268 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
FROZEN FISH TRADE® 
FISH FROZEN 
During 1938 the output of freezing plants which reported their 
activities to the Government amounted to 186,096,050 pounds of 
fishery products. At the time these products were held in cold- 
storage plants they were estimated to be valued at about $13,000,000. 
Compared with the output in 1937, this is an increase of 11 percent 
in volume. Six items accounted for 48 percent of the total amount 
frozen. In the order of their importance, they were: Haddock fillets, 
which accounted for 11 percent of the total; rosefish fillets and whiting, 
each 9 percent; halibut, 8 percent; pollock, 6 percent, and mackerel 5 
percent. Other products frozen in considerable quantity during the 
year were cod fillets, silver salmon, and shrimp. 
Production of frozen fishery products, 19388 
BY SPECIES AND MONTHS 


Month ending the 15th of— 











: Species ag 
January |February| March April May June 
EAESOYASESI JTRS Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pownds | Pounds 
Bluefish: (all:trade sizes). -=.<-=<2---- =<: 385, 429 67, 684 9, 043 15, 161 35, 999 2, 317 
Butterfish (all trade sizes) 15, 542 4, 966 26, 821 29, 856} 128,587) 208, 142 
Catiish = 22 eee tee er ke i 34, 023 42, 217 Digsel 78, 540} 143, 302 63, 752 
CiscoidakerEnie) =e eee ee 14, 284 6, 841 * 21, 466 11, 500 8, 603 2, 759 
Cisco (lake herring), including bluefin, 
Dlackfins and chubss sae sean eens 204, 282 39, 057 23, 656 15, 779 57, 184 38, 313 
Cisco (tullibee, Canadian lakes)_________- Pi) eee 6, 635 ee | ne 
Cod, haddock, hake, and pollock (except 
fillets of cod, haddock, and pollock) ____- 209, 187 98,613) 134,468} 156,877) 203,436) 318,898 
@Gabfillets Seekers 1 OE ee 264,137| 221,293} 146,107} 723,926) 1,195,099] 789, 495 
Croaker- = tae — SIEaRS ot 2 ee 9, 612 1, 076 16,608} 625,654) 660,250) 480, 731 
Hloundersse ee. 2 ee Nee 59, 957 21, 085 15, 037 19, 207} 116,891) 132, 124 
Haddockailletsss See at, Sa 672, 395} 834,322) 905, 508) 2, 760, 280) 2, 634, 938) 1, 130, 178 
ali buts (aliitrad e'sizes) sen. 2A eat ieee |e ed ee eee 1,589} 1738, 647] 2, 589,995] 3, 225, 938 
Herring, sea (including alewives and blue- 
Dacks) 3. amet IM att Ra 102, 521 45, 209} 379,970) 231, 103] 1, 329, 698} 1, 041, 093 
MA CHrOUt eke ee. oo nS 26, 451 12, 123 59, 720 28, 411 71, 352) 83, 857 
Mackerel (except Spanish)________________ 115, 573 63, 338 36, 785) 206, 444) 2, 327,078) 1, 471, 370 
Perch sy elloweeene < sate oe ee ee 18, 047 3, 065 4,716 5, 721 10, 320 7, 147 
Pikes blue and! saugersseessses lee ceeees 5, 307 34, 092 4, 809 230} 248, 871 4, 628 
Pike, yellow or wall-eyed_________________ 8, 377 4, 188 12, 942 6, 698 21, 950 2, 636 
Pike (including pickerel, jacks, and yellow 
IEG 6 OS Bie ep I RE | 2. 499 1, 428 58, 578 5, 109 9, 632 1, 349 
‘Pollocksfillotstec seo. a. see ee ee LG 1, 369, 512! 703, 239 67,900! 324,110) 862,828! 694, 509 
Rosefishtillotsmess te oer. SIN 1, 968,948) 705,102} 550,855] 612,321) 1, 121,985) 2, 576, 744 
Sablefishi(blackicod)maaman eal er cles 80, 346 44,742} 337, 276 50, 847 14, 034 41, 724 
Salmon; kingorchinookss-. 0 ola ee 12, 412 46, 066 5, 983 46, 792 34, 355) = 341, 085 
Salmon; -silyeroricoholsssnte sae reeks 15, 835 23, 570 13, 266 68, 234 17, 365 16, 818 
Salmon; fall/and!pinko2eus. 9: = Bees 17, 099 17, 568) 209, 714 74, 942 42, 127 15, 911 
Salmon, steelhead trout__.__.____.___.____ 15, 659 4, 256 16, 751 27, 732 18, 409 27, 095 
SEU] (DOLEICS) ean. see a 1, 623 10, 379 1, 000 900 61, 168 63, 181 
Shadtand'shagroe: oseeuesmes | eC nemnnes 9, 694 6, 759 9, 731 5, 307} 297, 999 59, 432 
Smelts, eulachon, ete_______ BR AERA 2 101, 212| 229, 964 73, 496] 116,806} 230, 539 60, 192, 
Sturgeon and spoonbill cat_________.______ 9, 635 850 51, 701 35, 588 49, 300 36, 641 
Suckers’ 3: Ghai. = be see haan eel eel 460 60, 000 1, 214 672 4, 671 14, 080 
Sword tish: PSs; 2) Sibi ase Bare 434, 527| 190, 023 50, 446 92,710] 109, 152 25, 966 
Weakfish (including southern “‘sea trout”’) _ 70, 484 225 3, 868 4, 307 85, 163 40, 599 
WABI GS fiST 2) 3 I re een eae 145, 531| 176,350) 153,698] 123, 635 85, 543 48. 025 
Whit inca s== 8 cher ar See ean rer sent 630, 627 47,366) 121,911) 185,059) 325,699} 2, 512, 798 
Otherttishe = ss >0. ' Pe RE Ste career 1, 465, 640] 1,072,777] 928, 644} 1, 545, 199] 1, 657, 228] 1, 810, 586 
Motallfisht 2985 see eee 8, 497, 147|_4, 839, 833] 4, 519, 239} 8, 409, 726/16, 805, 750) 17, 240, 113 
FROZEN SHELLFISH 
Scallopsie.. Satake Jka Sei oee wees (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 
SHRI poe ep peony Gepeeg aad (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 
Spinyflobstertailss.-- esas lise eee ue (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 
Sui dee alae sea oct ee ee a 25, 783 7, 671 46, 398 32,384} 438, 524) 631, 730 
Othenishellfishia: Siete ss oir a 683, 674, 921,712) 653,127) 640, 292) 1,004,010) 1, 505, 291 
pRofalishellfish ese aaen 2 scene tea 709, 457| 929,383] 699,525) 672,676] 1, 442, 534) 2, 137, 021 
Total fish and shellfish__.___________ 9, 206, 604) 5, 769, 216) 5, 218, 764| 9, 082, 402/18, 248, 284) 19, 377, 134 


! Included with “Other shellfish.” 
§ The statistics in this section have been furnished by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. it 
