FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 ! 

By R. H. FiepuEr, Chief, Division of Fishery Industries 




CONTENTS 
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J SVD Elena Ss Sebo eoaedase Soe eeese eee 170 | Educational and consulting service___.._____- 215 
: Je Publications of the Division._._____._________ 215 
Part 1.—Operations of the Division Eeecuteenits, Tonos, and circulars__________ 216 
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Cooperation with other Federal agencies_____- 170 Statistionl Hine cee eee aig 
Cooperation with State agencies____._.._____- ily) haa te lee| CREM LS Rar) Gas 8 EG Pe ak Tatil 
Beoperation with Fishery Advisory Com- ‘3 Part 2.—Fishery Statistics, 1937 
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Cooperative Pan-American fishery research.. 173 | General review______--________-_-___________- 218 
fixhibits at expositions... 2____--_-2____.-._- 174 | Manufactured fishery products_______________ 232 
Economic and marketing investigations______ 174 | Canned fishery products and byproducts 
Surplus-fish situation___.___..___.-..-._____ Tl ENGL ea a ee ee ee Tee 238 
Survey of retail marketing of fish and shell- Hrozenbishytradeesssses sas Os Senne 249 
anit. okie Reba RRs AER Se 176 Wish) {rozens elec eee ees 1 ee 249 
Commercial fisheries of the world__________- 176)|-} Holdings Ji3s set Se See a 251 
The rosefish fishery of New England_______ 176 | Cold-storage holdings of cured fish___.________ 253 
Cod fisheries off the East coast of North Horeizuiiisheny tradoess ss eee enen ann 254 
 ieraya (eng Os fet Ea SER ae eae ae eae 177 | Fisheries of the New England States 258 
Sources and supplies of sturgeon____________ 269 
Statistical investigations.........___._._______ 275 
mioricall aspect. 2-68.86 2 2822 ese AIT 275 
McoHomic Aspect. —>_--- =~ =e ae ss ee 285 
Bunveys conducted J)... 263) 2-32 ee 291 
Fishery market news service_-.--------------. 
DULG! CHIC has ie ste ee ie SE See eae 298 
Rea ORK CIN bY e455 © obs oe Fo 2 Pee Te FT” 298 
POSTON. Wass: 5 5_* Sab. 2 Pees sss 307 
PEHICAPO ADIL e eee eis be EE Re fy 322 
Senne Winkie oe eee ace ye 325 
REESON Valles lA ene ee eee SLOAN A TOBIAS News Yorkie eu ered DAA To Nad 333 
Cooperative marketing____.-._._---.._______- 109'| } New, Jerseys 22S ie ee eae 344 
Technological investigations_..........._____. 200 Pentsylvanin stent Senses ee ee 356 
Heatoratories esl Leek ye sisi MEET: WES 200)| 42 Delaware! ss = eee ey iits BP 356 
Preservation of fishery products for food_... 201] Shad fishery of the Hudson River_.________ 361 
Studies of rancidity in fish________________ 201 | Fisheries of the Chesapeake Bay States______- 361 
Studies of lactic acid as a possible index of Misr y an Gus se Be Faas os PERG yn bs 366 
decomposition in frozen fish__-----_-__. 202]  Virginia__-_____ oe eens were re en! ed 374 
Identification of canned salmon__________- 203} Shad and alewife fisheries of the Potomac 
Changes in the composition of pink salmon IRV GDh. oe oo Be ee 389 
(Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) ________- Ral aiped 203} Trade in fishery products in Washington, 
Composition of commercial species of fish ’ Ph 2 Se are ee ee ee Se 390 
taken on the Pacific Coast_._______.___- 203 | Fisheries of the South Atlanticand Gulf States. 390 
Canning aquatic products_______________- 204} North Carolina 400 
Bacteriological studies.___...._.._.-_._____- 205| South Carolina 410 
Studies of ultraviolet rays in killing Georg ist Sen sReR Pe RiRE AUS OEE La aie 414 
A CLerins © huss) peek ak 79 Grd 205 OTIC AY Sc yee AY ea eR A od 418 
Studies in the handling of fresh oysters_. 205] Alabama_.- 436 
Studies of methods of preparing crabmeat. 206]! Mississippi. 439 
Pharmacological studies. ___________________ 20Gi|P ouisianay ses ee et) eae 442 
Chemical and pharmacological studies of pRexase 3 pe SRE shad Se 447 
the fluorine in fishery products....._..__ 206 Fisheries of the Pacific Coast States..________ 452 
Possible toxic properties of certain fish Washington 460 
meals__----—--__~----------------------- 20AiM Orecantstulay pie”) "ee aed 467 
Manufacture of fishery byproducts_---_--__ 208) ERC RGEnin eal aaba sits) a tee 471 
Utilization of salmon cannery trimmings. 208] Halibut fishery of the Pacific coast.......... 489 
Studies on the peroxide test as a measure Vessel fisheries at Seattle, Wash_......_____ 491 
of oxidative deterioration of fish oil_____ 209 ke fi . wR at tas 
Utilization of fish livers and visceral Lake fisheries_____- p-5--5---s-------+--- sone, Ue 
GIADA Sa a 219 | Fisheries of the Mississippi River and tribu- 
Preparation of fish meals of improved [eh (SE ee ee see ee ee ree 516 
mptritional value_--_---------..-..-.-_- ag) wake: bepin st: ste eeee 522 
Studies on fat in fish meal_______-__.-___- gi) Lake Keokuk... 7 SSustseuscec see nns 523 
Chemical preservation of fish and fish Mississippi River between Lake Pepin and 
WEHELO. 22.0 SAPS Y Sere Ore vere | 211 Lake, Keokuk= 13=¢ 2a sae 524 
Nutritive value of aquatic products_________ 212) Pitisheries'of- Alaska === eae = meee 526 
Mineral constituents of fishery products._ 212 | whaling 534 
Chemical composition and nutritive value Wait POM Fi ae 
Ot fish proteins’ = © ==. Beste es __ 919} Statistical survey procedure_-_-___-__.._._____- 538 
Vitamin content of fishery products______ 13) | me Sectional SUL ve ysoea see nnn nn nuns 538 
Sodium alginate (produced from sea kelp) Local and special surveys__.___-_____-___--- 544 
as a stabilizer in products of the dairy Practices and terms-.__-____....-....---.--- 547 
Ridtistry = it-*7 BRR ASA le he) 213 Conversiondfaciorsmesess saunas Gime ane 548 
Kelp meal in animal feeding_____________- 213 | Common and scientific names of fishery prod- 
Research associates and student assistants.. 214] ucts_.....__............______...._._._._... 550 
1 Administrative Report No. 37, Appendix III to the Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries, 1939. 
A pproved for publication, June 12, 1939. 
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