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In central Alaska the prcKhiction of vScotch -cured herrino; showed a 

 decided increase, due to the abundance of fish in Prince William vSound 

 and Kodiak Island waters, the ])ack amounting to 3,01 1,875 ])oun(ls, 

 as compared with 200,250 ])ounds in 1929. The output of by-products 

 also increased sharply, with a total of 3,908,200 pounds of meal and 

 601,507 gallons of oil in 1930, as compared with 1,627,161 pounds of 

 meal and 220,872 gallons of oil in the preceding year. 



A considerable decrease was manifested in the Scotch-cured pack 

 of western Alaska in 1930, the production being 3,686,975 pounds, as 

 against 5,100,625 pounds in 1929. 



The number of plants handling herring in southeastern Alaska was 

 28, one more than in 1929. Of this number, five were cold-storage 



Fkjure 4.— Herring purse seine boat, showing elevator to convey fisli t(j saltery, soutlieast Alaslca 



plants that froze herring for bait and seven engaged only in the 

 production of herring for bait. The more impoi-tant concerns 

 engaged in the salting and reduction of herring in this distiict were as 

 follows : 



Reduction plant: Killisiioo Fisheries (Inc.) Killisnoo. 



Saltery : Ness Fish Co Petersburg. 



kSaltery and reduction plants: 



Arentsen &Co Big Port Walter. 



Atlas Packing Corporation Deep Cove. 



Baranof Packing Co Red Bluff" Bay. 



Buchan & Heinen Packing Co Port Armstrong. 



Cnatham Strait Fish Co New Port Walter. 



Fidalgo Island Packing Co Bay of Pillars. 



Marine Packing & Reduction Co Washington Bay. 



Northwestern Herring Co Port Conclusion. 



Port Walter Herring & Packing Co Saginaw Bay. 



Storfold & Grondahl Packing Co Washington Bay. 



United States- Alaska Packing Co If.?^^ Herbert. 



° iWarm Sprmgs Bay. 



