ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTllIES, 10 3 2 



51 



percent in (luantity, but decreased approxiiimtely IG i)ercent in value; 

 and oil increased about 16 percent in quantity but (lecreased 32 per- 

 cent in value. 



Prnsniifi engaged, ivagrs paid, and o)mrating uiiit'^, Alaska Jwrring indti-stry, J 932 



Item 



Southeast 

 Alaska 



Centra] 

 Alaska 



Western 

 Alaska 



Total 



Fishermen: 

 Whites- 

 Natives - 



Total - 



Shoresmen: 

 Whites.. 

 Natives. 



PERSONS ENGAGED 



Total. 



Transporters: Whites. 

 Qrand total 



Wages paid shoresmen... 

 Wages paid transporters. 



OPERATING UNITS 



Plants: 



Shore - 



Floating- 

 Power vessels 



Net tonnage 



Sailing vessel .-- 



Net tonnage 



Total plants operated 



Vessels: 



Power, over 5 tons 



Net tonnage 



Launches 



Power dories 



Gill-net boats 



Seine skills 



Other rowboats and skiffs 



Lighters and scows 



Pile drivers 



Apparatus: 



Purse seines 



Fathoms 



Gill nets 



Fathoms 



Pound seines ..- 



Pounds 



109 

 18 



127 



173 

 16 



362 



$63, 882 



$63, 401 

 $1,000 



3 



1,556 



1 



21 



485 



1 



$11,216 

 $2, 717 



24 



19 



2 



1 



34 

 5,432 



16 

 2,552 



343 

 44 



387 



347 



77 



819 



$138. 499 

 $3. 717 



22 



4 



1,621 



1 



985 



27 



57 

 1,518 



2,480 

 26 

 20 



Products of Alaska herring industry in 1932 



' 2,057,695 gallons. 



2 448,014 gallons. 



3 2,505,709 gallons. 



