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Mississippi River between these two lakes showed an increase in 1935 
as compared with the preceding year. The production of fresh-water 
mussel-shell buttons decreased in 1935. 
Alaska.—The catch of fishery products in Alaska in 1935 decreased 
in both volume and value as compared with 1934. The pack of 
canned salmon was considerably less than in the preceding year. 
There also was a decrease in both the volume and value of the pro- 
duction of frozen fish; a decrease in the volume but an increase in the 
value of fresh fish; but increases in both the volume and value of the 
production of cured fish and fishery byproducts. 
Fisheries of the United States and Alaska 
SUMMARY OF CATCH: By SsEcTIONS 
{Expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars; that is, 000 omitted] 



South Atlantic 
New England, |Middle Atlantic, Chesapeake, and Gulf. 1934 
Product 1935, Area 1935, Area 1935, Area Ga SORT Pacific, 1935 
XXII XXIII XXIII and XXV 
Quantity! Value |Quantity| Value |Quantity| Value | Quantity) Value | Quantity | Value 















ish eee es 609, 136 | 12,539 | 245,728 | 2,904 | 192,889 | 1,896 | 288,015 | 4,435 |1, 648, 155 | 20, 940 
Shellfish, ete_-_-_- 46, 294 5, 445 33, 710 | 3, 512 72, 938 | 3,628 | 159,899 | 5, 559 22, 357 1, 994 
Wihale products.) 2422 Wer a|uirs even OES ee ole | Rea ei ee SSE S| es eee eee 5, 724 155 
Thotaleeee 4 655, 430 | 17,984 | 279,438 | 6,416 | 265,827 | 5,524 | 447,914 | 9,994 |1, 676, 236 | 23, 089 
. Mississippi River is Total for the vari- 
Product Lakes, 1934 and tributaries, 1931 Alaska, 1935 ous years 
Quantity Value | Quantity Value Quantity Value | Quantity Value 
1 VAS) 0 ye ys a 93, 241 5, 068 44, 062 2) 257 635, 793 8, 556 38, 757, 019 58, 595 
Shellfish, ete___.-- 38, 170 56 38, 321 640 2, 543 147 379, 232 20, 981 
Wille prodicts. eo 28 es Sk Se) Na aera i re es 10, 374 390 16, 098 545 
otal. ae 96,411 | 5,124 82, 383 2, 897 648,710 | 9,093 | 4,152,349 | 80,121 



Note.—The roman numerals appearing under the names of the sections are the numbers given these 
areas by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It should be explained that there are 
included under these areas craft whose principal fishing ports are in the respective areas but at times they 
may fish elsewhere. 
OPERATING UNITS: BY SECTIONS 

















ae _| Middie Chesa- South At- F 
Item ew ne Atlantic, peake, lantie and P Bone, 
2 19385 1935 Gulf, 19341 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number Number 
Ont-vesselsiiou2 = tee eee 5, 023 2, 499 2,118 2,914 7, 087 
Oniboats"and:shoren sone oe ee 13, 426 Wl2l 16, 998 21, 984 18, 496 
Motel: 25. ase oo ee ape 18, 449 9, 620 19, 116 24, 898 20, 583 
Vessels: 
Steamins ey) coo 2 2 ee eae 39 19 222 | es oes aa 2 
INGtitonnagese 2 See erreeeeee 5,977 2, 090 2f 480) ea ees 41 
MGtOr: 2 ea oh BL Si a ee 582 368 125 710 1, 034 
Netitonnages AW eee ee Seen 16, 074 5, 834 2, 057 8, 789 26, 642 
1 Eee eee oe ee ee St Lee ee 4 140 30 5 
INet tonnage. 2425222 2- 2k es ee ae 29 1, 694 298 2,170 
Totalivesselss\. == 24 ee Ae 621 391 287 740 1, 041 
Totalmet tonnage. 22-2252 —2—" 4 22, 051 7, 953 6, 231 9, 087 28, 853 
Boats: 
Miotorel is ark is aaa EES EyS eee 4, 457 1, 830 6, 576 6, 309 5, 256 
Othery S224 2 eee ee ae 4, 623 3, 251 6, 155 8, 089 854 
ACCESSOLY; DOATS 2. — ee os SA Re eee 857 177 86 198 689 
Apparatus: 
lal iSOINCS soon. 5-2 es sos tae eee ee 140 260 408 852 236 
(Purse Seines=. “20h. eater 157 38 29 40 427 
AIP ATS TOES le ae Nee RS So na IN oes eect ee ee 220 
1 Includes the fisheries of Lake Okeechobee, Fla. 

