FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1932 175 



Industries related to the fisheries of the United States and Alaska, 1931 



Item 



Lakes 



Mississippi 

 River and 

 tributaries 



Alaska 



Total 



Transporting: 



Persons engaged: 

 On vessels.-. 

 On boats 



29 



(') 



3,585 

 572 



Total - 



29 



1,668 



4,157 



Vessels: 



Steam 



Net tonnage 



Motor 



Net tonnage .-. 



Sail 



Net tonnage.. 



Total vessels 



Total net tonnage. 



120 



104 



17 



30, 560 



382 



12,616 



19 



30, 622 



1,217 



24, 122 



39 



546 



120 



8 

 104 



399 

 43, 176 



1,275 

 55, 290 



Boats 



Wholesale and manufacturing: 



Establishments 



Persons engaged: 



Proprietors 



Salaried employees 



Wage earners: 



Average for season 



Average for year 



Salaries and wages paid 



Manufactured products • 



Fishermen's manufactured products: 



Persons engaged 



Products 



230 



225 

 471 



1,506 



1.034 



$2, 610, 439 



$1. 659, 217 



106 

 $63, 844 



217 



204 

 355 



4,275 



3,483 



$3, 080, 430 



$6, 357, 622 



216 



$8, 751 



2 836 

 226 



11,995 



$31, 682, 519 



(») 

 (5) 



1,229 

 2,992 



(?) 



(}) 

 (?) 

 $115,536,412 



(«) 



1 Included on vessels. 



« Includes scows, houseboats, pile drivers, etc. 



' Detailed statistics not available . 



* The production of manufactured products in 1931 and 1930 is not comparable with that shown in pre- 

 vious bulletins since fresh and frozen packaged fishery products are now included. 



'Data not available. 



Note.— Of the total number of persons engaged in the preparation of fishermen's manufactured products 

 4,159 have also been included as fishermen and 395 of the persons shown on transporting craft have also been 

 Included as fishermen. This should be considered when computing the total number of persons in the 

 .fishery industries exclusive of duplication. 



