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FRESH SALMON 



The fresh-salmon business in Alaska, which is largely incidental to 

 the mild-ciiring of salmon and freezing of halibut, was on about the 

 same scale in 1927 as in the preceding year. Two dealers in the 

 southeastern district, whose chief product was fresh salmon, gave 

 employment to six white shoresmen. The total production was 

 2,217,335 poimds of all species, valued at $213,995, comparable with 

 2,274,123 pounds, valued at $221,771, in 1926, a decrease of about 

 2.5 per cent in quantity and 3.5 per cent in value. Of this total, all 

 but 3,700 pounds, valued at $445, was produced in southeastern Alaska. 



Fig. 11.— Salmon trolling, southeast Alaska 

 Products of the Alaska fresh-salmon industry in 1927 



FREEZING 



Operations in the salmon-freezing business in 1927 were carried on 

 only in southeastern Alaska and were incidental to other branches 

 of the fishery industry. The output decreased approximately 15 

 per cent in quantity and 13 per cent in value from that of the previous 

 year, the total production being 3,194,034 pounds, valued at $308,393;. 

 as against 3,769,645 pounds, valued at $356,060, in 1926. 



