146 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
MISCELLANEOUS FISHERY PRODUCTS 
Fish of minor commercial importance are taken in limited quan- 
tities, chiefly in connection with the halibut fishery, and are landed 
in ports of Alaska and British Columbia and at Seattle. Such prod- 
ucts landed in Alaska in 1938 were as follows: Sablefish, 776,825 
pounds frozen, valued at $23,499; 100,364 pounds pickled, valued at 
$4,167, and 32,045 pounds of livers, valued at $11,216; rockfish, 
4,376 pounds frozen, valued at $90, flounders, 150,000 pounds fresh, 
valued at $3,750, and 82,145 pounds frozen, valued at $3,300; 
“lingcod’’, 610 pounds fresh, valued at $10; and “‘lingcod”’ and rock- 
fish livers, 1,544 pounds, valued at $618. 
FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY 
PRIBILOF ISLANDS 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE WORK 
In 1938, 58,364 fur-seal skins were taken at the Pribilof Islands, an 
increase of 3,184 over the numbers taken in the preceding year. Of 
the skins obtained on St. Paul Island, 43,867 were removed from the 
animals by the stripping process and blubbered before curing. The 
remaining 2,215 skins from that island and the entire take of 12,282 
skins from St. George Island were removed ‘by the skinning process. 
Delivery was made at Seattle to a representative of the Canadian 
Government of 8,755 sealskins, representing 15 percent of the sea- 
son’s take selected proportionately from the different sizes and 
erades, in accordance with provisions of the treaty of July 7, 1911. 
The remaining 49,609 skins were forwarded to the Fouke Fur Co. at 
St. Louis, Mo., for processing and sale at public auction. From the 
proceeds of sale of these skins, payment will be made to Japan of its 
share of 15 percent of the season’s take, due under the fur-seal 
treaty. 
The byproducts plant at St. Paul Island produced 30,587 gallons 
of oil and 178% tons of meal from fur-seal carcasses and blubber. 
Except for small quantities retained at the Pribilof Islands for use as 
fox feed, these products were shipped to Seattle, where the oil was 
sold by competitive bidding and the meal was transferred to the 
Division of Fish Culture for feeding fish in hatcheries throughout the 
country. 
In the 1938-39 season there were taken on the Pribilof Islands 
1,029 fox pelts, consisting of 219 blue and 5 white pelts from St. Paul 
Island and 799 blue and 6 white pelts from St. George Island. 
Sealing and foxing operations were carried on by Pribilof natives 
under the direction of the Bureau’s staff. Approximately 80 addi- 
tional natives from the mainland and Aleutian Islands were employed 
to assist with fur-seal activities during the summer. 
On St. George Island three new cottages and a warehouse were 
built and concrete foundations were laid for a bunkhouse and for a 
small shed. Construction of a new machine shop was started on St. 
Paul Island. Sections of road on both islands were repaired or 
resurfaced, and improved roads were extended on St. George Island. 
Additional buildings, including a powerhouse and four overnight 
