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IT. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting. — In 1929 there were 423 persons in Maryland en- 

 gaged primarily in transporting fishery products by means of vessels. 

 In this trade 187 motor vessels and 43 sailing vessels, having a com- 

 bined capacity of 4,182 net tons, were operated. The size of vessel 

 in most popular use ranged from 5 to 10 net tons. 



Wholesale. — There were 298 wholesale estabUshments in Mary- 

 land engaged primarily in handling fresh and frozen products. These 

 establishments employed 3,580 persons, who received $1,593,468 in 

 salaries and wages. Somerset County alone accounted for 132 of 

 these establishments. 



Manufacturing. — There were 17 estabUshments in Maryland in 

 1929 engaged primarily in the manufacture of fishery products or 

 by-products. They employed 530 persons who received $164,416 in 

 salaries and wages. The products manufactured, consisting princi- 

 pally of salted and smoked fish, canned oysters, canned alewife 

 products and oyster-shell products, were valued at $1,027,529. 

 Detailed statistics of most of the production of canned fishery prod- 

 ucts 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 53 fishermen in 

 Maryland preparing fishery products. Their output, consisting 

 principally of salted alewives and salted eels, amounted to 238,040 

 pounds valued at $13,124. 



Industries related to the fisheries of Maryland, 1929 



TRANSPORTING 



WHOLESALE 



