FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 



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count 2 for 1. The station owner furnishes the men with boats, lodg- 

 ing, food, and fuel, the fisherman providing only the fishing gear. 

 When not out in his dory the fisherman's time is his own. 



STATISTICS. 



The tables below show the condition of the industry in 1907 ; also the 

 fluctuations in the catch during the years 1905, 1906, and 1907. The 

 best catch was made in 1905, followed by 1907 and 1906 in the order 

 named. The local fleet now includes two fishing vessels which make 

 their headquarters in Alaska. A total of 298 men were employed in 

 the industry, all in central Alaska, of whom 235 were fishermen, 53 

 shoresmen, and 10 transporters. 



Investment in the Central Alaska Cod Fisheries in 1907. 



Items. 



Number. 



Value. 



Fishing vessels: 



Sailing 



Tonnage 



Transporting vessels: 



Launches 



Tonnage 



Sailing 



Tonnage 



Boats 



Apparatus: 



Vessel fisheries, hand lines 



Shore fisheries, hand lines 



Stations, with accessory property 



Total 



2 

 129 



3 



48 

 238 



$11,000 



0,000 



'9,566 



9^365 



400 

 3,190 

 70,700 



110, 155 



Products of the Central Alaska Cod Fisheries in 1907. 



Cod, salted 



Cod, pickled 



Cod tongues, salted . 



Total . 



Products. 



Round I Salted 

 weight. ! weight. 



Pounds. 



6,005,328 



1, 466 



Pounds. 



4, 503, 996 

 1,100 

 1,300 



16,006,794 4,506,396 



Value. 



$146,209 



43 



120 



146, 372 



a Represents 1,050,320 fish. 

 Products of the Cod Fisheries of Central Alaska for 1905, 190G, and 1907. 



" Represents 240 gallons. 



