ALASKA FISHERY A]«irD FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1922. 



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SHRIMPS. 



Three companies, the Alaskan Glacier Sea Food Co., Olympic Fish- 

 eries Co., and Ness Fish Co., located at Petersburg, were engaged in the 

 preparation of shrimps. The entire product consisted of fresh shrimp 

 meat packed in 5-pound tin containers, which are filled by hand, 

 sealed in a hand machine, and shipped in cold storage to Seattle. Im- 

 mediately upon delivery at the packing houses the shrimps are im- 

 mersed in hot water for a few minutes, thus cooking them slightly and 

 facilitating removal of shells. The shelling is done by hand by Jap- 

 anese and natives, who are paid by the pound for the meat prepared. 



Employ m.ent was given to 16 whites, 79 natives, 3 Chinese, 11 

 Japanese, 3 Mexicans, and 1 Filipino, a total of 113, as compared 

 with 111 in 1921. Wages aggregated $59,689, and other costs of 

 operation totaled $53,902. The value of plants, vessels, and fishing 

 apparatus was $49,520. The total investment in the industry in 

 1922 was $163,111, as compared with $147,814 in 1921. The output 

 was 336,380 pounds of meat, valued at $126,690, as compared with 

 344,986 pounds in 1921, valued at $132,077. Losses in this industry 

 in 1922 amounted to $7,648, of which $7,348 represents the value 

 of products that spoiled for lack of cold-storage shipping facilities. 



CRABS. 



Three canneries handling crabs exclusively were operated in 

 Alaska in 1922 and four other operators handled crabs incidental 

 to other activities. The reported investment in the industry in 

 1922 was $129,976, as compared with $43,848 in 1921. Employment 

 was given to 152 persons, as against 44 in 1921. The products con- 

 sisted of 4,619 cases canned, valued at $46,231; 120 pounds fresh, 

 valued at $48; and 383 dozen whole crabs in shell, valued at $1,100; 

 a total of $47,379. The value of products in 1921 was $33,180. 



TROUT. 



Although there was no separate investment in the trout industry 

 in 1922 there was reported a production of 64,727 pounds of fresh 

 trout, valued at $5,266, and of 134 cases of preserved trout, valued 

 at $648. Dolly Varden and steelhead were the only species taken. 

 The total production in 1922 was 133,504 pounds, valued at $18,925. 



MISCELLANEOUS FISHERY PRODUCTS. 



Several products, incidental to other fishing operations, deserve 

 mention. These include sablefish, flatfish, and ling-cod. In 1922 

 the total catch of sablefish was 49,167 pounds, valued at $1,538; of 

 flatfish 12,255 pounds, valued at $367; and of ling-cod 1,327 pounds, 

 valued at $26. 



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