ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1930 



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Alaska increased from 77,800 pounds in 1929 to 151,600 pounds in 

 1930, and in central Alaska from 272,300 pounds to 544,100 pounds. 

 In western Alaska the production decreased from 331,300 pounds in 

 1929 to 167,250 pounds in 1930. The total output in 1930 was 862,950 

 pounds valued at $103,641; as compared with 681,400 pounds valued 

 at $73,020 in 1929 — an increase of approximately 27 per cent in 

 quantity and 42 per cent in value. 



Products of Alaska salmon-pickling industry in 1930 



FRESH SALMON 



The fresh-salmon business, which is largely incidental to the mild- 

 curing of salmon, was on about the same scale as in the preceding 

 year and was carried on only in southeast Alaska. One dealer, 

 whose chief product was fresh salmon, gave employment to four 

 white shoresmen. The total production was 1,295,216 pounds, 

 valued at $117,620, against 1,212,012 pounds valued at $110,673 in 

 1929 — an increase of approximately 7 per cent in quantity and 6 per 

 cent in value. 



Products of the Alaska fresh-salmon industry in 1930 



Species 



Pounds 



Value 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta 



Pink, or humpback 

 King, or spring 



Total 



420, 149 

 3,967 

 3,749 



867, 351 



1, 295, 216 



$26, 064 



74 



108 



91, 374 



117,620 



FREEZING 



The freezing of salmon in 1930 was on a substantially larger scale 

 than in the preceding year, the production exceeding even the former 

 record output of 1928. This business is largely incidental to mild- 

 curing and other branches of the fishery industry and is carried on 

 principally in southeast Alaska, where six cold-storage plants are 

 located. One company, whose chief output was frozen salmon, gave 

 employment to 17 white shoresmen. The total output in 1930 was 

 6,614,206 pounds valued at $561,848, an increase of 50 per cent in 

 quantity and 31 per cent in value over the production for 1929, when 

 4,395,169 pounds, valued at $428,618, were prepared. 



