142 V. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Industries related to the fisheries of the United States and Alaska, 1929— Con. 



Items 



Mississippi 

 River and 

 tributaries 



Lakes 



Alaska 



Total 



Transporting: 



Persons engaged- 

 On vessels,-. 

 On boats 



0) 



1,716 



3,856 

 574 



Total. 



1,716 



4,430 



Vessels: 



Steam 



Net tonnage- 

 Motor 



Net tonnage- 

 Sail 



Net tonnage- 



13 



114 



6 



220 



30 



364 



Total vessels 



Total net tonnage - 



13 

 114 



36 



584 



24 



32, 415 



390 



14,261 



2 



3,555 



416 

 50, 231 



35 



32,909 



1,296 



26,268 



97 



7,745 



1,428 

 66, 922 



Boats — 



Wholesale: 



Establishments 



Persons engaged 



Salaries and wages -., 



Manufacturing: 



Establishments 



Persons engaged 



Salaries and wages 



Products 



Products prepared by the flshermen- 



142 



1,216 



$1. 154, 281 



10 



183 

 $208, 460 

 $141,067 



151 



1,352 



$2, 468, 520 



33 

 253 



$277, 146 



$1, 817, 054 



$211,671 



3 999 



(') 



« 

 $45, 425, 871 



1,500 



51,998 



» 21, 175 



s $21, 119, 520 



5 662 



5 25,794 



5 $14, 806, 957 



$138, 174, 971 



• Data for the Mississippi River and tributaries are for 1922; the pearl-button industry is not included. 



2 Included on vessels. 



3 Includes scows, houseboats, and pile drivers. 



« Detailed statistics not available. There were 42 establishments engaged in handling fresh and frozen 

 fish; 103, in curing fish; 158, in canning fish; and 23 in manufacturing by-products. There were 262 plants 

 operating in Alaska exclusive of duplication . There were 16,646 persons employed in these establishments. 



5 Exclusive of Alaska. 



8 Data not available. 



Yield of the marine fisheries of the United States, 1929: By gear 



Gear 



Purse seines - 



Haul seines 



Gill nets 



Lines 



Pounds nets -. 



Floating traps- 



Weirs 



Stop nets- 



Fyke nets 



Dip nets--- 



Cast nets 



Bow and scap nets. 



Bag nets 



Drag nets 



Push nets 



Pocket nets _. 



Otter trawls 



Traps 



Pots 



Harpoons --- 



Spears 



Scrapes, crab 



Dredges --- 



Tongs 



Rakes 



Forks --- 



Hoes _- 



Picks 



Qafls 



Hooks -. 



By hand 



Total - 



New England 



'ounds 

 304, 27(1 

 353, 164 

 504, 035 

 324, 673 

 734, 247 

 268, 834 

 792, 772 



245, 445 

 , 483, 687 



162, 907 



290, 



32,046 



1,250 



029, 364 



23,400 

 948, 472 

 199, 960 

 174, 068 



14, 358, 936 

 1, 880, 985 

 1, 

 4, 

 4, 



, 151, 636 

 , 955, 709 

 ,111,220 



240, 000 

 5,000 



694, 286, 086 



Value 

 $2, 005, 178 

 230, 484 

 897, 924 

 4, 890, 199 

 433,913 

 566,315 

 300,413 



22, 836 

 108, 457 



29, 971 



13, 173 



250 



10, 519, 500 



3,456 



3, 329, 945 



920, 275 



21,404 



2, 913, 444 

 609, 855 

 363, 699 

 326, 396 

 563, 649 



1,200 

 630 



Middle Atlantic 



Pounds 

 46, 891, 180 

 3, 320, 772 

 4, 367, 345 

 12, 647, 820 

 35, 317, 598 



1, 496, 000 

 180, 847 

 2, 056, 909 

 72, 321 

 7,934 

 83, 474 

 20, 520 

 140, 750 

 20, 870 



19, 215, 366 



2, 856, 516 

 324, 134 

 140, 867 



56, 141, 709 



2, 816, 058 



1, 610, 855 



382, 876 



138, 750 



11,214 



509, 926 



Value 

 $397, 187 

 210, 441 

 342, 108 

 588, 208 

 1, 260, 164 



3,931 

 28, 152 

 76, 237 

 13, 247 

 1,285 

 8,462 

 3,005 

 13,800 

 5,866 



741, 552 



482, 093 

 34, 471 

 17, 667 



, 447, 575 

 671, 024 

 518, 160 

 207, 280 

 20, 937 



1,035 

 "43,'72i' 



29,072,566 190,772,611 14,137,608 274,673,437 11,580,628 



Chesapeake 



Pounds 



98, 632, 175 



3, 244, 938 



4,021,551 



45, 696, 280 



61,349,005 



9,525 



866, 652 



2, 323, 242 



40,000 



599,000 

 267,320 



20,500 



5, 266, 576 



17, 480, 868 



34, 525, 973 



282, 032 



720 

 "47,'680' 



Value 



$863, 461 



213, 504 



466, 839 



812, 122 



2, 954, 492 



1,429 



61,512 



171,686 



5,040 



31, 145 

 '27,'771 



1,750 



316, 735 



1, 737, 143 



3, 851, 851 



59, 284 



4,384 



