186 tr. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



FOREIGN FISHERY TRADE 



The volume of foreign trade in fishery products in the United States 

 in 1930 amounted to $68,105,230 of which $50,829,653 represents the 

 value of those products imported for consumption, and $17,275,577 

 the value of exports of domestic fishery products. Compared with 

 the previous year, this is a decrease of 25 per cent in the total trade, a 

 decrease of 24 per cent in the value of imports, and a decrease of 28 

 per cent in the value of exports. 



Imports consisted of 338,486,501 pounds of edible products (includ- 

 ing fresh, frozen, cured, and canned fish and shellfish), valued at 

 $35,035,999 and nonedible products (comprised mainly of marine 

 animal oils, pearls, imitation pearls, shells and buttons of pearl or 

 shell), valued at $15,793,654. Compared with 1929 this is a decrease 

 of 5 per cent in the quantity and 9 per cent in the value of edible 

 products imported, and a decrease of 43 per cent in the value of 

 nonedible products imported. Decreases in the value of edible 

 products imported were apparent in all classification groups except in 

 the frozen, prepared, or preserved fish roe group wherein there was a 

 small increase. All groups of nonedible products decreased as 

 compared with the previous year. 



Fishery exports consisted of edible products amounting to 167,173,- 

 475 pounds, valued at $16,983,338 and nonedible products valued at 

 $292,239. Compared with the previous year this is a decrease of 22 

 per cent in the quantity and 28 per cent in the value of edible products 

 exported and a decrease of 11 per cent in the value of nonedible 

 products exported. 



Considering the balance of trade in the various groups of fishery 

 products, the imports of fresh and frozen fish in 1929 were about 20 

 times the exports, which is practically the same ratio as in the year 

 previous; the imports of salted, dried, smoked, or preserved fish were 

 practically the same as the exports in 1929, whereas the exports were 

 slightly greater in the previous year. The imports of canned and 

 fresh shellfish in 1929 were about 3 times the exports, while in the 

 previous year, they were slightly over twice as much. The exports of 

 other edible fishery products in 1929 were 7 times the imports, which 

 is a considerably larger ratio than in the previous year. 



The imports of marine animal oils in 1929 were about 16 times the 

 exports, which is a larger ratio then in the previous year. 



