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loss than that for any year for which thoro aro records siiico 1S<S8. 

 There was a hir^e increase in tiie catch of croakcM's and menhaden. 



South Atlantic and (hdf States. — The catch of fishery products of 

 the Soutli Atlantic and Gulf States in 1932 showed a snndl increase 

 over that of 1931, but the value was less than in any year since 

 1902. There was a decrease in the production of canned shrimp 

 and an increase in the output of canned oysters and menhaden 

 products. 



Pacific Coast States. — The catch statistics of the Pacific Coast States 

 for 1932 showed the smallest catch since 1926, and a value less than 

 in any year for whicli there are records since 1915. There were de- 

 creases in the packs of canned sardines, canned salmon, canned tuna, 

 and frozen fish. 



Lake States. — The United States fisheries prosecuted in the Great 

 Lakes and the international lakes of northern Minnesota in 1932 

 decreased somewhat under the previous year. Beginning in 1929 a 

 revised statistical procedure was used, including certain products not 

 canvassed in some of the preceding survej^s, and there was a change 

 in the methods of collecting statistics in some of the States. 



Mississipin Hirer and tributaries. — The most recent complete catch 

 statistics of the fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries are 

 those collected for the year 1931. As compared with the 1922 sur- 

 vey, there was a decrease in the catch which was reflected princi- 

 pally in a smaller catch of fresh-water mussels. These are used 

 primarily in pearl button manufacture. 



Alaska. — The catch of fishery products in Alaska in 1932 was 

 slightly greater in volume due to the resumption of whaling but less 

 in value than that in 1931. The pack of canned salmon in 1932 was 

 less than that of the previous year. There was a decrease in the 

 amount of frozen fish and an increase in the amount of cured fish and 

 byproducts. 



Fisheries of the United States and Alaska, 1932 ' 



SUMMARY OF CATCH: By sections 



(Expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars; that is, 000 omitted] 



' All figures are for 1932, except those for the Mississippi River and tributaries, which are for 1931. 



Note.— The above excludes the seed-oyster fishery. See separate section followiuR. The roraan nu- 

 merals appearing under the names of the sections are the numbers pi ven these areas by the N orth American 

 Council on Fishery Investigations. It should be explained that there are included under these areas craft 

 owned under the respective areas but at times fishing elsewhere. 



