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U. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting. — In 1929 there were 235 persons in Maine engaged 

 primarily in transporting fishery products by means of vessels. In 

 this trade 2 steam vessels and 117 motor vessels, having a combined 

 capacity of 1,257 net tons, were operated. The size of vessel in most 

 popular use ranged from 5 to 10 net tons. 



Wholesale. — There were 91 wholesale establishments in Maine 

 engaged primarily in handling fresh and frozen products. These 

 establishments employed 372 persons, who received $447,299 in salaries 

 and wages. Knox County alone accounted for 28 of these estab- 

 lishments. 



Manufacturing. — There were 126 establishments in Maine in 1929 

 engaged primarily in the manufacture of fishery products or by- 

 products. They employed 6,350 persons, who received $1,672,971 in 

 salaries and wages. The products manufactured, consisting prin- 

 cipally of salted, smoked, and canned fishery products, were valued 

 at $9,293,013. Detailed statistics of most of the production of canned 

 fishery products and by-products may be obtained from Fisheries 

 Document No. 1095 entitled "Fishery Industries of the United States, 

 1929." 



Fishermen's prepared products. — In addition to the output of pre- 

 pared products by manufacturing firms, there were 429 fishermen in 

 Maine who prepared fishery products. Their output consisted prin- 

 cipallv of salted and smoked fish amounting to 914,349 pounds, 

 valued at $31,592. 



Industries related to the fisheries of Maine, 1929 

 TRANSPORTING! 



WHOLESALE a 



Items 



Cumber- 

 land 

 County 



Hancock 

 County 



Knox 

 County 



Lincoln 2 

 County 



Wash- 

 ington 

 County 



Total 



Establishments 



Persons engaged: 



Proprietors 



Salaried employees 



Wage earners 



Paid to salaried employees 



Paid to wage earners 



Total salaries and wages 



19 



17 



142 



28 



$63, 908 

 208, 505 



$8,000 

 10, 3G0 



$62, 761 

 40, 722 



$12, 580 

 22,539 



$17, 924 



272, 413 



18, 360 



103, 483 



35,119 



17,924 



91 



104 



27 

 241 



$147, 249 

 300, 050 



447, 299 



' Includes 1 transporter operated from Rockingham County, N. H. 

 2 Includes 2 firms in Rockingham County, N. H. 



