ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES 145 
The canning of king crabs was again carried on by the King Crab 
Co., at Seldovia. A limited pack of this species was prepared also 
by the Pacific Fisheries & Trading Co. aboard its floating plant 
Tondeleyo, which prospected for crabs in the Kodiak area and to the 
westward along the Alaska Peninsula. 
are pul of uae ec eT was canned, less than 10 percent 
oO e total volume of crab products being made up of - 
meat and whole crabs in the shell. ‘ DD ee Ls 
There were 420 persons engaged in the industry, of whom 332 were 
whites, 61 natives, 26 Filipinos, and 1 Mexican. Products consisted 
of 448,761 pounds of canned crab meat (3,866 cases of 6%4-ounce cans, 
12,092 cases of ¥-pound cans, 296 cases of 13-ounce cans, and 749 
cases of 1-pound cans, 48 to the case; 224 cases of 1-pound cans, 90 
to the case; and 517 cases of 20-ounce cans, 24 to the case), valued 
at $169,480; 2,765 pounds of cold-packed meat, valued at $1,134; 
225 pounds of crab meat in bulk, sold locally, valued at $90; and 
1,029 dozen whole crabs in the shell, valued at $1,934. Except for 
24,312 pounds of king crab (1,013 cases of %-pound cans), valued at 
$9,747, the entire production was of Dungeness crab. The total out- 
put of crab products in 1938 was 483,276 pounds, valued at $172,638, 
as compared with 711,318 pounds valued at $276,099 in 1937, a 
decrease of 32 percent in quantity and 37 percent in value. 
Products of the Alaska crab industry in 1938 




































Southeast Alaska Central Alaska Total 
Product WF “= oT 
Binur Pounds| Value eee Pounds | Value nee Pounds} Value 
DUNGENESS CRABS 
Canned: 
614-ounce cans (48 to case) _cases__|__-___|______-_]__-___- 3, 866] 75, 387/$34, 794| 3,866) 75, 387/$34, 794 
16-pound cans (48 to case)_cases__} 5, 313) 127, 512/$47, 817] 5, 766) 138, 384) 47, 314/11, 079) 265, 896) 95, 131 
13-ounce cans (48 to case) __cases__|_.____]_.--_---|__--__- 296| 11,544] 5,337) 296) 11,544) 5,337 
1-pound cans (48 to case)__cases__|....__|_____---]__---_- 749| 35,952) 12,030) 749) 35,952) 12,030 
1-pound cans (90 to case)__cases__]___.--|--------|__----- 224} 20,160} 8,047) 224] 20,160) 8, 047 
20-ounce cans (24 to case)__cases__|______|____--__]__----- 517| 15,510) 4,394) 517} 15,510) 4,394 
Cold-packed meat: 5-pound cans-__--- 553) 92: 7B pele pl 4 ne ore | eee oe 553} 2,765) 1, 134 
Crab meat in bulk_________ GUC S2 | es ore | | eee 225 225 90} 225 225 90 
Whole in shell___...-__--____ dozen _- 572| 15, 865 990 457| 15,660 944] 1,029} 31,525) 1,934 
Total, Dungeness crabs________|_____- 146, 142] 49, 941}______ 312, 822/112, 950}______ 458, 964/162, 891 
KING CRABS 
Canned: 44-pound cans (48 to case) 
fern Be ae sel le es Te ee ee 60 1, 440 450 953} 22,872) 9,297] 1,018) 24,312} 9, 747 
Grand jtotialet. 3) <<. 42 fo .7 a 147, 582} 50, 391}_____- 335, 694/122, 247]______ 483, 276/172, 638 






TROUT 
The commercial production of Dolly Varden and steelhead trout 
in the Territory is small and, for the most part, incidental to other 
branches of the fisheries in southeast Alaska. During the 1938 
season, however, 2 white fishermen in the central district were en- 
gaged in the industry. The total products were as follows: Dolly 
Vardens, 52,128 pounds fresh, valued at $4,712, and 20,395 pounds 
frozen, valued at $1,926; steelheads, 334 pounds fresh, valued at $17, 
and 5,875 pounds frozen, valued at $236. 
