 
IDEs) ee ee eee 2, 851, 964| 2, 362, 962) 2, 367, 792) 2, 164, 260) 2, 647, 674) 2, 476, 106 
Finkeron tee sg tee Sk We 2, 093, 198} 1, 703, 539} 886,958} 227,040) 214,730, 529, 802 
Mackerel (except Spanish) --..._.___...__- | 4, 311, 884| 3, 158, 859) 1,639,170) 747, 455) 1, 962, 009) 2, 404, 645 
Pike perches and pike or pickerel__.__.____- 3, 695, 913) 3, 390, 366; 2, 199, 018} 1, 164, 051) 1,426,211) 2, 235, 296 
paplensh) (black cod).<-c.-_----._-..-._- | 1,821, 194/ 1,144,991; 967,089} 837,229} 730,536) 642, 016 
Salmon, siiver ang fall222~ 2222 2, 732, 494) 1, 865, 869) 1,031,104) 332,137; 200,614| 173, 192 
Salmon, steelhead trout__-....._--.-.--.__- 431,588) 275, 550 52, 655 26, 805 20, 810) 44, 494 
RAlLMOMeaNOUMOn: ae ee a 2, 412, 673} 1, 926, 443) 1,408,211) 946,895) 798,594! 888, 113 
peup) (porgies)----2--...-- 318, 035 192, 368 61, 726 14, 906 63, 862 209, 334 
Shad and shad roe_-____-_-- 576, 913 399, 073 196, 543; 150, 748 234,529; 496, 712 
Sti LiR 5 eee Ss Pe Se ee ee 900,000, 847,960) 633, 348 359,090} 417,966 574, 338 
Smelts, eulachon, ete 1, 035, 946) 1, 416, 159) 1, 329,662) 655, 477 556, 632) 532, 011 
Squeteagues or ‘‘sea trout’’.._-__.__---__.- 1, 129,495| 673,440) 269, 947 83,068) 306,778 445,472 
iy ric eee oh gb eee 1, 190,883] 871,578] 751,118) 390, 189| 394,976, 1, 309, 658 
Sturgeon and spoonbill cat__.-......_-.__- 195,705) 145,574) 132, 557 56,922) 106,349) 293,926 
STICK AT SH were see ah es fe." of Loi ei ee eel 72, 210 47, 994 28, 409 31, 118 49, 120. 62,.717 
WIL RUSH eee ee ee 2, 308, 708) 2, 201, 183, 1, 554,089) 610, 889 432,528) 510, 636 
UALR nbetia + 2 ES Oo eS RS ae eee 4, 901, 429) 3, 803, 529) 1,827, 068) 1,216,222) 904,961) 3, 331, 875 
Miscellaneous frozen fish_......._......-._- 38, 668, 036) 3, 380,827) 2, 519, 058) 2, 353, 378) 2, 823, 802 3, 565, 019 
Moral frozen fishi« 232202 eb '48, 180, 927/37, 378, 116 24, 893, 707 16, 154, 002|21, 540, 012 31, 345, 473 
Five-year average, 1921-1925__._..--- '50, 026, 000 38, 278, 000 27, 007, 000 20, 089, 000|20, 268, 000 26, 001, 000 
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Month ended— 
Species ; 
July 15 | Aug.15 | Sept.15 | Oct.15 | Nov. 15 | Dec. 15 
Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds 
Bluefish (all‘trade sizes)_-2.--...-..-.-...- 334,823, 277,952) 334,813! 409,841) 498,909) 559,021 
Butterfish (all trade sizes) 490,020 658, 629| 1, 180, 787| 1, 433, 005] 1,618,329 1, 361, 269 
@athishs hs $e 6 ee 158, 206) 171,155 193,921) 217,795) 213,440 238, 968 
isco. (ake Erie) se 9. ee 61,850, 280,414) 400,806, 588,273) 531,773 638, 968 
Cisco (lake herring), including bluefin, | 
blackfin, and chub_________--_-----_____ 669, 297 1, 198, 422) 1, 569,295 1,705, 492| 2,321, 208 3, 419, 619 
Cisco (tullibees, Canadian lakes)_________- 590,946} 594,333) 659,240] 581, 454) 1, 083, 907} 1, 321, 792 
Cod, haddock, hake, pollock_____._______- | 1,319, 861) 2, 048, 874) 2, 466, 600) 2, 798, 065] 3, 017, 477) 2, 534, 705 
Wroakepee aro Be 2 ES | 2,005, 068) 2, 767, 786| 2, 422, 491] 1, 938, 832| 1, 744, 454] 1, 581, 438 
JEN ap Tava tel we SS a Re ree ey | 789,390) 818, 798 794, 769 780,015} 885,590) 802, 994 
Halibut (atlieade sizes) 5222252 ye 2 | 8, 018, 732/10, 769, 155)12, 312, 435) 12, 078, 605/11, 431, 849) 9, 358, 933 
Herring, sea (including alewives and blue- | | 
DRG n= 35 SSS ee ES Se 2, 567, 666, 2, 515, 497) 2, 370, 729) 2, 409, 106) 2, 627, 105) 2, 325, 225 
TEAROUT OMG eee eee ee as 672, 915 740, 261 755, 354) 1, 094, 541) 2, 026, 143 2, 019, 089 
Mackerel (except Spanish) ______.________- | 6, 352, 132) 9, 510, 431:11, 510, 394 11, 322, 610/10, 533, 613) 9, 063, 993 
Pike; blueiand satigert. 22 see 993, 640! 697,981) 441,140, 535, 570) 1, 263, 096, 1, 117, 219 
Pike, yellow or wall-eyed_._.._-..._.___-_-| 279,612, 194,923) 204,235) 244,168) 294,463 221, 548 
Pike (including pickerel, jacks, and yellow | 
Ich) See ee Se eS 714,016 738,740 869,600 1,354, 757) 1,528,656 1,497, 892 
Sablefish (black cod) __-_.___-__.---------- 754,016) 940,396 1, 108, 591| 1, 551,825] 1,951, 222) 1, 732, 324 
isiriteateed (evbataye) fe Es Mee Oe 5 ee ee 789, 597| 1,398,178 1, 685, 145 1, 942,840) 1, 705,416 1,361, 277 
Salimomesiverssates eT ee ye 377, 706, 1, 336,802 2,008, 421) 3, 538, 461) 3,424, 282 3, 738, 254 
Palmon, falland pink! \ 22 S917 ay 71, 349! 176,438 202,060 961,300) 1, 404,737) 1,281, 194 
Salmon, steelhead trout__._...__-...-___- | _ 440, 077 863,327 1,064,738 1,109, 401 994, 107 712, 874 
Salmons A OLNers: 2 eee oe SLI ae | 1,378, 768 1,535, 118) 1,949,944) 2,045,996) 2,008, 669 2,313, 964 
Sita) Corey gus) | ee yt OE US ee eee Ls | 230, 678 248,070) 234,978) 211, 168 186, 655 145, 485 


1 Beginning with July 15, 1926, the following groups or classifications were changed: ‘‘ Ciscoes (including 
bluefin, blackfin, chub, lake herring, etc.)’’ to ‘‘Cisco (Lake Erie)’’ and ‘‘Cisco (lake herring), including 
bluefin, balckfin, and chub’’; ‘‘Ciscoes (tullibees)’’ to ‘‘Cisco (tullibees, Canadian lakes)’’; ‘‘Pike perches 
and pike or pickerel’”’ subdivided to ‘‘Pike, blue and sauger’’, ‘‘Pike, yellow or wall-eyed”’, an 
“Pike 
(including pickerel, jacks, and yellow jacks)”’; ‘‘Salimon, silver and fall’’ discontinued and salmon classified 
as “Salmon, chinook”’, ‘‘Salmon, silver’, ‘‘Salmon, fall and pink’’, ‘‘Salnon, steelhead trout’’, and ‘‘Sal- 
mon, all other’’; and ‘“‘Squeteagues or ‘sea trout’ ’”’ to ‘‘Weakfish (including southern ‘sea trout’)’’. 
