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which are produced in Virginia, decreased in both volume and value 

 and there was a decrease in the catch of shad in the Potomac River. 



South Atlantic and Gulf States. — No survey for statistics of the catch 

 of fishery products in these States was made for 1933. In 1932 the 

 volume of the catch showed a small increase over the preceding year, but 

 the value was less than in any year for which records were available 

 since 1902. There was a considerable increase in the output of cannnd 

 shrimp in 1933 but a decrease in the production of canned oysters. 



Pacific Coast States,- — Statistics of the Pacific Coast States for 1933 

 showed the largest volume of catch of fishery products of any year 

 since 1929 and the largest value since 1930. There were increases 

 in the packs of canned salmon, sardines, tuna and tunalike fishes, and 

 mackerel and fro en fish. 



Lake States. — No survey has yet been made for catch statistics of 

 the fisheries of the Great Lakes and the international lakes of northern 

 Minnesota for 1933. In 1932 the catch decreased som.ewhat under 

 that of 1931. 



Mississippi River and tributaries. — The most recent complete catch 

 statistics of the fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries are 

 those collected for the year 1931. As compared with 1922 when the 

 most recent preceding survey was made, there was a decrease in the 

 catch which was reflected principally in a smaller catch of fresh-water 

 mussels. A survey made for Lakes Pepin and Keokuk and the 

 Mississippi River between these two lakes showed a decrease in 1933 

 as compared with the preceding yea.r. The production of mussel- 

 shell buttons increased appreciably in 1933. 



Alaska. — The catch of fishery products in Alaska in 1933 increased 

 in both volume and value as compared with 1932. The pack of canned 

 salmon was somewhat less in volume in 1933, but the value was con- 

 siderably greater; the production of frozen fish increased in both 

 volume and value; and the output of cured products decreased in 

 volume and increased in value. 



Fisheries of the United States and Alaska 



SUMMARY OF CATCH: By sections 



[Expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars; that is, 000 omitted] 



Products 



New England, 

 1933, Area XXII 



Middle Atlan- 

 tic, 1933, Area 

 XXIII 



Chesapeake, 



1933, Area 



XXIII 



South Atlantic 



and Gulf, 1932, 



Areas XXIV 



and XXV 



Pacific, 1933 



Fish 



Shellfish, etc 



Whale products. 



Total 



Quan- 

 tity 



461,621 

 38,315 



499, 936 



Value 

 9,593 

 3,893 



Quan- 

 tity 



142, 771 

 26, 982 



13, 48G 



169, 753 



Value 

 2,266 

 2,545 



Qua n- 



tity 

 189, 708 



82, 672 



4,811 



272, 380 



Value 

 2,055 

 3,006 



Quan- 

 tity 

 184, 158 

 115,759 



5.061 



299, 91 : 



Value 

 2,715 

 3,713 



Quan- 

 tity 



840, 523 

 15, 307 

 4,331 



6,428 



860, 161 



Value 

 12, 793 

 1,111 

 84 



13.988 



Products 



Lakes, 1932 



Mississippi 

 River and trib- 

 utaries, 1931 



Alaska, 1933 



Total 



Fish 



Shellfish, etc 



Whale products- 

 Total 



tity 

 81, 829 

 1,915 



83, 744 



Value 

 4,361 

 28 



Quan- 

 tity 



44, 062' 

 38, 321 



4,389 



\'alue 

 2,257 

 640 



Quan- 

 tity 



624, 687 

 2,709 

 3,378 



82, 383 2, 897 



630, 774 



Value 

 8,941 

 M8 

 69 



Quan- 

 tity I Ta/«e 

 2, 569, 359 44, 981 

 321, 980 15, 084 

 7, 709 153 



9,158 



2, 899, 048 60, 218 



Note. — The roman numerals appearing under the names of the sections are the numbers given these 

 areas by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It should be explained that there are 

 included under these areas craft whose principal fishing ports are in the respective areas but at times they 

 may fish elsewhere. 



