FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 
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Industries related to the fisheries of the United States and Alaska, 1938 1 























New Eng- Middle South Atlan- 
Trem land Atlantic Chesapeake tic and Gulf 
Transporting: 
Persons engaged: Number Number Number Number 
Ompuessels=. == 2-2-2 oF 241 134 iEat 325 
OngbOntssse== san eee ee See 65 1042 tat ee 188 
CTS DS eae ree 306 238 1, 187 513 
Vessels: 
VG LOnsese = ee ee eee 91 34 593 121 
Nebiton acess aes acest 8 1, 485 568 6, 545 1, 127 
orl Peete Rn Pn oe nah esac ae aoea | ea oe ec oon eee 36 
INIGIRTHO) cheba 8 Bis SE gh ee Bee eae ee RY ee ee eee OS oe ee BOT ee dB de Se 359 
PROLAIRVESSEIS= a= = =e een ee ee 91 34 593 157 
Motalnetitonnage = = se 1, 485 568 6, 545 1, 486 
TBXO AS) = = a ee a 35 82/52. eee 138 
Wholesale and manufacturing: 
Establishments_—...------- Bs ee Eeeaeee 421 383 582 742 
Persons engaged: 
TOW EIC LOLS see ae eee aan 440 179 737 770 
Salaried employees_..-...--.---.---.-.- 754 952 379 575 
Wage earners: 
Average ior SCaSONe ses eae 10, 968 5, 965 11, 728 16, 822 
ANTETASe LOL V.Gab=- 2-22 -saee eee 6, 038 3, 598 5, 070 5, 470 
Salaries and wages paid_-_-----_---_-_- $6, 969, 883 $7, 413, 363 $3, 135, 628 $3, 452, 182 
Manufactured products---------------- $19, 967,143 | $15, 435, 934 $9, 224, 417 $11, 762, 783 
Fishermen’s manufactured products: 
[Bersonsjenguredess== === aa 3, 396 287 128 1, 323 
[SLOCUM CTS Hae nee She Ses eae cheseesss $1, 216, 024 $347, 970 $17, 009 $264, 271 
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Mississippi 
Item Pacific Lakes River and Alaska Total 
tributaries 
Transporting: 
Persons engaged: Number Number Number Number Number 
@mmovesselss ese ee ee = 190 30 29 1, 923 4, 059 
Onuboatsss = —--= =. 2s |S Sees eS eee ee (?) 358 
Nota lee oe ee ee ee 191 30 29 1, 923 4,417 
Vessels: 
SUG eee ew ee | Dp eee ee ee 5 7 
INGEOMUaS 62a aaa eee ee oe | eee Sih Reewee Se 18, 608 18, 671 
VIG CONE Se ee a ee ee 8 oe 74 15 8 396 1, 332 
INettonn ages" - sneer ea 1, 539 175 104 13, 989 25, 532 
Sail Gee see eee Se a a ee | a he (ee ee ee 36 
IN CtARGTID AP OP oo ae 2 ee |e ee a ee Ne ee ll 359 
MOLAleVeSsels= 2. 2s ee | 74 17 8 401 1, 375 
Total net tonnage_-_________ 1, 539 238 104 32, 597 44, 562 
IB OH ES ee UNE ORO FF ee 8 1s Sees Re ee ee eee 2718 974 
Wholesale and manufacturing: 
stanlishmentss.--2- 2). 425-25 - 341 214 217 230 3, 130 
Persons engaged: 
Papp bis aren aaeadeai 315 es ae 
alaniedvemployecssa2--=--2---2=-- 1, 155 4 5 B 
Wage earners: Bn We 
Average for season__----------- 16, 645 2, 140 4, 275 
Average for year_-_---- we 6, 065 1, 268 3, 483 (4) (4) 
Salaries and wages paid___- __-|$10, 282, 514 | $2, 830,878 | $3, 080, 430 4 4) 
Manufactured products----------- $48, 621, 239 | $3, 560, 743 | $2,482, 729 |$40, 946, 478 |$152, 001, 466 
Fishermen’s manufactured products: 
iBersons enigacede e--2 4... SE 133 206 216 (4) (4) 
IBrOCUCLS anaes $150, 872 $104, 470 $8, 751 (4) (4) 




1 Data for Mississippi River and tributaries are for 1931 except that the value shown for manufactured 
products includes that of mussell-shell products for 1938. 
2 Included on vessels. 
3 Includes scows, houseboats, pile drivers, etc. 
4 Statistics not available. 
Nore.—Of the total number of persons engaged in the preparation of fishermen’s manufactured products 
5,327 have also been included as fishermen, and 1,866 of the persons shown on transporting craft have also 
been included as fishermen. 
