52 XJ. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



MISCELLANEOUS FISHERY PRODUCTS 



Several species of fish of minor commercial importance are taken in 

 small quantities, chiefly in connection with the halibut fishery, and 

 are landed at ports of Alaska and British Columbia and at Seattle. 

 Such products landed in Alaska in 1934 were as follows: Sablefish, 

 9,075 pounds fresh, valued at $349; 206,069 pounds frozen, valued at 

 .$9,138; and 200 pounds pickled, valued at $12; rockfish, 1,100 pounds 

 fresh, valued at $30; and 3,194 pounds frozen, valued at $112; and 

 flounders, 270,000 pounds fresh, for mink feed, valued at $4,000. 



FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY 



PRIBILOF ISLANDS 

 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE WORK 



As usual, the major activity on the Pribilof Islands in 1934 was the 

 taking of sealskins for commercial purposes. A total of 53,468 skins 

 was taken, of which St. Paul Island produced 42,972, and St. George 

 Island 10,496. Eighty -five percent of these skins were shipped to the 

 Fouke Fur Co. at St. Louis, Mo., and 15 percent were delivered to a 

 representative of the Canadian Government at Seattle as the share of 

 Great Britain under the terms of the treaty of July 7, 1911. The 

 Japanese share of 15 percent under the same agreement was included 

 in the shipment to St. Louis to be processed and sold along with the 

 share of the United States, settlement being made in money from the 

 net proceeds of the sales. 



A seal patrol was maintained by the United States Coast Guard 

 during the northward migration of the seals from central latitudes to 

 the Pribilof Islands and in Bering Sea during the summer sojourn of 

 the seals in those waters. 



The natives of the Pribilof Islands, as wards of the Government, 

 were given the customary medical attention, housing, and sustenance, 

 and schooling for the children. 



Increased facilities for the handling of sealskins by enlargement of 

 plants, construction of new roads and reconditioning of old ones, 

 repair of equipment and buildings, and the erection of tanks for the 

 storage of gasoline and oil are listed among the improvements during 

 the year. Additional housing for the natives was also provided. 



The Navy Department again rendered valuable service to the Bureau 

 by detailing the U. S. S. Siriufi for one voyage to transport the annual 

 shipment of supplies to the islands and the season's take of sealskins 

 to Seattle. Perishable foodstuft's and a considerable quantity of 

 general merchandise were shipped from Seattle to the Pribilofs on the 

 several voyages of the Penguin between those points. 



TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES 



The U. S. S. Sirius, supply vessel of the Navy, sailed from Seattle 

 •on July 24 with 768 tons of general supplies for St. George Island and 

 1,493 tons for St. Paul Island. Other supplies were landed at St. 

 Paul Island for the naval radio station, at Unalaska for the Coast and 



