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Middle Atlantic States—The commercial fisheries of New York, 
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware in 1935 gave employment 
to 9,620 fishermen. Their catch amounted to 279,488,000 pounds, 
valued at $6,416,000—an increase of 65 percent in volume and 33 
percent in value as compared with 1933. Landings of fish at New 
York City during 1935 amounted to 39,615,000 pounds. The shad 
fishery of the Hudson River was conducted by 498 fishermen, who 
caught 847,000 pounds of shad, valued at $71,000. The value of the 
shad increased 96 percent as compared with 1934. 
Chesapeake Bay States—In 1935 the commercial fisheries of 
Maryland and Virginia employed 19,116 fishermen. Their catch 
amounted to 265,827,000 pounds, valued at $5,525,000—a decrease of 
8 percent in volume and 7 percent in value as compared with the 
previous year. The shad and alewife fisheries of the Potomac River 
were prosecuted by 650 fishermen, who caught 631,000 pounds of 
shad, valued at $56,000, and 4,457,000 pounds of alewives, valued 
at $27,000. 
South Atlantic and Gulf States—No survey was made of the 
fisheries of this area for the year 1935. 
Pacific Coast States—The commercial fisheries of Washington, 
Oregon, and California in 1935 employed 20,583 fishermen. Their 
catch amounted to 1,676,236,000 pounds, valued at $23,089,000—an 
increase of 8 percent in volume and 16 percent in value as compared 
with 1934. The total catch of halibut by United States and Canadian 
vessels amounted to 45,772,000 pounds, valued at $3,252,000—a de- 
‘crease of 1 percent in volume, but an increase of 10 percent in value 
as compared with the preceding year. 
Lake States—No survey was made of the Lake fisheries (Lakes 
Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior, and Namakan and 
Rainy Lakes, and Lake of the Woods), for 1935. 
Mississippt River and tributaries—No complete survey of the com- 
mercial fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries was made 
for 1935. The catch of Lakes Pepin and Keokuk and the Mississippi 
River between these two Lakes in 1935 amounted to 6,695,000 pounds, 
valued at $282,000—an increase of 19 percent in volume and 36 per- 
cent in value, as compared with the yield of the same waters in 1934. 
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA, CALENDAR 
YEAR 1935 
Fresh and frozen packaged fishery products —Based on the most 
recent available data, the domestic production of fresh and frozen 
packaged fishery products amounted to 191,273,000 pounds, valued at. 
$25,379,000. Important commodities in this group were fresh-shucked 
oysters, 7,338,000 gallons, valued at $9,391,000; packaged haddock, 
46,488,000 pounds, valued at $4,427,000; and fresh-cooked crab meat, 
_ 6,370,000 pounds, valued at $2,195,000. 
Frozen products—The production of frozen fishery products in 
1935 amounted to 149,643,000 pounds, estimated to be valued at $15,- 
000,000. The volume of the production was 12 percent greater than 
in 1934. The most important products frozen were groundfish, sal- 
mon, whiting, halibut, and mackerel. 
Cured products——Based on the most recent data available, the pro- 
duction of cured fishery products amounted to 120,516,000 pounds, 

