FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1936 ! 

By R. H. FiepueEr, Chief, Division of Fishery Industries 






CONTENTS 
Page Part 2.—Fishery Statistics, 1935 Page 
OL OW Orde seen en Naa oe Sees Ee ee 2 pGeneral review. 25 3.3 3s a ee 36 
Part 1.—Operations ofthe Division Dutnentitiaey predete satweoaiellnaw oon 
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poneaenos with ether Federal agencies-____- 2 Erozen-fishitrad evn set Stee eat tae Pee 66 
ooperation wl ate AgeNCIeS: =. ==. tS : 
xD TpeS ab OXPOSILIONS (ae ee 4 Fish, frozen ie ee yee ee oe pe a ee BG 
Texas Centennial Central Exposition____-- 4i\) Hloldings 5272 = 2. oe oe ae se ee es 69 
oad Besa are ee ae 5 | Cold-storage holdings of cured fish__.-_.____- 71 
alifornia Pacific International Exposition 5 F 5 
Economic and marketing investigations------ Beene. made Cape PIE DRT Oe ah 
Fishery trade in San Francisco Bay area-__- 6 | Fisheries of the New England States__._____- 7 
Meaceene shad on the Atlantic coast____-- i NeaHanipehic RUS Venr Rortenne = 
Hrozen-fshysituation Taos ees ee = ese ee | 8 J 
Retail sale of fishery products______..__---- g| Massachusetts_.-.........--- 91 
North Pacific halibut fishery__.._.___.-___- g| Rhode Island 98 
Cooperative marketing ___- Ve hee 10} Connecticut-----_-__- etesbos 635 stessscas 103 
Fishery committee formed within the Na- Vessel fisheries at principal New England 
tional Association of Marketing Officials__ 13 WOT GS aaa a ee ee ee 108 
Statistical investigations_..__..___.----------- 14 Hiconomic aspect, 212. tS 108 
Biologicaltaspectis Le esis PAP 14 Biological aspect ......-_-_-_- eRe Ree Si 116 
COMO TAI CAS DCChaeee nae ee 14 Mackerel fishery of the Atlantic coast_-___- 126 
BHLVeVS CONCUCLEUSt sess eae eee ene 15 | Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States_____- 128 
Collecting statistics of the anglers’ catch___- 15 ING WHY OLkeas.t SP ay RR AS PONE fs 3 gree 136 
Technological investigations Dis wINGwiJense yes 2522 2s ahs es Fae ee ee ee 147 
aD OVaTOMICSES ees Be nan) Peete eee Lie Pennsylvanian se) 2 Seite) Oe ee ee 158 
Preservation of fishery products for food__-- 17 IDelaware--. $92 Fe Ly Sets tee 159 
Electrometric testsfor the freshness of fish 18] Vessel fisheries at New York City____.____- 163 
puudiee oligancicity in oS te 8 Shad fishery of the Hudson River___-.--__- 163 
ariation in the fat conten alibute. == ; : 
Use of antioxidants in preserving food fish i F Trae ta Chesapeake Bay States_-__.- AG 
DIOGUCISEA 2303 oo S - 5 eS AO LATYLL Mts UDLUR UA Lies Ura Leer 174 
Identification of canned salmon___-___---- 20 Se a 
Canning aquatic products._...____.____- 20 Shad. and alewife fisheries of the Potomac ise 
Lew-remperature preservation of Pacific.) qyage in fishery products fa Washington, | 
iBactepiological studies... 2. ss ce 22 pee ons aa meas 9 gee a Pe 
Disinfectants for sponges____ 22| Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf 
Pharmacological studies 23 SEAVeSt goss ss 7. Bowes oe So ee 19t 
Preservation of fishery byproducts_____---_ 23 Sponges sold at the exchange, Tarpon 
Utilization of salmon cannery trimmings-_- 23 Springs; Hla 2? ties ie ee ea 201 
Extraction of oil from halibut livers____-_ 24] Fisheries of the Pacific Coast States....---_-- 201 
Preventing rancidity in fish and fish-liver ae RWiashing tonsete eum ecean amen ante e DO 209 
OSS ee Oregon Ses eee Sa ee a 215 
Determining the fat content of fish meal. 25 Cates Oe ee ets ee oie 218 
ureee preservation of fish and fish es Halibut fishery ee zneltte coast Eh Al 2G zis 
BER en gs eae a Vessel fisheries at Seattle, Wash__--.---.--- 36 
Nutritive value of aquatic products______-- 26 L . vee E 939 
Vitamin content of fish-liver oils____._.__- PUAN eS ae Baap dee Te Bee ee thes i 
Vitamin content of fresh fish flesh________ 27 | Fisheries of the Mississippi River and tribu- 
Nutritive value of shellfish___.._._____-__ 27 taries!: (st ie>. Sacer PIS bees aie! 244 
Chemical] composition and nutritive value Lake Pepin_-- 249 
OisSHE DLOLGINIS ee ee 28 RSC NCO KU eee es oe eee eee ane 250 
Mineral constituents of fishery products Mississippi River between Lake Pepin and 
wees Joa aynereloqry 2 AB ays eee 3 WakerK eokuk: ee 25 exc hea See, ee 252 
enhaden oil for poultry feeding___._._-- Fisheries of Alaska..................__.....__. 253 
Menhaden meal for cattle feeding___.____ 29 * ; sme Le ;. d 261 
Oily fish meals in animal feeding_____--__ 29| 8 eae Hee. procedure------------------ 361 
Fish cookery studies and demonstrations.. 29 Sp sana danoral sas segnetasss reSste Teas Sass ae 
Research associates and student assistants... 31 Wert i Sede: SHIN GN Seamaaa eas acess Beh 
Educational and consulting service___.______- 32| Practices and terms--.---------------------- mae: 
Publications of the Division.---_--____-______ 33 Conversion factors_--.---------------------- 270 
Documents, reports, and circulars_______--. 33 | Common and scientific names of fishery prod- 
special articles and addresses___....---..--_ 33 WICtS be ee ded Re ees beer es) 273 
batistical bulletinssa--- 22 2 == ee a 36 

1 Administrative Report No. 27, Appendix 1 to the Report of the U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries, 1937. 
Approved for publication, June 21, 1937. 
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