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Products of the Alaska halibut fishery in 1927 



COD 



In Alaskan waters cod fishing is conducted both from shore stations 

 and by an offshore fleet, which operates entirely from ports in the 

 States. In the following statistics Alaska is credited only with the 

 operations from shore stations and with vessels that land their catches 

 in Alaska or engage in transporting products from the shore stations. 



The number of vessels in the shore-station fleet in 1927 dwindled to 

 but one — the City of Papeete, a schooner of 370 tons. This vessel 

 belonged to the Alaska Codfish Co. and served the Eagle Harbor and 

 Unga shore stations in the Shumagin Islands. Several other small 

 shore stations were operated by local inhabitants of the Shumagin 

 Islands, who depend on transportation companies for shipment of 

 their products. The offshore fleet, which is listed elsewhere, comprised 

 seven vessels in all — three belonging to the Union Fish Co. and one 

 each to the Alaska Codfish Co., Pacific Coast Codfish Co., Robinson 

 Fisheries Co., and Capt. J. A. Matheson. The Glendale, operated 

 last year by the Alaska Codfish Co., was not used this season, and 

 the Charles R. Wilson of the Pacific Coast Codfish Co. and the Beulah 

 of the Union Fish Co. likewise were not operated. The Robinson 

 Fisheries Co., which in 1926 operated its own schooner, the Wawona, 

 and the JoJiJi A under charter from the Pacific Coast Codfish Co., 

 operated only the Wawona in 1927. The William H. Smith of the 

 Union Fish Co. replaced the Golden State, which was transferred to 

 tuna operations in California waters. 



STATISTICAL SUMMARY 



The cod industry gave employment to 112 persons in 1927, 18 

 more than in 1926. The increase was due to the fact that many resi- 

 dents of the Shumagin Islands region entered the business in a small 

 way. All operations were carried on in central Alaska, except that 

 3,650 pounds of frozen cod, valued at $183, were prepared incidentally 

 to other fishery activities in southeast Alaska. Dry-salted and frozen 

 cod, stockfish, and tongues aggregating 1,292,289 pounds, valued at 

 $57,780, were the products of the cod industry. Comparable figures 

 for 1926 are 1,332,714 pounds, valued at $78,317. The products of 

 the offshore fishery were reported to be 5,351,735 pounds of diy- 

 salted cod and tongues, valued at $305,144. The offshore fishery 

 employed 247 persons. 



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