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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Prudiicls of the frozen-salmon induslnj in 1930 



DRY-SALTED, DRIED, SMOKED, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SALMON 



PRODUCTS 



In southeastern Alaska one company prepared dry-salted cohos, 

 and in central Alaska two firms dried a small quantity of salmon of 

 various species, these operations being incidental to other lines of the 

 industry. In the fishery of the Yukon, Tanana, and Kuskokwim 

 Rivers, which is carried on principally by natives, 1,590,000 pounds 

 of salmon were dried, valued at $115,020; and in addition 500 pounds 

 of kippered kings, valued at $100, and 456 pounds of beleke from kings, 

 valued at $100, were prepared. In this western district 19 whites and 

 641 natives engaged in the fishery, and the apparatus used consisted of 

 264 wheels, 919 gill nets of 12,910 fathoms, 50 row boats and skiffs, 

 and 4 gill-net boats. 



An operator in the southeastern district put up a small quantity 

 of salmon and steelhead trout smoked and packed in olive oil, giving 

 employment to 2 white shoresmen and 1 Filipino. The output of 

 salmon consisted of 90 cases of cohos and 9 cases of kings packed in 

 K-pound flat tins (48 to the case) valued at $891. One of the salmon 

 canneries in that district canned 1,081 cases (forty-eight 1-pound tall 

 cans to the case) of heads and eggs of various species of salmon for 

 dog feed. This was an experimental pack, and whether any similar 

 output will be prepared in the future depends upon the market for 

 the product. Thirty-two cases of fish pudding from chum salmon 

 packed in }^-pound cans (48 to the case), valued at $160, were pre- 

 pared by one of the canneries in central Alaska. 



