280 



U.S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Persons engaffed, wages paid, and operating units, Alaska salmon mild-curing 

 industry, 1933 



Products of Alaska salmon mild-quring industry in 1933 



' 316 tierces. 

 2 12 tierces. 



3 4,444 tierces. 

 '132t 



PICKLING 



The excellent runs of red salmon in the Bristol Bay region, which 

 enabled the packers to fill all their cans before the end of the fishing 

 season, was undoubtedly the chief factor in accounting for the in- 

 creased output of pickled salmon in Alaska in 1933. The total pro- 

 duction was more than three times that of the preceding year and, 

 with the exception of that for 1931, was the largest for any year 

 since 1926. 



One hundred and six persons were engaged in the industry — an 

 increase of 17 over the number employed in 1932. The total output 

 was 1,034,950 pounds, valued at $73,920, as compared with 305,410 

 pounds, valued at $20,629 in 1932 — an increase of about 239 percent 

 in quantity and 258 percent in value. 



