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Fishery products frozen and cold storage holdings of frozen and cured fishery- 

 products in the United States and Alaska, 1932. Statistical Bulletin No. 1022. 



Production of fresh and frozen packaged fish in the United States, 1932. Sta- 

 tistical Bulletin No. 1023. 



Canned fishery products and byproducts of the United States and Alaska, 1932. 

 Statistical Bulletin No. 1026. 



Fisheries of Alaska, 1932. Statistical Bulletin No. 1034. 



Landings bv fishing vessels at principal New England ports, 1932 — By months. 

 Statistical Bulletin No. 1016. 



Landings by fishing vessels at the three principal New England ports, 1932 — By 

 gear and fishing grounds. Statistical Bulletin No. 1017. 



Fishery products landed bv United States fishing vessels at Seattle, Wash., 1932. 

 Statistical Bulletin No. 'l029. 



Part 2. FISHERY STATISTICS, 1932 



GENERAL REVIEW 



The catch of fishery products in the United States and Alaska 

 during 1932 decreased slightly from that in the previous year, the 

 decrease amounting to 1 percent in quantity; however, the value 

 decreased 27 percent. The value of the production of canned fishery 

 products decreased 31 percent as compared with that in the previous 

 year; and byproducts decreased 25 percent. There were also de- 

 creases in the production of packaged and frozen fish products. 

 There was a decrease of 31 percent in the value of imports and 33 

 percent in the value of exports as compared with 1931. 



During 1932 the domestic fisheries employed about 116,000 persons 

 as fishermen. The catch amounted to 2,614,140,000 pounds, valued 

 at $54,764,000. In addition, the fishery for seed oysters showed a 

 production of 3,076,000 bushels, valued at $768,000. 



In 1932 in the United States and Alaska, the production of canned 

 fishery products amounted to 416,062,000 pounds, valued at $43,- 

 749,000 and the output of byproducts was valued at $12,466,000. 

 The production of fresh and frozen packaged fish (exclusive of pack- 

 aged shellfish) amounted to 51,976,000 pounds, valued at $5,741,000, 

 while the pack of frozen fishery products amounted to 92,472,000 

 pounds, estimated to be valued at $7,000,000. 



Fishery products imported for consumption were valued at 

 $29,566,000, and domestic exports were valued at $7,808,000. 



New England States. — The 1932 statistics for the catch of these 

 States showed a decrease in volume as compared with any year for 

 which there are records since 1924, and a decrease in value as com- 

 pared with any year since 1902. The landings of fish by vessels at 

 Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, Maine, showed a consid- 

 erable decrease under 1931. The production of frozen fish decreased 

 about 4 percent. 



Middle Atlantic States. — The catch of fishery products of the Middle 

 Atlantic States in 1932 was less in both volume and value than in any 

 preceding year for which data are available. The landings of fish at 

 New York, N.Y., and Groton, Conn., decreased sharply under 1931 

 landings. There was a decrease in the production of both packaged 

 and frozen fish. The catch of shad in the Hudson River increased 

 appreciably in 1932 over 1931. 



Chesapeake Bay States. — In 1932 the catch of fishery products in 

 the Chesapeake Bay States was greater than that in any year since 

 1920 for which there are records, but the value of the 1932 catch was 



