238 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS TRADE 
The output of canned fishery products and byproducts in the 
United States and Alaska in 1937 was valued at $141,978,980. Of 
this total, canned products comprised $105,174,935, and byproducts, 
$36,804 ,045—an increase of 11 percent in the value of canned products 
and 5 percent in the value of byproducts when compared with the 
respective values of the same groups of commodities for the 
previous year. 
Fishery products were canned at 405 establishments in the United 
States and Alaska during 1937. The combined output of these can- 
neries amounted to 19,530,809 standard cases. The net weight of 
the products canned amounted to 742,197,065 pounds. 
Canned fishery products or byproducts were prepared in 26 States 
and in Alaska during 1937. Alaska ranked first in the value of the 
products, accounting for 34 percent of the total, and California 
ranked second, with 29 percent. 
Canned fishery products and byproducts of the United States and Alaska, 1937 
SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION: By cOMMODITIES 












Number of| Standard 
Product plants eases Pounds Value 
Canned products: 
Salmon: 
IDLE GkStatessaeeatttes ro eae 28 885, 372 42, 497, 856 $8, 386, 165 
Alasknt 20) Sia 3ORU 3) pha raes. 3 = 2 225 113 6, 669, 665 | 320, 143, 920 44, 547, 769 
Sardines: 
Miaine miter S0e ater oe 2 he ply 2 fe eee ee 25 1, 680, 241 42, 006, 025 4, 998, 373 
@aAliiomias oes Be ee ee 34 2, 812, 456 134, 997, 888 8, 592, 117 
Tunaand!tunalike fishess-"-) 22) --- == 22-22 -- 19 3, 144, 501 75, 468, 024 18, 995, 779 
Mita ere Meir aak eo ee ee ee Sh se 28 840, 832 40, 359, 936 2, 673, 608 
PANO WILV.CSc sec net aut ne eee ee Se 11 54, 993 2, 639, 664 139, 585 
IGWHOTOO t-te a sete ceeor ess ee eae 32 51, 272 2, 461, 056 304, 922 
Sad) Pitre hae? Seeribyes cto BR Pad aero See Teves 9 9, 219 442, 512 30, 554 
Shadiroekss 4. 5225.23 jae bed ee bb eee 8 1, 891 90, 768 49, 868 
Cat andidogifoods2's cum Beant ass ei eens 9 377, 041 18, 097, 968 840, 307 
Mishiilakesiee =. . ie 8 4 39, 880 1, 914, 240 353, 071 
Fish cakes, balls, ete- 8 109, 285 5, 245, 680 754, 770 
IMEI ODE Se 4 3, 696 | 177, 408 137, 624 
Sturgeonicaviar:.— 2-222 2ss 2 tLe 4 3, 053 146, 544 435, 370 
Whitefish roe and caviar_________ 5 1, 332 63, 936 49, 395 
Salmon roe and caviar (for food) _- + 1, 534 73, 632 36, 001 
Salmon eggs (for bait)___________ 10 5, 349 256, 752 85, 398 
Miscellaneous fish and roe____________-__-___- 15 11, 194 537, 312 101, 586 
Glamiproducts= 2! _2- 2 2. = ea Tee es 54 1773, 448 19, 576, 725 3, 013, 446 
Oiystersh: My. Merk Petes. view iG, Lory pera Se 51 708, 950 10, 634, 250 2, 932, 681 
Oyster soup 22_-.22 52 Bee ier aa 3 32, 961 1, 582, 128 182, 518 
Shrim py h ek nos eee are ie amin | Pe 61 1, 286, 406 21, 523, 417 7, 130, 747 
@rabsaeki tt ee ei Lk a ai i eatoeen) 18 13, 697 657, 456 269, 699 
Mermapin Products suse. ae ee wee Ly) 4 136 6, 528 8,715 
MIT tlemrOoduchses 5- oa ae eee wee eR 3 5, 824 279, 552 73, 737 
Miscellaneous shellfish. 22-2202 2222. a8 lake 9 6, 581 315, 888 51, 130 
FT Ot UT See ae ferret ts ep ch ey Pee Dorset ted oad ha 2405 19, 530, 809 | 742, 197, 065 105, 174, 985 
Byproducts: Quantity 
Oyster and marine clam-shell products_______|_---.---_--_|-------- tons__ 382, 718 1, 612, 847 
Rresh-water mussel-shelliprodtictssee we [2toey Ai Seal te Oe i ag aes | eee 4, 791, 205 
Marinepearl=shelliproducts. see 22 56s. 5 Soni ie I | ee 5, 079, 895 
Scrap; meal, eteseret. nceueelionatits Pati ls Gut eee ee eas tons__ 219, 942 7, 565, 535 
WMiarine-animaloilsi-- __ | at Dis pth Wier eee a yn ae Se ee gallons__| 35, 634, 669 16, 355, 752 
Miscellanéous' byproducts... 2222265222. =. ollie SEREY BI a eet ke Peapl|  SEe ee 1, 398, 811 
Total el Sieea es. begs e be dhe sed Jala a | CS eee 36, 804, 045 
Grand totale se ee 8 ee ee en ee re = 141, 978, 980 


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1 “Cut-out” or ‘“‘drained’’ weights of can contents are included for whole or minced clams, and gross can 
contents for other clam products. 
2 Exclusive of duplication. 
