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Namakan and Rainy Lakes, and Lake of the Woods), yielded 116,- 
064,000 pounds of fishery products. Of this amount, United States 
fishermen took 83,958,000 pounds, valued at $6,033,000—a decrease of 
11 percent in volume and 6 percent in value as compared with the 
catch in the previous year. The Lakes fisheries of the United States 
gave employment to 6,418 fishermen in 1937. 
Mississippi River and tributaries—Complete data on the fisheries 
of the Mississippi River and its tributaries were not obtained for 
1987. The catch of Lakes Pepin and Keokuk and the Mississippi 
River between the two lakes in 1987 amounted to 5,585,000 pounds, 
valued at $226,000—a decrease of 32 percent in volume and 40 per- 
cent in value as compared with the catch in these waters during 1936. 
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA, CALENDAR YEAR 1937 
Fresh and frozen packaged fishery products.—In 1937 the domestic 
production of fresh and frozen packaged fishery products amounted 
to 201,803,000 pounds, valued at $27,678,000. Important commodities 
in this group were fresh-shucked oysters, 6,644,000 gallons, valued at 
$9,081,000; packaged haddock, 30,187,000 pounds, valued at $4,162,- 
000; and fresh-cooked crab meat, 8,300,000 pounds, valued at 
$2,822,000. 
Frozen products—The production of frozen fishery products in 
1937 amounted to 168,224,000 pounds, estimated to be valued at $14,- 
600,000. The volume of the production was 6 percent less than in 1936. 
The principal items frozen were groundfish, whiting, salmon, halibut, 
and rosefish. 
Cured products—The production of cured fishery products, based 
on surveys for 1937 in all sections except the Mississippi River, and 
for 1931 in that area, amounted to 104,839,000 pounds, valued at 
$15,636,000. Important products in this group were smoked and kip- 
pered salmon, 12,173,000 pounds, valued at $3,515,000; salted cod, 
19,857,000 pounds, valued at $2,379,000; and mild-cured salmon, 9,615,- 
000 pounds, valued at $1,863,000. 
Canned fishery products.—In 1937 the production of canned fishery 
products amounted to 742,197,000 pounds, valued at $105,175,000—a 
decrease of 7 percent in volume but an increase of 11 percent in value, 
as compared with 1936. Canned salmon was the most important item, 
accounting for 362,642,000 pounds, valued at $52,924,000. Other lead- 
ing canned fishery products were tuna and tunalike fishes, sardines, 
shrimp, mackerel, clam products, and oysters. 
Byproducts—The production of fishery byproducts in 1937 was 
valued at $36,804,000—an increase of 17 percent as compared with the 
previous year. The principal products in this group were marine- 
animal oils and meals and aquatic shell products. 
FISHERY MARKET NEWS SERVICE 
The past year has been one of intensive activity in the development 
of the Fishery Market News Service and in the opening of new offices. 
Field offices for the daily collection and dissemination of fishery mar- 
ket news are now operating in New York, N. Y.; Boston, Mass.; 
Chicago, Ill.; Seattle, Wash.; and Jacksonville, Fla. In addition to 
these offices for the preparation and dissemination of daily reports, 
